--- title: A bit nippy and not ideal: British understatement — the lesson's questions with trees and pragmatics · Language description: The 15 test and exam questions of lesson 49 «A bit nippy and not ideal: British understatement» of the language course of Mova's primary school, each with its options, Mova's choice and the right answer, every sentence with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/49-a-bit-nippy-and-not-ideal-british-understatement/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Language](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/) / A bit nippy and not ideal: British und… # A bit nippy and not ideal: British understatement The 15 questions of lesson 49 «A bit nippy and not ideal: British understatement» of the language course of Mova's primary school with their options, 93 sentences, every one parsed by Mova with its syntax tree and pragmatics. How the student did on them: [the lesson at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/language/49-a-bit-nippy-and-not-ideal-british-understatement/). - [t1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/49-a-bit-nippy-and-not-ideal-british-understatement/t1/) — «gran said it's a bit nippy so I'm going out in my t-shirt lol» There is snow on the ground. What is the problem? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/49-a-bit-nippy-and-not-ideal-british-understatement/t2/) — Ava cries: «Dad only said NOT BAD about my cake!» Then she sees him eating his second slice. What should she think? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/49-a-bit-nippy-and-not-ideal-british-understatement/t3/) — On the motorway hard shoulder at night, your little brother wants to get out «cos Dad said it's not ideal, so it's not that bad». What do you tell him? — right ✓ · ★ - [t4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/49-a-bit-nippy-and-not-ideal-british-understatement/t4/) — «Dad said there's a slight problem downstairs, so I'll finish my game first» You can hear water splashing. What is wrong? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/49-a-bit-nippy-and-not-ideal-british-understatement/t5/) — «that manager's well harsh, she only said 'alright' after they won 5-0» What have you missed? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/49-a-bit-nippy-and-not-ideal-british-understatement/t6/) — ★ A storm, trees bending, and a Scot says «a wee bit dreich». A tourist from Spain thinks the ferry will sail. How could the tourist find out for sure? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/49-a-bit-nippy-and-not-ideal-british-understatement/t7/) — ★ A cartoon teacher smiles calmly as foam covers the whole lab, saying «slightly less well than planned». What is the joke? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/49-a-bit-nippy-and-not-ideal-british-understatement/t8/) — ★ Gran's friend says she's «a bit peckish», so you bring her one grape. Everyone else gets a full plate. What went wrong? — right ✓ · ★ - [t9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/49-a-bit-nippy-and-not-ideal-british-understatement/t9/) — ★★ «the pilot said a little bit of bumpiness, so I can still go to the loo, yeah?» What is the safe answer? — right ✓ · ★ - [t10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/49-a-bit-nippy-and-not-ideal-british-understatement/t10/) — ★★★ Same snowy morning. Gran: «bit nippy». The thermometer: minus 6. Your cousin: «it's like minus a million». Which tells you how cold it really is, and what has Gran done? — right ✓ · ★ - [t11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/49-a-bit-nippy-and-not-ideal-british-understatement/t11/) — ★★★ A manager says «alright» after a 5–0 win and «not ideal» after a 0–5 loss. What is the same about how she speaks? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [e1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/49-a-bit-nippy-and-not-ideal-british-understatement/e1/) — Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the utterance «Bit nippy out», delivered upon a snow-covered morning with a gale blowing? — wrong ✗ · exam - [e2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/49-a-bit-nippy-and-not-ideal-british-understatement/e2/) — It is given that a parent, while water pours across the kitchen floor from a ruptured pipe, announces a «slight problem». Identify the appropriate response. — right ✓ · exam - [e3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/49-a-bit-nippy-and-not-ideal-british-understatement/e3/) — Ascertain the meaning of the Scots expression «a wee bit dreich the day», uttered during a severe storm. — wrong ✗ · exam - [e4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/49-a-bit-nippy-and-not-ideal-british-understatement/e4/) — A pilot announces that passengers «may experience a little bit of bumpiness». Select the response consistent with the established facts. — wrong ✗ · exam - ← previous: [48. My dad could lift a car: playground boasting](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/48-my-dad-could-lift-a-car-playground-boasting/) - next →: [50. Not unhappy and not half: litotes](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/50-not-unhappy-and-not-half-litotes/) - ↑ back to [Language](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/)