Questões de Língua Inglesa

In the text, the word “detrimental” (l.20) means

• A.

  damaging.

• B.

  helpful.

• C.

  useful.

• D.

  wholesome.

• E.

  expedient.

In “who call themselves” (l.1), “who” is

• A.

  a conjunction.

• B.

  a relative pronoun.

• C.

  an object pronoun.

• D.

  an interrogative pronoun.

• E.

  a preposition.

Without much change in the original meaning of the text, the word “gap” (l.1) could be correctly replaced by

• A.

  charge.

• B.

  dispute.

• C.

  imbalance.

• D.

  duty.

• E.

  claim.

The word “But” (l.5) is

• A.

  a conjunction.

• B.

  a noun.

• C.

  a pronoun.

• D.

  an adjective.

• E.

  a preposition.

The word “Nevertheless” (l.13) expresses the idea of

• A.

  contrast.

• B.

  consequence.

• C.

  conclusion.

• D.

  comparison.

• E.

  addition.

The noun “illiteracy” in “the cycle of illiteracy” (l.6-7)

• A.

  is composed of a suffix.

• B.

  is composed of a prefix.

• C.

  is composed of two prefixes.

• D.

  is composed of a prefix and a suffix.

• E.

  has no affixes.

The word “mandatory” (l.10) is the same as

• A.

  compulsory.

• B.

  unconstrained.

• C.

  voluntary.

• D.

  unnecessary.

• E.

  discretionary.

The verb form “written” in “written in simple, conversational prose” (l.8-9) is in the

• A.

  simple past.

• B.

  imperative.

• C.

  simple future.

• D.

  past participle.

• E.

  simple present.

The word “given” (l.1) expresses the same idea expressed by

• A.

  unknown.

• B.

  specified.

• C.

  unacknowledged.

• D.

  authentic.

• E.

  widely recognized.

In the sentence “The rainbow troops must constantly defend their extremely poor school against plans to close it” (R.15-16), the modal verb “must” expresses

• A.

  permission.

• B.

  suggestion.

• C.

  recommendation.

• D.

  necessity.

• E.

  prohibition.