diff --git a/mod/assign/lang/en/assign.php b/mod/assign/lang/en/assign.php
index 6741cd2a5ff..a8ffcb9e5a2 100644
--- a/mod/assign/lang/en/assign.php
+++ b/mod/assign/lang/en/assign.php
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ $string['hidegrader_help'] = 'If enabled, the identity of any user who grades an
 Note that this setting has no effect on the comments box on the grading page.';
 $string['hideshow'] = 'Hide/Show';
 $string['hiddenuser'] = 'Participant ';
-$string['inactiveoverridehelp'] = '* Student does not have the correct group or role to attempt the assignment';
+$string['inactiveoverridehelp'] = '* This override is inactive because the user\'s access to the activity is restricted. This can be due to group or role assignments, other access restrictions, or the activity being hidden.';
 $string['indicator:cognitivedepth'] = 'Assignment cognitive';
 $string['indicator:cognitivedepth_help'] = 'This indicator is based on the cognitive depth reached by the student in an assignment activity.';
 $string['indicator:socialbreadth'] = 'Assignment social';
diff --git a/mod/lesson/lang/en/lesson.php b/mod/lesson/lang/en/lesson.php
index b04549da120..58036e5a5f7 100644
--- a/mod/lesson/lang/en/lesson.php
+++ b/mod/lesson/lang/en/lesson.php
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ $string['checkquestion'] = 'Check question';
 $string['importcount'] = 'Importing {$a} questions';
 $string['importquestions'] = 'Import questions';
 $string['importquestions_help'] = 'This feature enables questions in a variety of formats to be imported via text file.';
-$string['inactiveoverridehelp'] = '* Student does not have the correct group or role to view/attempt the lesson';
+$string['inactiveoverridehelp'] = '* This override is inactive because the user\'s access to the activity is restricted. This can be due to group or role assignments, other access restrictions, or the activity being hidden.';
 $string['insertedpage'] = 'Inserted page';
 $string['indicator:cognitivedepth'] = 'Lesson cognitive';
 $string['indicator:cognitivedepth_help'] = 'This indicator is based on the cognitive depth reached by the student in a Lesson activity.';
diff --git a/mod/quiz/lang/en/quiz.php b/mod/quiz/lang/en/quiz.php
index c70cad2c98e..c3be23c564d 100644
--- a/mod/quiz/lang/en/quiz.php
+++ b/mod/quiz/lang/en/quiz.php
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ $string['importingquestions'] = 'Importing {$a} questions from file';
 $string['importmaxerror'] = 'There is an error in the question. There are too many answers.';
 $string['importmax10error'] = 'There is an error in the question. You may not have more than ten answers';
 $string['importquestions'] = 'Import questions from file';
-$string['inactiveoverridehelp'] = '* User doesn\'t have the correct group or role to attempt the quiz, or the quiz is hidden.';
+$string['inactiveoverridehelp'] = '* This override is inactive because the user\'s access to the activity is restricted. This can be due to group or role assignments, other access restrictions, or the activity being hidden.';
 $string['incorrect'] = 'Incorrect';
 $string['indicator:cognitivedepth'] = 'Quiz cognitive';
 $string['indicator:cognitivedepth_help'] = 'This indicator is based on the cognitive depth reached by the student in a Quiz activity.';