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title: "How do you know?" — the lesson's questions with trees and pragmatics · World
description: The 16 test and exam questions of lesson 186 «"How do you know?"» 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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# "How do you know?"

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The 16 questions of lesson 186 «"How do you know?"» of the world course of Mova's primary school with their options, 102 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/186-how-do-you-know/).

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- [t1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/186-how-do-you-know/t1/) — Ellie: "You 'just know'? Then where'd you hear it, my guy?" Is she aiming at Toby or at his claim? — wrong ✗
- [t2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/186-how-do-you-know/t2/) — Mia: "Everyone says it, but did any astronaut say it? That's the question, innit." Why is her question better than "everyone says"? — wrong ✗
- [t3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/186-how-do-you-know/t3/) — Josh's friend: "Bro, my nan's dog can sit and give a paw. Is she the second smartest dog in the world?" What is the friend showing? — wrong ✗
- [t4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/186-how-do-you-know/t4/) — Ruby: "Grandad, I looked it up. You got played by 1940." What tricked Grandad? — wrong ✗
- [t5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/186-how-do-you-know/t5/) — What would happen if a matador waved a green cape at a bull? — right ✓
- [t6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/186-how-do-you-know/t6/) — The teacher: "Sorry, Leo, no hidden superpowers." What would someone need to back up the 10% claim? — wrong ✗
- [t7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/186-how-do-you-know/t7/) — Priya: "Bouncy castle and 20 screaming friends, but it's the sugar? Sus, Uncle." What does Priya suspect? — right ✓
- [t8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/186-how-do-you-know/t8/) — Max's sister: "I made a poster saying I'm queen of the house. Doesn't make me queen, Max." What is her point? — right ✓
- [t9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/186-how-do-you-know/t9/) — Harper's dad: "Did someone wait seven years and check? With a torch?" What is he really asking? — right ✓
- [t10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/186-how-do-you-know/t10/) — Kai: "If they buried their heads, they'd suffocate. There'd be no ostriches left. Think, bro." What is Kai doing? — right ✓
- [t11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/186-how-do-you-know/t11/) — Nan in Liverpool: "Don't you get smart with me, missy, dry that hair or you'll catch your death." What is the truth? — right ✓
- [t12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/186-how-do-you-know/t12/) — Gen X dad: "Bummer, kid, your 'fact' needs a source. Totally rad that you checked, though." What is he praising? — wrong ✗
- [e1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/186-how-do-you-know/e1/) — Identify the principal deficiency of the response "I just know" when offered in support of an assertion. — wrong ✗ · exam
- [e2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/186-how-do-you-know/e2/) — Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning the visibility of the Great Wall of China from space to the unaided eye. — right ✓ · exam
- [e3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/186-how-do-you-know/e3/) — It is given that, during the Second World War, it was reported in Britain that carrots improved pilots' vision at night. Ascertain the principal purpose of this report. — wrong ✗ · exam
- [e4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/186-how-do-you-know/e4/) — Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the cause of the common cold? — right ✓ · exam

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