Money Money from the first coin to the phone in your pocket: what money is and why people accept it, coins and notes, the world's currencies, barter in the playground, pocket money and chores, wants and needs, saving up, silly buys and peer pressure, prices and change, and the tricks of offers and bundles.
The questions of the money course of Mova's primary school: 42 lessons, 637 questions, every question and option parsed by Mova with its syntax tree and pragmatics. How the student did on them: the course at school .
1 What money is and why people accept it 15 questions · Your mate's like "paper money's literally worth nothing lol, it's just paper". What's the best answer? 2 Coins and notes: pounds and pence, dollars and cents 15 questions · Your little cousin grabs the 2p cos "it's the biggest so it's the best innit". What's the truth? 3 Money around the world: euros, hryvnias, yuan and more 15 questions · Your mate's like "a yen is basically a quid, innit?" What's the truth? 4 Swaps and barter in the playground 15 questions · Your mate goes "Pikachu for your shiny, deal or no deal, bruv?" You find out the shiny is way rarer. What's… 5 Money's history: shells, coins, paper, cards, phones 15 questions · Kai goes "I'm minted, got a bucket of shells!" ("Minted" means rich.) What's the truth? 6 Pocket money and earning it with chores 15 questions · Ella wails "where'd all my money go?!" on Sunday night. What would help next week? 7 Wants and needs 15 questions · Sammy goes "sweets are a need, Mum, I'm literally starving." What's true? 8 Saving up for a game 15 questions · Sam groans "how long's that gonna take?" — game's £24, he gets £3 a week, and Gran's just given him £6. Now… 9 The piggy bank and a jar for each goal 15 questions · Cian yells "ya wee rat!" ("wee" means little) after his brother spends £4 of his £12. What's the lesson for… 10 Regret, silly buys and peer pressure 16 questions · Lily fumes "that's a total rip-off!" about 3 toys she doesn't want for £5. What's the lesson? 11 Prices and change at the till 15 questions · Mate at the till: "it's £2.60 and I gave a fiver, he's given me £3.40, result!" What's the honest move? 12 Offers: 3 for 2, buy one get one free, bundles 15 questions · Theo grabs BOGOF yoghurts and Dad says "free? wasted, more like" when one goes off. What's the lesson? 13 Unit prices and sales that are not really sales 15 questions · "Look, Mum! Giant pack, so cheap!" Mum points at the tiny writing. What's she checking? 14 Receipts, refunds, queues and self-checkout 15 questions · Josh's dad grumbles "bloody hell, only one till open." 12 people in front, 2 minutes each. How long will the… 15 Taking without paying: the consequences 15 questions · Lola's mate goes "it's just one grape, innit." The shop man frowns. Who's right? 16 In-game currency: coins and gems are real money 15 questions · Ethan goes "1,000 V-Bucks and the skin's 1,200? That's a con, bro." Is the pack size an accident? 17 Loot boxes and "free" skins 15 questions · Eva goes "I'm not gambling, I'm just opening packs." Her big sis: "if you pay and don't know what you get, t… 18 Mum's card, in-app buys and subscriptions that renew 15 questions · Sophie thought the buy button was "pretend, like a toy shop". What should she know now? 19 Scams: free V-Bucks, fake giveaways, phishing texts 16 questions · Sam's brother: "That's a scam, ya muppet, they'll nick your account." ("Muppet" means silly person; "nick" m… 20 Wages, salary and where family money comes from 15 questions · Ruby sees "Earned £2,500, take-home £2,000" and shrieks "who nicked the rest?!" What's the answer? 21 Bills: rent, mortgage, energy, water, phone, council tax 16 questions · Your mate goes, "Rent's a scam, if you live in a house it's yours, innit." What's true? 22 The weekly shop and a family budget 15 questions · Ella goes, "It's only crisps, they don't count, they're not on the list." What's the best answer? 23 When money is tight: "we can't afford it" 15 questions · A kid at school goes, "Free school dinners? Lol, you're poor." What is the best answer? 24 Debt, loans, credit cards and interest 15 questions · Your cousin says, "A credit card is basically free money, bro, the bank just gives it ya." What's wrong? 25 Saving for holidays and big things 15 questions · Your cousin goes, "Saving's for boomers, just whack it on the card, innit." What would happen if the family… 26 A bank account and a debit card 15 questions · Your mate goes, "If the bank's got my tenner, they must keep it in a drawer with my name on, no cap." ("No c… 27 Interest on savings and cash machines 15 questions · Ella shouts, "Free money!" when the bank adds £3. Her brother says, "Nah, the bank's mugging you off somehow… 28 What a bank does with your money and why banks lend 15 questions · Your mate goes, "Banks are mid, they just guard a big pile of cash and do nothing." ("Mid" means meh.) What'… 29 Jobs and what people earn 15 questions · The class shouts "YouTuber!" and Leo says, "I'll make vids and get rich, easy." His sister says, "Most get l… 30 Why some jobs pay more 15 questions · Your mate goes, "Cleaners get paid less cos cleaning doesn't matter, innit." What's the best reply? 31 The lemonade stand: cost, price, profit and loss 15 questions · Ava shouts, "We made a tenner, we're rich, slay!" ("Slay" means doing amazing.) Sam says, "We spent a fiver,… 32 The school fair, famous companies and being your own boss 15 questions · Your mate goes, "Being your own boss is easy money, no cap, you just chill." ("No cap" means honestly.) What… 33 Adverts and how they work on you 15 questions · Freya screams, "I NEED it, it's bussin', everyone's got one!" ("Bussin'" means amazing.) Dad says, "That's t… 34 Inflation explained with a chocolate bar 16 questions · Nan says, "A Mars bar was 5p in my day!" Your cousin goes, "No way, so Nan was minted." ("Minted" means rich… 35 Unemployment: when jobs are lost 16 questions · Your mate says, "People who lose their jobs are just lazy, innit." What's the fairer answer? 36 Taxes and the government's budget 15 questions · Your mate goes, "School's free, nobody pays for it, innit." What's the truth? 37 Trade, tariffs, rich and poor countries 15 questions · Josh says, "UK doesn't grow bananas cos it's too cold, innit." His mate says, "Nah, it's cos bananas are ban… 38 Crypto and the stock market, simply 15 questions · Theo's cousin goes, "Bought crypto, gonna be rich, no cap!" A week later: "It's crashed, I'm down half." ("N… 39 Lending, sharing, charity and tipping 16 questions · Jordan yells, "Oi, where's me fiver, ya muppet?" ("Muppet" means fool, said half-jokingly.) Ty says, "Chill,… 40 Gambling and honesty with change 16 questions · Mia's mate whispers, "Leg it!" when the shop gives her £5 instead of 50p change. ("Leg it" means run away.)… 41 Olympiad: best buys and change at the till ★★★ 15 questions · ★★★ Kai from Peckham: "bruv, pens are 5 for £2 or 2 for 90p, I need 7 innit." What is the cheapest way to ge… 42 Olympiad: saving plans and offers too good to be true ★★★ 15 questions · ★★★ Ruby: "I've saved like a million quid - well, £18 - and I need £30 for the kit. I put in £4 a week." How… ← previous Medicinenext → Myths↑ back to the questions This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/money/