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title: Olympiad: thinking traps and what helps first ★★★ — the lesson's questions with trees and pragmatics · Reflection
description: The 15 test and exam questions of lesson 32 «Olympiad: thinking traps and what helps first ★★★» 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.
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# Olympiad: thinking traps and what helps first ★★★

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The 15 questions of lesson 32 «Olympiad: thinking traps and what helps first ★★★» of the reflection 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/reflection/32-olympiad-thinking-traps-and-what-helps-first/).

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- [t1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/reflection/32-olympiad-thinking-traps-and-what-helps-first/t1/) — A boy from Liverpool says, "Our kid says I'm proper useless at maths cos I got one sum wrong." ("Our kid" means brother or sister.) What is wrong with the brother's claim? — wrong ✗ · ★★★
- [t2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/reflection/32-olympiad-thinking-traps-and-what-helps-first/t2/) — Bea says, "I'm literally never gonna have friends at secondary, it's so over." Which test question fits her thought best? — wrong ✗ · ★★★
- [t3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/reflection/32-olympiad-thinking-traps-and-what-helps-first/t3/) — What would happen if Ruby kept believing the split was her fault? — wrong ✗ · ★★★
- [t4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/reflection/32-olympiad-thinking-traps-and-what-helps-first/t4/) — In a cartoon the hero breaks a window and hides it all film. In real life, after Finn's ball breaks a neighbour's window, which order is wisest? — wrong ✗ · ★★★
- [t5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/reflection/32-olympiad-thinking-traps-and-what-helps-first/t5/) — A Kiwi mate says, "Yeah nah, I'm sweet as, just a bit gutted about Nan," while Nan is in hospital. ("Sweet as" means fine; "gutted" means very sad.) Which part shows the real feeling? — wrong ✗ · ★★★
- [t6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/reflection/32-olympiad-thinking-traps-and-what-helps-first/t6/) — At her dog's funeral in the garden, Mia's cousin snaps, "Shut up, you're ALWAYS crying, you baby." Which word is the trap? — wrong ✗ · ★★★
- [t7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/reflection/32-olympiad-thinking-traps-and-what-helps-first/t7/) — Check the claim: "Thinking positive means pretending nothing bad happened." — wrong ✗ · ★★★
- [t8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/reflection/32-olympiad-thinking-traps-and-what-helps-first/t8/) — Dev from Mumbai says, "Exam's preponed to Monday, I'll surely fail, my life is finished." ("Preponed" means moved earlier.) Which is the true-sized version? — wrong ✗ · ★★★
- [t9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/reflection/32-olympiad-thinking-traps-and-what-helps-first/t9/) — Zoe sobs, "I've ruined everything a hundred times this year." Her friend counts: 2 bad moments. Which number tells the truth? — wrong ✗ · ★★★
- [t10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/reflection/32-olympiad-thinking-traps-and-what-helps-first/t10/) — Grace from Boston says, "Wicked bad day, I'm the worst friend ever." She forgot one birthday. ("Wicked" means very.) What is the fair version? — right ✓ · ★★★
- [t11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/reflection/32-olympiad-thinking-traps-and-what-helps-first/t11/) — Which thought should come FIRST in a good plan after a scary dream? — right ✓ · ★★★
- [e1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/reflection/32-olympiad-thinking-traps-and-what-helps-first/e1/) — Identify the thinking trap shown by the assertion "Everybody in the class must consider me foolish," made in the absence of any statement to that effect. — wrong ✗ · exam
- [e2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/reflection/32-olympiad-thinking-traps-and-what-helps-first/e2/) — Determine the steps which should ordinarily precede the making of amends after a distressing incident. — wrong ✗ · exam
- [e3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/reflection/32-olympiad-thinking-traps-and-what-helps-first/e3/) — In respect of a child's belief that he caused his parents' separation, select the statement consistent with the established facts. — right ✓ · exam
- [e4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/reflection/32-olympiad-thinking-traps-and-what-helps-first/e4/) — Which of the following is NOT a thinking trap? — wrong ✗ · exam

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