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title: Loot boxes, streaks and the sunk cost — the lesson's questions with trees and pragmatics · World
description: The 15 test and exam questions of lesson 172 «Loot boxes, streaks and the sunk cost» 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.
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# Loot boxes, streaks and the sunk cost

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The 15 questions of lesson 172 «Loot boxes, streaks and the sunk cost» 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/172-loot-boxes-streaks-and-the-sunk-cost/).

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- [t1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/172-loot-boxes-streaks-and-the-sunk-cost/t1/) — His sister: "It's a 1 percent chance, not a 1 percent promise. Bro bought 100 tickets to disappointment." Who is she teasing? — right ✓ · ★
- [t2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/172-loot-boxes-streaks-and-the-sunk-cost/t2/) — Her brother: "So I should just buy the third pack first? Galaxy brain." Why is that funny? — right ✓ · ★
- [t3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/172-loot-boxes-streaks-and-the-sunk-cost/t3/) — Noah's mate: "The guy opened 1000 packs and posted the best 50. You saw the highlights, not the whole film." What trap is this? — wrong ✗ · ★
- [t4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/172-loot-boxes-streaks-and-the-sunk-cost/t4/) — His older sister: "Mate, that's how you lose £40 instead of £20." What would happen if Sam stopped now? — wrong ✗ · ★
- [t5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/172-loot-boxes-streaks-and-the-sunk-cost/t5/) — Ellie's brother: "You tried it twice. That's not science, that's a vibe." What would a real test need? — wrong ✗ · ★
- [t6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/172-loot-boxes-streaks-and-the-sunk-cost/t6/) — His cousin: "Hot streak? You've been cold for 40 boxes, bro. Freezer streak." What is true? — right ✓ · ★
- [t7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/172-loot-boxes-streaks-and-the-sunk-cost/t7/) — Mum: "Paying money and hoping for a prize? Call it a surprise all you like, it's still a gamble, sweetheart." What is she saying? — right ✓ · ★
- [t8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/172-loot-boxes-streaks-and-the-sunk-cost/t8/) — Friend: "The game hates you? It gave you a golden dragon on Tuesday, you ungrateful goblin." Is "goblin" a real insult here? — wrong ✗ · ★
- [t9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/172-loot-boxes-streaks-and-the-sunk-cost/t9/) — His dad: "So you bought a really rare thing you can't sell. Congratulations on your very expensive picture." What should Arjun have done first? — wrong ✗ · ★
- [t10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/172-loot-boxes-streaks-and-the-sunk-cost/t10/) — Priya: "You can feel it? Bestie, that's not data, that's a mood." What does "bestie" mean? — wrong ✗ · ★
- [t11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/172-loot-boxes-streaks-and-the-sunk-cost/t11/) — In a cartoon a robot says, "After 99 misses, box 100 MUST be a winner!" Put it right. — right ✓ · ★
- [e1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/172-loot-boxes-streaks-and-the-sunk-cost/e1/) — Identify the principal misconception in the expectation that one hundred boxes, each offering a one-in-one-hundred chance, must yield one prize. — wrong ✗ · exam
- [e2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/172-loot-boxes-streaks-and-the-sunk-cost/e2/) — Determine the term properly applied to continued expenditure motivated by the sum already expended. — wrong ✗ · exam
- [e3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/172-loot-boxes-streaks-and-the-sunk-cost/e3/) — Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning items obtained in many games. — right ✓ · exam
- [e4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/172-loot-boxes-streaks-and-the-sunk-cost/e4/) — Which of the following most accurately characterises the inference drawn from a streamer's video displaying numerous rare cards? — right ✓ · exam

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