Questões de Língua Inglesa do ano 2011

Based on the text, it can be said that

traffic jams can be found in big cities the world over nowadays.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

Based on the text, it can be said that

most solutions so far attempted have succeeded in solving the congestion of vehicles.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

Based on the text, it can be said that

the use of private cars is the cause for holding up the moving traffic.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

The author’s intention in this text is to

• A.

  warn organizations that 21st century employees should abandon creatonomy at work.

• B.

  clarify the scope of innovation in business environments and restrain its relevance to certain jobs.

• C.

  blame employees for distorting the original meaning of innovation for their benefit.

• D.

  encourage employees to become more creative and innovative than the leadership team.

• E.

  suggest that top leaders in industrial companies should avoid being innovative.

The fragment “…to teach everyone how to think outside the box.” (lines 15-16) suggests that company leaders are

• A.

  stimulating employees to adopt classic ways of thinking and behaving.

• B.

  defending that all workers must learn to organize their materials in classified boxes.

• C.

  showing their employees how to look further and see things from unconventional perspectives.

• D.

  finding ways to criticize the business executives’ lateral thought processes which contradict standard ideas.

• E.

  planning new courses and training sessions that will teach workers to follow all of the norms for out-of-company procedures.

In “…only a limited number of people in any company really needs to be innovative.” (lines 34-35), the fragment “really needs to be” transmits the idea of

• A.

  minor ability

• B.

  strong necessity

• C.

  weak possibility

• D.

  severe regulation

• E.

  inevitable advice

In the fragments “…this will inspire people to come up with new ideas that will revolutionize the long-term strategic and financial prospects of the company.” (lines 19-22) and “…customers can’t rely on what they’re going to get.” (lines 52-53), “come up with” and “rely on” could be replaced in the text with, respectively,

• A.

  suggest – depend on

• B.

  propose – calculate

• C.

  supply – understand

• D.

  borrow – count on

• E.

  discard – believe in

In paragraphs 6 and 7 (lines 42-55), the contexts of a movie set and a creative restaurant are mentioned to illustrate the fact that

• A.

  those are the only areas in which innovation is, definitely, not welcome.

• B.

  only actors and cooks are allowed to take innovative actions in their jobs.

• C.

  chefs and movie directors must excel in innovation just as every business employee.

• D.

  all employees in the entertainment industry are taught to be innovative and creative all the time.

• E.

  in all business contexts, innovation and creativity are essential aptitudes for only a part of the professionals.

In terms of reference,

• A.

  “...it.” (line 13) refers to “...problem...” (line 11)

• B.

  “...them...” (line 13) refers to “...employees...” (line 14)

• C.

  “...it.” (line 29) refers to “...surprise...” (line 28)

• D.

  “they...” (line 32) refers to “...leaders...” (line 31)

• E.

  “...that...” (line 81) refers to “...innovation.” (line 81)

The question “What should leaders demand of their people, if not innovation?” (lines 56-57) implies that

• A.

  people feel that innovation only matters for demanding business leaders.

• B.

  innovation is not in demand for all leaders and customers.

• C.

  innovation is irrelevant for most business leaders nowadays.

• D.

  leaders should require all their people to be innovative.

• E.

  leaders should expect their subordinates to develop skills other than innovation.