Questões de Língua Inglesa da FUNRIO Fundação de Apoio a Pesquisa, Ensino e Assistência (FUNRIO)

In paragraph 5, the expression such as introduces a (n):

• A.

  analogy.

• B.

  contrast.

• C.

  example

• D.

  conclusion.

• E.

  comparison.

Listening is one of the four language skills and it involves understanding spoken language. Match the columns about some different ways of listening and their purpose:

1. What time does Liz get up? Listen and find out.

2. Listen to these words. Are they the same or different?

3. Listen to the advertisement and decide what is being advertised.

4. Draw a boy according to what you hear.

5. Listen and underline the word the speaker says most strongly.

a. Listening for individual sounds.

b. Listening for gist.

c. Listening for specific information.

d. Listening for sentence stress.

e. Listening for detail.

• A.

  1.e - 2.b - 3.c - 4.a - 5. d

• B.

  1.a - 2.b - 3.c - 4.d - 5.e

• C.

  1.d - 2.c - 3.b - 4.e - 5. a

• D.

  1.c - 2.a - 3.b - 4.e - 5. d

• E.

  1.b - 2.e - 3.d - 4.c - 5. a

Concerning reading strategies, "deducing the meaning and use of unfamiliar lexical items through contextual clues" is called:

• A.

  previewing

• B.

  skimming

• C.

  scanning

• D.

  prediction

• E.

  inference

The use of the present perfect in the above sentence suggests:

• A.

  a connection between a past event and the present

• B.

  a "background" action or situation

• C.

  a stress on the length of time of the action

• D.

  a finished action in the past

• E.

  a temporary situation in the past

The items listed below are examples of vocabulary testing techniques, EXCEPT:

• A.

  cloze texts

• B.

  gap-filling

• C.

  translation

• D.

  sentence completion

• E.

  reading aloud

Denotation, connotation and appropriateness are aspects of meaning that should be considered when dealing with:

• A.

  listening comprehension

• B.

  reading comprehension

• C.

  spelling

• D.

  vocabulary

• E.

  phonology

Tense consistency, pronoun reference, indirect repetition and conjuncts are some of the features related to:

• A.

  genre

• B.

  cohesion

• C.

  approach

• D.

  function

• E.

  text type

According to Scott Thornbury. in About Language: Tasks for Teachers of English, "a starting point in genre analysis is the identification of the communicative purpose of a text". Choose the correct relationship:

• A.

  directions - to persuade

• B.

  headline - to amuse

• C.

  news article - to request

• D.

  error message - to explain

• E.

  resumé - to summarise

Improving his learner's accuracy is one of the aims of a teacher. Which of the supplementary materials would be recommended?

• A.

  gap-filling and grammar exercises

• B.

  computer programme with multiple choice tests and answers

• C.

  flashcards with pictures

• D.

  a class library

• E.

  a website for short stories

The writer's arguments is supported by means of:

• A.

  presentation, exemplification, justification and speculation

• B.

  definition, justification, comparison and deduction

• C.

  classification, explanation, speculation and exemplification

• D.

  definition, criticism, justification and prevision

• E.

  justification, exemplification, speculation and comparison