--- title: Gambling and honesty with change — the lesson's questions with trees and pragmatics · Money description: The 16 test and exam questions of lesson 40 «Gambling and honesty with change» 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/40-gambling-and-honesty-with-change/) [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/) / Gambling and honesty with change # Gambling and honesty with change The 16 questions of lesson 40 «Gambling and honesty with change» of the money course of Mova's primary school with their options, 105 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/40-gambling-and-honesty-with-change/). - [t1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/money/40-gambling-and-honesty-with-change/t1/) — Mia's mate whispers, "Leg it!" when the shop gives her £5 instead of 50p change. ("Leg it" means run away.) What's the right move and why? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/money/40-gambling-and-honesty-with-change/t2/) — Uncle Mick says, "I'll win big one day, mark my words." Auntie, from Liverpool, says, "He's lost a fortune, la, it's not boss." ("Boss" means good.) What's the truth? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/money/40-gambling-and-honesty-with-change/t3/) — Josh's mum sighs, "Mug's game," after her scratchcard wins £0. ("Mug's game" means a thing only a fool expects to win at.) Why does she say that? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/money/40-gambling-and-honesty-with-change/t4/) — Ruby flips coins with her mate. After 5 heads in a row, her mate says, "Tails is due now, defo." ("Defo" means definitely.) Is he right? — right ✓ · ★ - [t5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/money/40-gambling-and-honesty-with-change/t5/) — What would happen if Kai kept playing the claw machine until he won the £2 teddy, spending £12? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/money/40-gambling-and-honesty-with-change/t6/) — The cash machine gives Dad an extra £20 by mistake. His mate says, "Free money, innit, the bank's minted." ("Minted" means rich.) What does Dad do and why? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/money/40-gambling-and-honesty-with-change/t7/) — In a game, a slot machine "always pays out if you keep going". What's wrong with that picture? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/money/40-gambling-and-honesty-with-change/t8/) — Josh's mate says, "Bet you a quid I can eat 10 marshmallows — no, 12!" Mum says, "No betting, boys, just have fun." Why might she say that? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/money/40-gambling-and-honesty-with-change/t9/) — Gran at the market is charged £6 instead of £8. Her grandson, a Gen Alpha kid, says, "Gran, that's a W, just take it." ("A W" means a win.) Gran says, "You've made a mistake, love." What does Gran show? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/money/40-gambling-and-honesty-with-change/t10/) — Leo's dad says, quietly, "My own dad lost his house through gambling." What does this show about addiction? — right ✓ · ★ - [t11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/money/40-gambling-and-honesty-with-change/t11/) — The last word of the course: your cousin says, "Money's just numbers, it doesn't matter if you're honest." What's the best answer? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/money/40-gambling-and-honesty-with-change/t12/) — Ella hands in a purse with £20. Her friend says, "You could've had a takeaway, mate!" How would the owner feel, and what came next in the story? — right ✓ · ★ - [e1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/money/40-gambling-and-honesty-with-change/e1/) — It is given that change of fifty pence was due, whereas change of five pounds was tendered in error. Determine the excess sum which ought to be returned. — right ✓ · exam - [e2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/money/40-gambling-and-honesty-with-change/e2/) — Ascertain the net loss of a person who stakes £20 weekly for fifty-two weeks and receives winnings of £200 in total. — wrong ✗ · exam - [e3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/money/40-gambling-and-honesty-with-change/e3/) — Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the probability of a fair coin falling heads upon the sixth toss, five heads having previously been obtained? — wrong ✗ · exam - [e4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/money/40-gambling-and-honesty-with-change/e4/) — Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the foundation upon which the use of money rests. — wrong ✗ · exam - ← previous: [39. 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