--- title: Inflation explained with a chocolate bar — the lesson's questions with trees and pragmatics · Money description: The 16 test and exam questions of lesson 34 «Inflation explained with a chocolate bar» 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/34-inflation-explained-with-a-chocolate-bar/) [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/) / Inflation explained with a chocolate bar # Inflation explained with a chocolate bar The 16 questions of lesson 34 «Inflation explained with a chocolate bar» of the money course of Mova's primary school with their options, 102 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/34-inflation-explained-with-a-chocolate-bar/). - [t1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/money/34-inflation-explained-with-a-chocolate-bar/t1/) — Nan says, "A Mars bar was 5p in my day!" Your cousin goes, "No way, so Nan was minted." ("Minted" means rich.) What's the truth? — wrong ✗ · ★★★ - [t2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/money/34-inflation-explained-with-a-chocolate-bar/t2/) — Ella yells, "Who put my chocolate up?!" Her brother says, "The shop's just greedy, end of." What's the fuller answer? — wrong ✗ · ★★★ - [t3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/money/34-inflation-explained-with-a-chocolate-bar/t3/) — On the news, one person says "energy prices", another says "too much money printed", another says "big companies putting up prices". Which is the fair summary? — right ✓ · ★★★ - [t4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/money/34-inflation-explained-with-a-chocolate-bar/t4/) — Mum, sarcastic: "Brilliant, cheers," when rates go up and her mortgage rises from £600 to £700. Grandad, with savings, is pleased. Why? — wrong ✗ · ★★★ - [t5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/money/34-inflation-explained-with-a-chocolate-bar/t5/) — What would happen if prices doubled every month for 5 months, starting with a £1 loaf? — right ✓ · ★★★ - [t6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/money/34-inflation-explained-with-a-chocolate-bar/t6/) — A Gen Alpha kid says, "My fiver's lowkey mid now, it buys less." ("Mid" means not great.) Sweets went from 50p to 55p. How many fewer does £5 buy? — wrong ✗ · ★★★ - [t7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/money/34-inflation-explained-with-a-chocolate-bar/t7/) — Ruby goes, "TVs are cheaper than before, so inflation's fake!" What's the best reply? — wrong ✗ · ★★★ - [t8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/money/34-inflation-explained-with-a-chocolate-bar/t8/) — In a cartoon, the king fixes high prices by printing a mountain of money for everyone. What would really happen? — right ✓ · ★★★ - [t9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/money/34-inflation-explained-with-a-chocolate-bar/t9/) — Sam's dad says, "2% rise, prices up 5% — so I'm worse off, mate." His mate, a cheery Aussie, says, "Yeah nah, you got a raise, you're sweet." ("Yeah nah" means no; "sweet" means fine.) Who's right? — wrong ✗ · ★★★ - [t10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/money/34-inflation-explained-with-a-chocolate-bar/t10/) — Inflation is 3%. Mum's weekly shop is £100 — no, £200. Roughly what will the same shop cost next year? — wrong ✗ · ★★★ - [t11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/money/34-inflation-explained-with-a-chocolate-bar/t11/) — Grandad says, "In some countries folk needed wheelbarrows of money for a loaf." What is this called, and where was it reported? — right ✓ · ★★★ - [t12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/money/34-inflation-explained-with-a-chocolate-bar/t12/) — A lorry uses 100 litres and fuel rises 20p a litre. The firm makes 10 such trips a week. How much more a week? — wrong ✗ · ★★★ - [e1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/money/34-inflation-explained-with-a-chocolate-bar/e1/) — It is given that an article formerly priced at fifty pence is now priced at fifty-five pence. Determine what fraction of the former price the increase represents. — wrong ✗ · exam - [e2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/money/34-inflation-explained-with-a-chocolate-bar/e2/) — Ascertain the price, after a period of four months, of an article initially priced at £1, its price doubling at the conclusion of each month. — wrong ✗ · exam - [e3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/money/34-inflation-explained-with-a-chocolate-bar/e3/) — Which of the following statements most accurately characterises inflation? — wrong ✗ · exam - [e4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/money/34-inflation-explained-with-a-chocolate-bar/e4/) — Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the causes of elevated inflation. — wrong ✗ · exam - ← previous: [33. Adverts and how they work on you](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/money/33-adverts-and-how-they-work-on-you/) - next →: [35. 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