--- title: The rumour that grows — the lesson's questions with trees and pragmatics · World description: The 15 test and exam questions of lesson 167 «The rumour that grows» of the world 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/world/167-the-rumour-that-grows/) [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/) / [World](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/) / The rumour that grows # The rumour that grows The 15 questions of lesson 167 «The rumour that grows» of the world course of Mova's primary school with their options, 96 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/world/167-the-rumour-that-grows/). - [t1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/167-the-rumour-that-grows/t1/) — Mr Hughes: "I hear I was in intensive care? Lovely. I had a sniffle and a Lemsip." Who is he teasing? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/167-the-rumour-that-grows/t2/) — Ella's dad: "So it went from one rat to the school being closed? Sounds like Year 5 just wanted a day off." What is he suggesting? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/167-the-rumour-that-grows/t3/) — Year 6 boy: "Expelled? I'm literally right here eating crisps, ya muppets." Why is this the perfect comeback? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/167-the-rumour-that-grows/t4/) — Lily: "That's like every head teacher ever. That doesn't mean she's a villain." What is she saying? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/167-the-rumour-that-grows/t5/) — Kai: "So it was the ringtone, not me? You nearly started World War Three over a ringtone." What went wrong with Josh's message? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/167-the-rumour-that-grows/t6/) — Bus driver: "We're not bust, we're stuck behind a tractor, my lovers." What does "my lovers" mean here? — right ✓ · ★ - [t7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/167-the-rumour-that-grows/t7/) — Dinner lady: "A branch? Out of where, love? I've been here 20 years, never seen a tree walk in." What kind of story is the cherry tree? — right ✓ · ★ - [t8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/167-the-rumour-that-grows/t8/) — What would have happened if Priya had checked the school website first? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/167-the-rumour-that-grows/t9/) — Caretaker: "That's not a ghost, kid, that's the pipes. Old building." What is true? — right ✓ · ★ - [t10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/167-the-rumour-that-grows/t10/) — Leo: "I practised every night, my mum's got the flashcards to prove it. You lot are so delulu." What does "delulu" mean? — right ✓ · ★ - [t11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/167-the-rumour-that-grows/t11/) — A rough voice in the line: "Shut up, the whole school's getting knocked down, my mate's cousin said." What is the best reply? — right ✓ · ★ - [e1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/167-the-rumour-that-grows/e1/) — Identify the principal process by which the report "Mr Hughes has a cold" became "Mr Hughes is in hospital" within three days. — wrong ✗ · exam - [e2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/167-the-rumour-that-grows/e2/) — Determine the most reliable source of information concerning the arrangements for a school trip. — wrong ✗ · exam - [e3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/167-the-rumour-that-grows/e3/) — Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the ingestion of a cherry stone. — right ✓ · exam - [e4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/167-the-rumour-that-grows/e4/) — Which of the following most accurately characterises an accusation of cheating which no person witnessed? — wrong ✗ · exam - ← previous: [166. "Everyone has one!": the crowd is not a reason](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/166-everyone-has-one-the-crowd-is-not-a-reason/) - next →: [168. The whole class punished, and "you didn't say no"](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/168-the-whole-class-punished-and-you-didnt-say-no/) - ↑ back to [World](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/)