--- title: Correlation is not cause: ice cream and sunburn — the lesson's questions with trees and pragmatics · World description: The 16 test and exam questions of lesson 180 «Correlation is not cause: ice cream and sunburn» 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/180-correlation-is-not-cause-ice-cream-and-sunburn/) [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/) / Correlation is not cause: ice cream an… # Correlation is not cause: ice cream and sunburn The 16 questions of lesson 180 «Correlation is not cause: ice cream and sunburn» of the world course of Mova's primary school with their options, 100 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/180-correlation-is-not-cause-ice-cream-and-sunburn/). - [t1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/180-correlation-is-not-cause-ice-cream-and-sunburn/t1/) — Mia's brother: "So if I wear clown shoes I'll ace my reading test? Sick, I'm buying size 20." Why is it funny? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/180-correlation-is-not-cause-ice-cream-and-sunburn/t2/) — What would happen if a town sent fewer firefighters to big fires? — right ✓ · ★ - [t3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/180-correlation-is-not-cause-ice-cream-and-sunburn/t3/) — Gran: "I'm not going in that hospital, it's full of ill folk." Grandson: "Gran, that's like saying umbrellas cause rain." Why is his comparison good? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/180-correlation-is-not-cause-ice-cream-and-sunburn/t4/) — Dad in Scotland on a dreich day: "Washed the motor again, and look, rain. I'm cursed." What is true? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/180-correlation-is-not-cause-ice-cream-and-sunburn/t5/) — In a cartoon a scientist eats a giant chocolate bar and a Nobel medal drops from the sky. Put the cartoon right. — right ✓ · ★ - [t6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/180-correlation-is-not-cause-ice-cream-and-sunburn/t6/) — Kai: "Lighters make you ill, no cap." His aunt: "A lighter's just a lighter, Kai." Who is right? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/180-correlation-is-not-cause-ice-cream-and-sunburn/t7/) — Harry: "Did your dad drink milk as a baby giraffe, Grandad?" What is he poking fun at? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/180-correlation-is-not-cause-ice-cream-and-sunburn/t8/) — Aussie lifeguard: "It's hot, heaps of people swimming. Grab your togs, but the ice cream's not the danger, mate." What danger does he mean? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/180-correlation-is-not-cause-ice-cream-and-sunburn/t9/) — Mum: "Eat your breakfast, it makes you clever." Ruby: "I'm eating it. I'm not suddenly doing calculus." Which is fairest? — right ✓ · ★ - [t10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/180-correlation-is-not-cause-ice-cream-and-sunburn/t10/) — Leo: "Ice cream causes sunburn, it's giving science." What is the better science? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/180-correlation-is-not-cause-ice-cream-and-sunburn/t11/) — A headline: "Kids who own more books get better marks!" What should you ask first? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/180-correlation-is-not-cause-ice-cream-and-sunburn/t12/) — Your friend notices that whenever the school bell rings, everyone stands up. "The bell pushes us up!" What is the better explanation? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [e1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/180-correlation-is-not-cause-ice-cream-and-sunburn/e1/) — Identify the principal reason for which the simultaneous increase of ice-cream sales and of sunburn does not demonstrate that the former causes the latter. — wrong ✗ · exam - [e2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/180-correlation-is-not-cause-ice-cream-and-sunburn/e2/) — It is given that larger fires are attended by a greater number of firefighters and also occasion greater damage. Select the response consistent with the established facts. — wrong ✗ · exam - [e3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/180-correlation-is-not-cause-ice-cream-and-sunburn/e3/) — Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the inference that hospitals cause illness because their occupants are frequently ill? — wrong ✗ · exam - [e4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/180-correlation-is-not-cause-ice-cream-and-sunburn/e4/) — Ascertain the factor which principally explains the association between national chocolate consumption and the number of Nobel Prizes awarded. — wrong ✗ · exam - ← previous: [179. "It's natural so it's healthy" and the miracle c…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/179-its-natural-so-its-healthy-and-the-miracle-cure/) - next →: [181. 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