Questões de Língua Inglesa do ano 2012

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.

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.

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.

What’s the feminine and plural forms of:

man - son - husband  - prince - hero

• A.

  mans – sons – husbands – princes – heros.

• B.

  womans – daughters – wifes – princess – heroes.

• C.

  womens – daughters – wives – princess – heroines.

• D.

  women – daughters – wives – princesses – heroines.

Complete the sentence with the best relative pronouns respectively:

“Albert Sabin, ____ has never won a Nobel Prize, invented an oral vaccine ____ prevents the poliomyelitis.”

• A.

  who / what.

• B.

  who / which.

• C.

  whom / which.

• D.

  which / that.

Complete the sentence with the correct modal verbs in the appropriate form respectively: “When I was 10 years old, I _____ bake cookies, but now I _____.”

• A.

  couldn’t / can.

• B.

  may / shouldn’t

• C.

  couldn’t / can’t.

• D.

  should / may.

What’s the passive voice of:

“The police officer is questioning the suspect and the witnesses.”

• A.

  The police officer was questioned by the suspect and the witnesses.

• B.

  The suspect is questioning the police officer and the witnesses.

• C.

  The suspect and the witnesses are questioned by the police officer.

• D.

  The suspect and the witnesses are being questioned by the police office

In the group of words: “Your message”, in text I, the in-black word is:

• A.

  A possessive pronoun;

• B.

  An adjective possessive pronoun;

• C.

  An objective pronoun;

• D.

  A reflexive pronoun;

• E.

  None of the answers.

In the structure: “O C’s Dinner”, the in-black term represents:

• A.

  The abbreviation of to be;

• B.

  The abbreviation of has;

• C.

  The abbreviation of dare;

• D.

  The genitive case;

• E.

  None of the answers.

The structure “being carried”, in text I, can be considered as:

• A.

  Active voice;

• B.

  Reflexive voice;

• C.

  Passive voice;

• D.

  Passive-active voice;

• E.

  None of the answers.