--- title: Myths — the questions of a course of Mova's school, with trees and pragmatics description: The test and exam questions of the myths course of Mova's primary school: 37 lessons, 537 questions, each with its options, 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/myths/) [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/) / Myths # Myths The myths children believe and what is really true: what happens to swallowed gum, the brain and the senses, colds and the weather, swimming after eating, growing, pets and farm animals, wild animals and tall tales, creepy crawlies, birds and sea creatures. Each lesson sets a myth beside the fact. The questions of the myths course of Mova's primary school: 37 lessons, 537 questions, every question and option parsed by Mova with its syntax tree and pragmatics. How the student did on them: [the course at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/myths/). - [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/myths/1-what-really-happens-to-things-you-swallow/) — What really happens to things you swallow — 15 questions · "u swallowed ur gum?? ur gonna die in 7 years lol" What do you tell your mate? - [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/myths/2-your-amazing-brain-and-senses/) — Your amazing brain and senses — 15 questions · "nah mate ur eyes literally fly out if u sneeze with em open, my bro saw it" What's true? - [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/myths/3-eyes-and-ears/) — Eyes and ears — 14 questions · "eclipse is today, it's dark so just look at it, innit" says Ava. What do you say? - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/myths/4-colds-coughs-and-the-weather/) — Colds, coughs and the weather — 15 questions · Your mate goes to the South Pole station where nobody has a cold for months. A scientist arrives with a cold… - [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/myths/5-moving-swimming-and-sport/) — Moving, swimming and sport — 15 questions · "bro my nan made me wait a whole hour after chips before going in the pool, is that legit?" - [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/myths/6-growing-skin-hair-and-food/) — Growing, skin, hair and food — 14 questions · Your sister says: "My veins are BLUE, look! Proves blood's blue!" How could you check? - [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/myths/7-pets-and-farm-animals/) — Pets and farm animals — 14 questions · "my nan always put milk out for the hedgehogs, they love it lol" How do you tell her kindly? - [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/myths/8-wild-animals-and-tall-tales/) — Wild animals and tall tales — 15 questions · Your mate swears: "I SAW it on a nature film, lemmings jumped off a cliff, so it's true." What do you say? - [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/myths/9-small-creatures-and-creepy-crawlies/) — Small creatures and creepy-crawlies — 14 questions · "Saw a daddy longlegs in the bath. MOST POISONOUS SPIDER, get out!!" What do you say? - [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/myths/10-birds-and-baby-animals/) — Birds and baby animals — 14 questions · "omg a baby bird on the path, I'm gonna pick it up and take it home and raise it!!" Best answer? - [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/myths/11-animals-in-the-sea-and-the-river/) — Animals in the sea and the river — 14 questions · "Whales live in the sea, so they're fish, obviously." What's the flaw? - [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/myths/12-cats-dogs-and-animal-facts-at-home/) — Cats, dogs and animal 'facts' at home — 14 questions · "lol watch, I'll drop the cat off the bunk bed, they always land on their feet" What do you say? - [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/myths/13-earth-from-space/) — Earth from space — 14 questions · "My teacher literally said the Great Wall is visible from space, he's a teacher so he's right innit" What's… - [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/myths/14-the-moon-the-planets-and-the-stars/) — The Moon, the planets and the stars — 15 questions · If the Sun turned into a black hole of the same mass tomorrow, what would happen to the Earth's orbit? - [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/myths/15-weather-lightning-and-storms/) — Weather, lightning and storms — 15 questions · You're playing football in the park and hear thunder. Your mate says, "Shelter under that big oak!" What do… - [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/myths/16-water-deserts-and-the-shape-of-the-land/) — Water, deserts and the shape of the land — 15 questions · You pull the plug in your sink five times and it swirls clockwise twice and anticlockwise three times. What… - [17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/myths/17-magnets-compasses-and-big-earth-facts/) — Magnets, compasses and big Earth facts — 14 questions · You're on a hike far in the north of Canada and the compass needle points a bit off from the real North Pole… - [18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/myths/18-vikings-knights-and-the-middle-ages/) — Vikings, knights