Questões sobre Vocabulário

No trecho do último parágrafo – Police officers must be available for shift work at any time of day and any day of the week, including holidays. –, a palavra em destaque transmite a ideia de

• A. obrigação.
• B. possibilidade.
• C. propósito.
• D. probabilidade.
• E. desejo.

Based on the text above, judge the following items.

The meaning of the expression “are used to” (l.1) is equivalent to are accustomed to.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

In the text about IT-managers, the word

“"could"” (l.17) can be replaced by can without any change in the meaning of the text.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

In the text about IT-managers, the word

“glitches” (l.16) is synonymous with malfunctions.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

Based on the previous text, judge the following items.

In the text, the word “offshoot” (l.34) means origin.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

About the vocabulary the author uses in his text, decide whether the statements below are right (C) or wrong (E).

“umpteen” (l.39) could be correctly replaced by torn.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

All of the itens fit into the same category EXCEPT:

• A. Laws.
• B. Sales.
• C. Enables.
• D. Chemicals.
• E. Businesses.

A palavra que preenche corretamente a lacuna I é

• A. While.
• B. After.
• C. Since.
• D. Because.
• E. However.

“Weights and Measures laws in the US represent approximately 50 percent…” APPROXIMATELY is closest in meaning to

• A. hardly.
• B. clearly.
• C. almost.
• D. seldom.
• E. accurately.

Choose the item which is a measure:

• A. Yard.
• B. Wrist.
• C. Knee.
• D. Elbow.
• E. Shoulder.