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title: Soft words for hard things: the toilet and bodily functions — how Mova does on the tests · Euphemisms
description: Lesson 7 of the euphemisms course of Mova's primary school: 2 of 13 tests right, exam 2 of 4, every question with the options, the student's choice, the right answer and why it chose.
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# Soft words for hard things: the toilet and bodily functions

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**Tests:** 2 of 13 right · **Exam:** 2 of 4 right · **Kind:** plain · **Understood:** 2 of 17 · **Run:** 2026-10-18, commit `f3c23ea72`

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Lesson 7 of the euphemisms course of Mova's primary school, as Mova's small model took its tests: it had read this lesson and the ones before it and learned from their exercises. Each test shows the options in the order the student saw them, its choice, the right answer, the score of every option and why it chose. The lesson itself, sentence by sentence with trees and pragmatics: [the lesson in the corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/7-wind-sick-and-runs/).

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Every question of this lesson and each of its options parsed by Mova, with trees and pragmatics: [the lesson's questions in the corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/7-wind-sick-and-runs/).

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### Test 1 · wrong ✗ {#t1}

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Holiday postcard: "Great trip, but Dad got Delhi belly on day two." What happened to Dad?

- **1.** He got sunburnt — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** He got diarrhoea — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **3.** He lost his luggage — no support
- **4.** He ate too much curry and got fat — no support

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**Why:** No option found support in what it remembers, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/7-wind-sick-and-runs/t1/)

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### Test 2 · wrong ✗ {#t2}

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"ugh someone let one rip in the lift 🤢" — what happened in the lift?

- **1.** Someone ripped a poster — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** Someone shouted — no support
- **3.** Someone tore their trousers — no support
- **4.** Someone farted loudly — **✓ the right answer** · no support

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**Why:** No option found support in what it remembers, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/7-wind-sick-and-runs/t2/)

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### Test 3 · wrong ✗ {#t3}

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The coach yells "stop moanin, you're not sweatin, you're just glowin!" What is the coach joking about?

- **1.** Their bright T-shirts — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** Sunburn — no support
- **3.** Their red faces from shame — no support
- **4.** Their sweat — **✓ the right answer** · no support

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**Why:** No option found support in what it remembers, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/7-wind-sick-and-runs/t3/)

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### Test 4 · wrong ✗ {#t4}

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A report from summer camp: "Two campers had the runs after the barbecue." What was wrong?

- **1.** They ran away — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** They were late for dinner — no support
- **3.** They had diarrhoea — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **4.** They ran a race — no support

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**Why:** No option found support in what it remembers, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/7-wind-sick-and-runs/t4/)

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### Test 5 · wrong ✗ {#t5}

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Mate: "big night, he chundered all over the footpath." What did he do?

- **1.** He shouted — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** He tripped on a crack — no support
- **3.** He fell over — no support
- **4.** He vomited — **✓ the right answer** · no support

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**Why:** Nothing it remembers matched the question, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/7-wind-sick-and-runs/t5/)

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### Test 6 · wrong ✗ {#t6}

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A note to the teacher: "Sam may be irregular this week due to his new medicine." What does it mean?

- **1.** Sam may come to school late — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** Sam may be constipated — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **3.** Sam may behave strangely — no support
- **4.** Sam may miss some lessons — no support

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**Why:** No option found support in what it remembers, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/7-wind-sick-and-runs/t6/)

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### Test 7 · wrong ✗ {#t7}

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In a Mexico travel guide: "Drink bottled water to avoid Montezuma's revenge." What are tourists avoiding?

- **1.** Sunstroke — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** Being robbed — no support
- **3.** Getting diarrhoea — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **4.** An angry king — no support

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**Why:** No option found support in what it remembers, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/7-wind-sick-and-runs/t7/)

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### Test 8 · wrong ✗ {#t8}

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Grandma whispers "Poor Grandpa had a little accident on the way home." Was there a crash?