and the Middle Ages — 15 questions · An archaeologist digs up a real Viking helmet. What will it most likely look like? - [19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/myths/19-kings-queens-and-emperors/) — Kings, queens and emperors — 14 questions · "napoleon was a short angry midget lol everyone knows" What's the best reply? - [20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/myths/20-explorers-scientists-and-inventors/) — Explorers, scientists and inventors — 14 questions · "einstein failed maths so school doesn't matter innit" What's the truth? - [21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/myths/21-ancient-times-and-famous-stories/) — Ancient times and famous stories — 14 questions · "pyramids = slaves getting whipped, i saw it in a film" What would you tell your mate? - [22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/myths/22-food-on-the-floor-and-kitchen-rules/) — Food on the floor and kitchen rules — 15 questions · "5 second rule!! still clean lol" — the crisp sat in a puddle of spilt juice. What do you say? - [23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/myths/23-petrol-stations-pools-and-things-that-go-bang/) — Petrol stations, pools and things that go bang — 14 questions · "dad turned off his phone at the pump lol does it rly blow up" What's the honest answer? - [24](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/myths/24-school-legends/) — School legends — 14 questions · "a kid at my cousin's school bunked off for a YEAR and no one noticed" What's the first clue it's a legend? - [25](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/myths/25-viral-facts-and-chain-messages/) — Viral facts and chain messages — 14 questions · "SEND TO 10 PPL OR BAD LUCK 4 10 YEARS!!!" your little cousin is crying. What do you tell him? - [26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/myths/26-sleepovers-and-spooky-stories/) — Sleepovers and spooky stories — 14 questions · "Bloody Mary bloody mary bloody mary... SHE'S THERE I SAW HER FACE CHANGE" What really happened? - [27](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/myths/27-everyday-sayings-and-grown-ups-rules/) — Everyday sayings and grown-ups' rules — 14 questions · "turn it off n on again nan, that's all u ever say!!" When does her trick NOT work? - [28](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/myths/28-where-did-you-read-that-checking-sources/) — Where did you read that? Checking sources — 14 questions · Finn says, "It's on a website so it's true." What's the best question to ask? - [29](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/myths/29-let-s-test-it-experiments-and-fair-tests/) — Let's test it! Experiments and fair tests — 15 questions · "talk to my tomatoes every day and they're massive, so it works innit" What's the problem with this proof? - [30](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/myths/30-how-would-we-know-asking-experts-and-spotting-tricks/) — How would we know? Asking experts and spotting tricks — 15 questions · "my cat fell off the shed and was fine, she's on life 4 now lol" What's true? - [31](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/myths/31-friends-who-cling-to-a-legend/) — Friends who cling to a legend — 15 questions · "ur WRONG goldfish forget everything in 3 seconds everyone knows that" What's true, said kindly? - [32](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/myths/32-siblings-cousins-grandparents-and-the-whole-playground/) — Siblings, cousins, grandparents — and the whole playground — 15 questions · "lol saturn would float in a bath" one twin says; the other says "no way, it's a planet". Who's right? - [33](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/myths/33-when-the-teacher-gets-it-wrong/) — When the teacher gets it wrong — 15 questions · "sir said glass is liquid, that's why old windows are fat at the bottom?? true?" What's right? - [34](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/myths/34-teachers-who-listen-teachers-who-get-cross-and-when-the-teacher-is-right-after-all/) — Teachers who listen, teachers who get cross — and when the teacher is right after all — 15 questions · "Miss you're WRONG, the Amazon is longest!!" What's the wisest response from a teacher? - [35](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/myths/35-i-was-wrong-changing-your-mind/) — I was wrong: changing your mind — 15 questions · "I didn't want to say I was wrong cos everyone was watching" What's true? - [36](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/myths/36-olympiad-which-claim-is-true/) — Olympiad: which claim is true? ★★★ — 15 questions · "nan's told me a MILLION times cheese gives u nightmares" What is really going on in this line? - [37](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/myths/37-olympiad-how-could-you-check-it/) — Olympiad: how could you check it? ★★★ — 15 questions · Ruby, from Glasgow: "Ma da says sugar makes us mental at parties, ken. Proven." 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