--- title: Reading people in hard times: what's really behind the mea… — the lesson's questions with trees and pragmatics · Reflection description: The 15 test and exam questions of lesson 28 «Reading people in hard times: what's really behind the mean face» of the reflection 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/reflection/28-reading-people-in-hard-times-whats-really-behind-the-mean-face/) [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/) / [Reflection](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/reflection/) / Reading people in hard times: what's r… # Reading people in hard times: what's really behind the mean face The 15 questions of lesson 28 «Reading people in hard times: what's really behind the mean face» of the reflection course of Mova's primary school with their options, 92 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/reflection/28-reading-people-in-hard-times-whats-really-behind-the-mean-face/). - [t1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/reflection/28-reading-people-in-hard-times-whats-really-behind-the-mean-face/t1/) — Kyle's brother goes, "Dev's being a right muppet, just ghost him." ("Ghost" means stop talking to someone without saying why.) What's the wiser view? — wrong ✗ · ★★ - [t2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/reflection/28-reading-people-in-hard-times-whats-really-behind-the-mean-face/t2/) — What would probably have happened if Kyle kept snapping back for months? — right ✓ · ★★ - [t3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/reflection/28-reading-people-in-hard-times-whats-really-behind-the-mean-face/t3/) — Lily's gran from Aberdeen says, "Yer mam's no fine, quine, gie her a cuddle." ("Quine" means girl; "gie" means give.) What's the gran noticing? — right ✓ · ★★ - [t4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/reflection/28-reading-people-in-hard-times-whats-really-behind-the-mean-face/t4/) — Josh says, "She was well grumpy, she must hate me." Later he hears about her dog. What helped Josh? — wrong ✗ · ★★ - [t5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/reflection/28-reading-people-in-hard-times-whats-really-behind-the-mean-face/t5/) — Mia's mate says, "she laughed when you fell, she's fake, drop her." What's fairer? — right ✓ · ★★ - [t6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/reflection/28-reading-people-in-hard-times-whats-really-behind-the-mean-face/t6/) — Tom's mum, from Texas, says, "Your daddy's just fixin' to figure out work, darlin'." ("Fixin' to" means about to, trying to.) What does Tom learn? — wrong ✗ · ★★ - [t7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/reflection/28-reading-people-in-hard-times-whats-really-behind-the-mean-face/t7/) — Holly's mate goes, "Kira's mum is ill, so let her be mean, it's fine." What's the better balance? — right ✓ · ★★ - [t8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/reflection/28-reading-people-in-hard-times-whats-really-behind-the-mean-face/t8/) — Leo's brother says, "I don't care!" In a cartoon, a character says that and the story moves on. What's often real? — wrong ✗ · ★★ - [t9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/reflection/28-reading-people-in-hard-times-whats-really-behind-the-mean-face/t9/) — Ruby lies awake: "She said whatever, she's mad at me." What would have saved her a night of worry? — wrong ✗ · ★★ - [t10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/reflection/28-reading-people-in-hard-times-whats-really-behind-the-mean-face/t10/) — Archie's mum says, "Big boys cry too, love, your grandad grew up with different rules." What is she telling him? — right ✓ · ★★ - [t11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/reflection/28-reading-people-in-hard-times-whats-really-behind-the-mean-face/t11/) — Ellie's friend goes, "I'm fine, lol, it's all good, no stress." But she hasn't eaten lunch all week. What should Ellie do? — wrong ✗ · ★★ - [e1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/reflection/28-reading-people-in-hard-times-whats-really-behind-the-mean-face/e1/) — Which of the following statements most accurately characterises a sudden change towards unkind conduct in a friend? — wrong ✗ · exam - [e2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/reflection/28-reading-people-in-hard-times-whats-really-behind-the-mean-face/e2/) — Identify the principal reason for which an adult may assert that she is "fine" whilst visibly distressed. — right ✓ · exam - [e3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/reflection/28-reading-people-in-hard-times-whats-really-behind-the-mean-face/e3/) — It is given that a friend laughs frequently but has ceased to eat at lunchtime following a family upheaval. Select the response consistent with the established facts. — wrong ✗ · exam - [e4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/reflection/28-reading-people-in-hard-times-whats-really-behind-the-mean-face/e4/) — In respect of the saying "hurt people hurt people", determine which statement is correct. — right ✓ · exam - ← previous: [27. Tricks the mind plays: inner voices, superstitio…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/reflection/27-tricks-the-mind-plays-inner-voices-superstitions-and-being-sure-but-wrong/) - next →: [29. Getting help: when sadness or worry won't go away](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/reflection/29-getting-help-when-sadness-or-worry-wont-go-away/) - ↑ back to [Reflection](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/reflection/)