- **1.** Yes, he fell off his bike — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** No, he wet himself — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **3.** No, he got lost — no support
- **4.** Yes, a small car crash — no support

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**Why:** No option found support in what it remembers, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/7-wind-sick-and-runs/t8/)

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### Test 9 · wrong ✗ {#t9}

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"omg I'm gonna throw up, this ride's mental" — how does the rider feel?

- **1.** Like throwing a ball — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** Like shouting for joy — no support
- **3.** Like vomiting — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **4.** Like jumping off — no support

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**Why:** No option found support in what it remembers, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/7-wind-sick-and-runs/t9/)

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### Test 10 · right ✓ {#t10}

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A shop sign says "Feminine hygiene products – aisle 4." What will you find in aisle 4?

- **1.** Pads and tampons — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 3
- **2.** Women's clothes — no support
- **3.** Cleaning sprays for kitchens — no support
- **4.** Make-up — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 7, line 4: «Vivid example: a sign in a shop says "feminine hygiene products" — it simply means pads and tampons, but the long official name sounds less personal.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same thing acted on «pads» (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1); a different doer (counts against) (-1). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/7-wind-sick-and-runs/t10/)

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### Test 11 · right ✓ {#t11}

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Leo reckons "perspire" means to feel inspired. Is he right?

- **1.** No, it means sweat — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** Yes, it means breathe in — no support
- **3.** No, it means sulk — no support
- **4.** Yes, it means feel inspired — no support

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**Why:** No option found support in what it remembers, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/7-wind-sick-and-runs/t11/)

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### Test 12 · wrong ✗ {#t12}

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"Mum, Lily tooted at the table! Gross!" What did Lily do?

- **1.** She sang loudly — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** She blew a whistle — no support
- **3.** She burped — no support
- **4.** She farted — **✓ the right answer** · no support

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**Why:** Nothing it remembers matched the question, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/7-wind-sick-and-runs/t12/)

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### Test 13 · wrong ✗ {#t13}

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A care-home list: "Order more protective underwear for Room 12." What is needed?

- **1.** Safety helmets — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** Warm pyjamas — no support
- **3.** Adult nappies — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **4.** Socks that do not slip — no support

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**Why:** No option found support in what it remembers, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/7-wind-sick-and-runs/t13/)

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### Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓ {#e1}

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Identify the principal meaning of the expression "to pass gas" in contemporary American usage.

- **1.** To expel gas from the body; to fart — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** To transfer a gas cylinder to another person — no support
- **3.** To refuel a motor vehicle — no support
- **4.** To overtake a vehicle on the road — no support

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**Why:** No option found support in what it remembers, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/7-wind-sick-and-runs/e1/)

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### Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗ {#e2}

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It is reported that a pupil "was sick in the corridor" in British usage. Ascertain what occurred.

- **1.** The pupil was absent through illness — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** The pupil felt unwell — no support
- **3.** The pupil vomited — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **4.** The pupil was found to have a fever — no support

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**Why:** Nothing it remembers matched the question, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/7-wind-sick-and-runs/e2/)

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### Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗ {#e3}

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Select the response consistent with the established meaning of the colloquial Australian expression "technicolour yawn".

- **1.** A television broadcast in colour — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** A prolonged yawn caused by fatigue — no support
- **3.** An act of vomiting — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **4.** A painting of vivid hue — no support

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**Why:** No option found support in what it remembers, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/7-wind-sick-and-runs/e3/)

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### Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓ {#e4}

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Given that a pharmacy catalogue lists "protective underwear", determine which of the following most accurately characterises the product.

- **1.** Underwear treated against insects — no support
- **2.** Garments offering protection against cold — no support
- **3.** Clothing worn for contact sports — no support
- **4.** Adult nappies for incontinence — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 3

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 7, line 24: «"Protective underwear" is the official name for adult nappies worn by people who cannot hold their wee.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+2); the same property (+1). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/7-wind-sick-and-runs/e4/)

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