Questões de Língua Inglesa

Atenção: Para responder às questões de números 21 a 25, considere o texto abaixo.

A synonym for On the other hand, as it is used in the 1st paragraph, is

• A.

  Also.

• B.

  Since.

• C.

  Therefore.

• D.

  However.

• E.

  Although.

Answer questions 26 – 28 according to the text:

“Once upon a time in a small town in the south of a tropical country, there was a little girl called Amanda. She lived in a very quiet and peaceful neighborhood. Amanda was the naughtiest girl in this neighborhood. She had a younger brother. His name was Arthur. He was as naughty as _____. They loved to do everything together. Their mother, Jill, used to call them lightning and thunder. One day, Jill looked at herself on the glass of the fish tank and noticed it was filthy. A couple of hours later, on the very same day, Amanda and Arthur took their toothbrushes and carefully cleaned all the fishes in the fish tank. Despite Amanda and her brother’s good will, they were grounded for a month.”

Mark the option that shows only adverbs:

• A.

  lightning – thunder.

• B.

  quiet – peaceful.

• C.

  naughty – naughtiest.

• D.

  very – carefully.

Choose one alternative to complete the last line of the text.

• A.

  On the other hand, the diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds of different groups in Delhi do not appreciate diversity, with Bengalis and Tamilians speaking their own dialect.

• B.

  On the other hand, the diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds of different groups in Delhi promote diversity, with Bengalis and Tamilians wishing to speak standard English.

• C.

  On the other hand, the diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds of different groups in Delhi abhor diversity, with Bengalis speaking a ‘Bengali’ English and Tamilians speaking a “Tamil” English.

• D.

  On the other hand, the diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds of different groups in Delhi favour diversity, with Bengalis speaking a ‘Bengali’ English and Tamilians speaking a “Tamil” English.

Based on the text above, judge the following items.

The couple’s feelings as they get near home are expressed as a struggle between hope and discouragement.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

Atenção: Para responder às questões de números 21 a 25, considere o texto abaixo.

The meaning of make up, in the 2nd paragraph, is

• A.

  constitute.

• B.

  interfere.

• C.

  disguise.

• D.

  increase.

• E.

  budget.

Mark the option on which the verb tense in NOT correctly used:

• A.

  The school bus leaves at 8:45 a.m.

• B.

  John will play with Bob at the moment.

• C.

  Jude has already made plans. She is going to travel to London next year.

• D.

  I’m meeting Susie at the mall later today.

It can be inferred from the text that

• A.

  it is necessary to establish a standard language in India, so everybody will be able to communicate as literate people do.

• B.

  in India, English, initially, was an instrument of domination; now it is regarded as a cultural heirloom and, as such, must be preserved at any cost. Users should be aware that language does not belong only to a certain group of individuals, but to the whole nation.

• C.

  the use of any language varies according to needs and motivations of its speakers. Therefore, any attempt at teaching a second language using a universal approach is suspect because it will not take in consideration local sociopolitical, educational and communicative needs.

• D.

  India faces, nowadays, a linguistic dilemma: it wants the literacy and westernization associated to the English language, but, at the same time, the country is too diverse to adopt a single norm.

Based on the text above, judge the following items.

The author mocks his wife’s driving skills.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

Complete the story below using the genitive case when necessary:

“Becky and Bella__ are sisters. They have two dogs and a cat. The girls__ bedroom is very big. The pets sleep in Becky__ and Bella__ bedroom. Becky__ and Bella__ beds are very comfortable.”

• A.

  s / ‘s / ’s / ‘s / ‘s / ‘s.

• B.

  ‘s / ‘ / ‘s / ‘s / ‘ / ‘s.

• C.

  -- / ‘ / -- / ‘s / ‘s / ’s.

• D.

  -- / ‘ / ‘s / -- / -- / ‘s.

Read the following passages:

The analysis is based on financial records turned over as part of a lawsuit against the gallery filed by Domenico and Eleanore De Sole, who in 2004 paid $8.3 million for a painting attributed to Mark Rothko that they now say is a worthless fake.

The Rothko is one of approximately 40 works that Knoedler, which closed last year, obtained from Glafira Rosales, a littleknown dealer whose collection of works attributed to Modernist masters has no documented provenance and is the subject of an F.B.I. investigation.

The underlined bold words are

• A.

  relative pronouns

• B.

  subject pronouns

• C.

  object pronouns

• D.

  indefinite pronouns

• E.

  personal pronouns