--- title: What money is and why people accept it — the lesson's questions with trees and pragmatics · Money description: The 15 test and exam questions of lesson 1 «What money is and why people accept it» of the money 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/money/1-what-money-is-and-why-people-accept-it/) [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/) / [Money](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/money/) / What money is and why people accept it # What money is and why people accept it The 15 questions of lesson 1 «What money is and why people accept it» of the money course of Mova's primary school with their options, 89 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/money/1-what-money-is-and-why-people-accept-it/). - [t1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/money/1-what-money-is-and-why-people-accept-it/t1/) — Your mate's like "paper money's literally worth nothing lol, it's just paper". What's the best answer? — right ✓ - [t2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/money/1-what-money-is-and-why-people-accept-it/t2/) — Gran goes "back in my day you could take a pound note to the bank and get gold for it, pet." Is that still true? — wrong ✗ - [t3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/money/1-what-money-is-and-why-people-accept-it/t3/) — A cartoon pirate buys a whole ship with one shiny button. What's wrong with this? — right ✓ - [t4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/money/1-what-money-is-and-why-people-accept-it/t4/) — Your cousin goes, "why don't the government just print a million quid for everyone, no cap?" ("No cap" means "honestly".) What would really happen? — right ✓ - [t5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/money/1-what-money-is-and-why-people-accept-it/t5/) — What would happen if every shop suddenly stopped trusting £10 notes? — wrong ✗ - [t6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/money/1-what-money-is-and-why-people-accept-it/t6/) — Ice cream's $2, she's got one $1 coin, then — no wait — two $1 coins. Can she pay? — wrong ✗ - [t7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/money/1-what-money-is-and-why-people-accept-it/t7/) — Ollie reckons a pile of 100 coins on a desert island makes you rich. ("Reckons" means thinks.) Is he right? — right ✓ - [t8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/money/1-what-money-is-and-why-people-accept-it/t8/) — A Geordie nan says "that's a canny fiver ye've got there, hinny." ("Canny" means nice; "hinny" means dear.) How much money is it? — wrong ✗ - [t9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/money/1-what-money-is-and-why-people-accept-it/t9/) — Dev's mate scoffs, "the same tenner can't pay three people, ya numpty." What's the truth? — right ✓ - [t10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/money/1-what-money-is-and-why-people-accept-it/t10/) — Your little bro tries to buy a pencil with "two rubbers' worth" of stickers. Why is money easier? — wrong ✗ - [t11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/money/1-what-money-is-and-why-people-accept-it/t11/) — Uncle says, "Old coins are rubbish, chuck 'em." What's a better idea? — right ✓ - [e1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/money/1-what-money-is-and-why-people-accept-it/e1/) — Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the nature of money? — wrong ✗ · exam - [e2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/money/1-what-money-is-and-why-people-accept-it/e2/) — It is given that confectionery is sold at one pound per bag. Determine the number of bags obtainable in exchange for a note of five pounds. — right ✓ · exam - [e3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/money/1-what-money-is-and-why-people-accept-it/e3/) — Identify the principal consequence of a government issuing a greatly increased quantity of money whilst the quantity of goods remains unchanged. — wrong ✗ · exam - [e4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/money/1-what-money-is-and-why-people-accept-it/e4/) — Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the basis of the value of modern banknotes. — right ✓ · exam - next →: [2. Coins and notes: pounds and pence, dollars and c…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/money/2-coins-and-notes-pounds-and-pence-dollars-and-cents/) - ↑ back to [Money](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/money/)