Questões de Língua Inglesa do ano 2014

When the small cat in picture 5 says “So what should we play”, it

• A. is not willing to play.
• B. feels a little frightened.
• C. wants to go back home.
• D. is asking for a suggestion.
• E. wants Garfield to go on sleeping.

Fill in the parentheses with T (True) or F (False). About the Voyager 1 spacecraft, it’s correct to say:

( ) It has managed to get out of our solar system.

( ) It went past all the planets in our solar system.

( ) It avoided getting near the region known as heliopause.

( ) It’s unable to send photos of the interstellar space back to Earth.

According to the text, the correct sequence, from top to bottom, is

• A. T F T F
• B. F T F T
• C. T T F F
• D. F T T T
• E. T F T T

Fill in the parentheses with T (True) or F (False). Considering the Green Belt Movement, it’s correct to say:

( ) All of its members are women.

( ) It aims to protect our planet.

( ) Its members have planted over twenty million trees in Kenya.

( ) Its success depends on rising lots of money and using high-tech devices.

According to the text, the correct sequence, from top to bottom, is

• A. T F T F
• B. F T F T
• C. T F F T
• D. F T T F
• E. T T T T

The sentence “she was jailed” (l. 5) means that she was

• A. spanked.
• B. promoted.
• C. criticized.
• D. complimented.
• E. sent to prison.

An idiom has been defined as a lexical item (usually a phrase or a clause) whose meaning cannot be derived from the sum of its parts. The idiom in “summer is just around the corner” (line 1-2) means that “summer is:

• A. in our hands
• B. probably in the way
• C. hoped to happen soon
• D. nearly round the bend
• E. to take place shortly

Questions 21 to 28 address both the teaching of English as a foreign language and the Parâmetros Curriculares Nacionais – PCN. Read them and mark the right alternative: The PCN have adopted a view of learning which sees it as the product of the often asymmetrical relationship between a learner and a more competent peer. This view is also called:

• A. Communicative approach
• B. Socio-interactionism
• C. Direct method
• D. Peer-constructivism
• E. Naturalistic approach

Qual o significado da palavra instead, na linha 16?

• A. Ao invés vez disso.
• B. Com razão.
• C. Quase sempre.
• D. No momento.
• E. Dificilmente.

Qual a melhor tradução para a expressão The remainder (l. 27)?

• A. O que é lembrado.
• B. O que é utilizado.
• C. O restante.
• D. A consequência.
• E. O que é aproveitado.

A frase Unlike other countries, na linha 42, deve ser traduzida como:

• A. Diferentemente de outros países
• B. Da mesma forma que outros países
• C. Conforme outros países
• D. Não gostamos de outros países
• E. Não respeitamos outros países

Considere as afirmativas abaixo:

I - dumped (l. 27) significa jogado fora.

II - disposal (l. 30) significa descarte

III - reclaim (l. 30) significa recuperar.

Quais estão corretas de acordo com o contexto onde se encontram?

• A. Apenas I.
• B. Apenas II.
• C. Apenas I e II.
• D. Apenas II e III.
• E. I, II e III.