Questões de Língua Inglesa da Instituto Nacional de Educação (CETRO)

Read the sentence below and choose one alternative to replace the three underlined words with their respective synonyms.

He was once seen riding on an elephant, in company with a Baboon; but I think it must have been a Baboo – or a Begum.

• A.

  respectable man/ monkey/ beggar

• B.

  beduin/ monkey/ Muslim lady

• C.

  monkey/ respectable man/ Muslim lady

• D.

  monkey/ beggar/ beduin

Choose one alternative to fill in the blank spaces of the paragraph below.

In the contemporary word, “knowledge” ______ a business package stylishly ______, ______ and ______, ______ within the enduring charm ______ by the 26 alphabets of the English language which ______ itself in a strange position. From a colonial construct, English ______ Janus-faced: a global facilitator on one side and a global watchdog on the other.

• A.

  has been/ wraped/ sold/ opened/ present/ built/ takes/ is

• B.

  is/ packed/ marked/ sold/ embalmed/ generated/ finds/ has become

• C.

  takes/ sold/ bought/ opened/ established/ will be/ marked/ was

• D.

  will be/ dispatched/ received/ accepted/ shining/ developing/ has placed/ became

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

______ the UK ______ the USA has ______ had a legally sanctioned official or national language.

• A.

  Neither/ or/ never

• B.

  Either/ or/ ever

• C.

  Nor/ nor/ never

• D.

  Neither/ nor/ ever

The English language

• A.

  derives from a wide range of sources, such as Germanic, Scandinavian, and Romanic.

• B.

  has been preserved in manuscripts like Beowulf.

• C.

  presents Celtic roots.

• D.

  was already used by the Normans during the Conquest of England.

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

Student engagement is diminished ______ the topics change so rapidly that students are left with no clear conceptual reason to read the text.

• A.

  whenever

• B.

  whence

• C.

  wherever

• D.

  whatever

“What would define English as a global language?” The following answers were given:

I. it is the language of maritime communication and international air traffic control.

II. it is acknowledged as the language of popular culture primarily in the entertainment fields of cinema and music.

III. in global terms, its importance is second only to Chinese, the most widely spoken language in the world in terms of the number of native speakers.

The correct answer(s) is(are)

• A.

  I, only.

• B.

  I and II, only.

• C.

  II, only.

• D.

  III, only.

Read the sentence below.

The learner context is arguably the most critical factor for teachers to comprehend and the most secure foundation from which to launch their instruction.

The underlined word can be replaced by

• A.

  without any doubt

• B.

  within some probability

• C.

  by chance

• D.

  open to dispute