Questões de Língua Inglesa do ano 2017

Based on the text 19A1BBB, judge the following items.

The word “Instead” (l.14) can be correctly replaced by Moreover.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

Judge the following items according to text 19A3AAA.

The sentence “However, there are other causes for errors too, one of which is overgeneralization of target-language rules” would remain correct if “which” were replaced with them in the clause “one of which is overgeneralization”.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

Judge the following items according to text 19A3BBB.

It is correct to replace “calling” with call in the phrase “used to calling” (l.17).

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

Judge the following items according to text 19A3BBB.

In the first paragraph, “As” is a conjunction used to convey time.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

Judge the following items according to text 19A3BBB.

In the first paragraph, both “innovative” (l.1) and “characteristics” (l.5) are pronounced with the primary stress on the first syllable.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

Choose the alternative that best completes the blanks in the text, following 1 to 4 order.

• A. may – would – might – can
• B. would – will – would – might
• C. must – can – will – can
• D. might – will – must – would
• E. will – can – can – must

If we add the prefix ‘-UN’ to some words in English, we can get the opposite of that word, like in ‘unwanted’ (l. 29). In this sense, consider the following words and analyze them:

I. able.

II. happy.

III. fair.

IV. acceptable.

Which of them can be an opposite just by adding the prefix ‘-UN’?

• A. Only IV.
• B. Only II and III.
• C. Only I, II and IV.
• D. Only II, III and IV.
• E. I, II, III and IV.

Choose the alternative that presents a synonym to the underlined word in the context below:

“But with practice you can learn to disrupt and tame negative cycles.” (l. 13).

• A. change.
• B. interrupt.
• C. accommodate.
• D. maintain.
• E. put off.

The sentence ‘But constant negativity can also get in the way of happiness, add to our stress and worry level and ultimately damage our health.' (l. 02-04) could be paraphrased only by the following:

• A. But regular negativity can also get in the way of happiness, add to our stress and worry level and eventually damage our health.
• B. But persistent negativity will also affect happiness, add to our stress and worry level and even damage our health.
• C. But constant negativity may get in the way of happiness, add to stress and worry level and then damage our health.
• D. But regular negativity might also disturb happiness, add to our stress and worry capacity and ultimately destroy our health.
• E. And persistent negativity can destroy happiness, enhance to our stress and worry level and also damage our condition.

The word ‘help’ (l. 17) may be both a noun and a verb without having to change its spelling. The same may occur to all the words bellow, EXCEPT for:

• A. calm.
• B. dream.
• C. look.
• D. look.
• E. call.