Questões de Língua Inglesa do ano 2012

Based on the text above, judge the items from 99 through 106.

The adverb “then” (l.14) indicates, in this context, in that time.

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• E. Errado

Based on the text above, judge the items from 99 through 106.

The word “later” (l.22) is, in this context, the comparative form of the adjective late.

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• E. Errado

Based on the text above, judge the items from 99 through 106.

The word “respected” (l.7) is a verb in the simple past.

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• E. Errado

Based on the text above, judge the items from 99 through 106.

The word “philosophical” (l.6) is an adjective formed with the addition of a suffix to a noun.

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• E. Errado

Based on the text above, judge the items from 99 through 106.

The sentence “One of the most popular and critically respected American poets of his generation, Frost was frequently honored during his lifetime, receiving four Pulitzer Prizes for Poetry.” (l.7-9) contains a passive voice construction.

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• E. Errado

Based on the text above, judge the items from 99 through 106.

The word “felt” (l.13) is the past of the verb fall.

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• E. Errado

Read the sentences below taken from text A.

I. I heard, also, the fir bough repeat its teasing sound, and ascribed it to the right cause.

II. To my confusion, I discovered the yell was not ideal: hasty footsteps approached my chamber door.

III. No one will thank you for a doze in such a den.

IV. The snow and wind whirled wildly through, even reaching my station.

Rewritten, the sentences above will read as

• A.

  I. I heard a sound against the pane and tried to find out what was making it; II. I became surprised when my scream was not perfect and someone approached my door; III. Nobody will thank Heathcliff for a night in his house; IV. Snow and wind caught me in the corridor.

• B.

  I. I heard a sound against the pane and attributed to the bought; II. I was surprised when I realized that my scream had been real and someone was approaching my room; III. Nobody will thank Heathcliff for a night in that room; IV. Snow and wind caught me in the corridor.

• C.

  I. I heard a sound against the windowpane and I guessed what was making it; II. I got surprised when I realized that my scream was not only in my head and that someone was by my door; III. No one shall thank Heathcliff for a night spent in that specific room; IV. The bad weather hit me in the hall.

• D.

  I. I heard a sound against the windowpane and realized what was making it; II. I was surprised when I screamed and someone came into my room; III. No one will thank Lockwood for a night in that room; IV. Snow and wind caught me during that season.

Choose one alternative to fill in the blank spaces of the first sentence.

English ______ India has not only acquired a wide range ______ functions, but ______ its process ______ Indianisation it has linguistically evolved ______ its own characteristic features ______ the phonological, lexical, syntactic and even discourse level.

• A.

  at/ of/ with/ over/ from/ to

• B.

  in/ of/ in/ of/ into/ at

• C.

  in/ in/ with/ to/ to/ on

• D.

  from/ of/ in/ without/ over/ into

Read the following assertions about the term genre and then choose the right alternative.

I. It should be regarded as the final product of the interaction between teachers and students.

II. It should be regarded as a social process, not a product – a process that describes, narrates, explains, instructs, and argues.

III. Structure and grammar should be regarded as two of its aspects.

The correct assertion(s) is(are)

• A.

  I, only.

• B.

  II, only.

• C.

  I and II, only.

• D.

  II and III, only.

Choose one alternative to fill in the blank space of the sentence below.

Traditionally, different types of texts ______ according to established conventions.

• A.

  are identified

• B.

  were identified

• C.

  have been identified

• D.

  had been identified