Questões de Língua Inglesa da Universidade de Pernambuco (UPE / UPENET / IAUPE)

Answer according to the text

What is Wikipedia?

• A.

  It's a useless on-line encyclopaedia.

• B.

  It's a very unsucessful on-line encyclopaedia.

• C.

  It's the Wikipedia started by Jimmy Wales.

• D.

  It's an on-line ecyclopaedia launched by Jimmy Wales.

• E.

  It's the World Book Encyclopaedia.

Answer according to the text

What level of education did Jimmy Wales get?

• A.

  He attended the University of Alabama.

• B.

  Education was very important for his parents.

• C.

  He got a Master's Degree and began attending a Ph.d. course but he gave it up.

• D.

  according to his parents, education was the basis for a good life.

• E.

  He studied the World Book encyclopaedia.

Answer according to the text

When was the Wikipedia launched?

• A.

  In 2001.

• B.

  In 2000.

• C.

  In 100 languages.

• D.

  in 2007.

• E.

  in English, only.

Answer according to the text

What does "wikiwiki" mean in Portuguese?

• A.

  Um nome não comum (raro).

• B.

  Uma combinação de "encyclopedia" e "wiki".

• C.

  Palavra havaiana cujo significado é "fast".

• D.

  Palavra de origem havaiana.

• E.

  Rápido.

Answer according to the text

What does "exploded" in the sentence "...that would eventually move to the Nupedia site, but Wikipedia exploded." mean?

• A.

  Wikipedia burst violently with a loud noise.

• B.

  Wikipedia became a success on-line encylopaedia very quickly.

• C.

  a bomb was put into the encyclopedia.

• D.

  It causes damage to people who use it.

• E.

  It is a synonym for "thunder".

Jane threw her books violently _____ the floor.

• A. in
• B. onto
• C. off
• D. against
• E. out of

Jim read an interesting article about _____.

• A. flirting
• B.

  to flirt

• C.

  is flirting

• D.

  go flirting

• E.

  flirted

_____ you look, you'll find people wearing glass.

• A. Wherever
• B. Unless
• C. Although
• D. Even though
• E. In order to

__________________________? Yes, I have.

• A.

  Would you read Hemingway

• B.

  Did you read Hemingway yesterday

• C.

  Have you ever read Hemingway

• D.

  Will you read Hemingway

• E.

  Have you ready Hemingway

Answer according to the text.

What does "challenge" mean?

• A.

  Something very difficult to get which requires great effort and determination.

• B. Something not so hard to reach.
• C.

  Something that Jeff Bezos had lost.

• D.

  Jeff Bezos was looking for a challenge.

• E.

  Jeff Bezos found a challenge after graduating from Princeton University.