Inglês
Questões de Inglês de concursos públicos
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The author compares AI and 19th century engineers to argue that the latter were
By referring to LLMs as a trendy way of building artificial intelligence (1st paragraph), the author implies they are
Read the excerpt from a contemporary article and answer the question: "Technology has revolutionized the way we communicate, making information accessible at unprecedented speeds."
De acordo com o texto abaixo, leia e responda: The advantages of speaking a second language. Just a few generations ago, speaking two languages was supposed to be bad for you. Tests in America found that bilingual people had lower IQs, which seemed evidence enough. Later it became clear that those surveys were really measuring the material poverty of immigrants; members of such families were more likely to be undernourished and understimulated, not to mention the obvious fact that they often sat the tests in a language that was not their best. Qual era uma ideia equivocada sobre o bilinguismo há algumas gerações, de acordo com o trecho?
The metaphor used in avoid handing it the keys to the kingdom (7th paragraph) means avoid giving the system
According to Text 1, decide if the following sentences are true ( T ) or false ( F ). ( ) Brazil created the new smartphone rule to encourage parents to buy smartphones. ( ) Two-thirds of Brazilians support banning smartphones in schools. ( ) Schools around the world have no rules about phones. ( ) Some students agree that limiting phones will help them focus. Choose the alternative which presents the correct sequence, from top to bottom.
Read the excerpt below and choose the statement that best reflects the author’s point of view.
After reading Text 1 carefully, mark the alternative that contains the main idea of it.
Analyze the sentences below about Text 1. 1. New smartphone’s rules were created to help students focus better. 2. Over three-quarters of Brazilians think phones are harmful for kids. 3. Officials think smartphones are a problem for children because they are expensive for families. 4. If the law passes in São Paulo both public and private schools will ban phones. Choose the alternative which contains the correct affirmatives.
“Anna loves to spend her weekends outdoors. On Saturdays, she usually goes hiking with her friends, and on Sundays, she enjoys gardening in her backyard.” What does Anna like to do on Sundays?
At the dawn of the 20th century in the United States of America, the use of electricity -powered vehicles seemed to be:
The author’s account discloses an evolution that can be understood as being:
The phrase “wreaking […] havoc” (1st paragraph) is similar in meaning to:
Sobre a técnica de leitura scanning, analise as afirmativas abaixo: I.É uma técnica de leitura rápida, onde o leitor busca localizar informações específicas como datas, números ou palavras-chave em um texto, sem ler o conteúdo completo. II.O leitor utiliza essa técnica para entender o tema geral e a estrutura do texto, priorizando a compreensão do significado das ideias principais. III.A técnica é ideal para tarefas como a localização de informações pontuais em textos longos, como listas telefônicas ou pesquisas de palavras em dicionários. Está(ão) CORRETA(S) a(s) seguinte(s) proposição(ões).
In “Despite this unpromising start” (4th paragraph), the first word can be replaced by:
The idiom in “the tide had definitively turned” (5th paragraph) implies that the course of events had:
In “which vehemently backed” (5th paragraph) the verb is similar in meaning to:
“As duas estratégias de leitura mais citadas pelos estudiosos da habilidade de leitura são: scanning e skimming .” Paiva, Vera Lúcia Menezes de Oliveira e. Desenvolvendo a habilidade de leitura. In: Paiva, Vera Lúcia Menezes de Oliveira e (org.). Práticas de ensino e aprendizagem de inglês com foco na autonomia. Campinas: Pontes Editores, 2007. p. 133. Avalie o que se afirma sobre estratégias de leitura que devem ser trabalhadas com as/os estudantes em uma aula de Língua Inglesa.
In the comic strip, Garfield reacts to a television program introducing a man who can "talk backwards." Based on Garfield's response in the final panel, what can we infer about his attitude towards the show?
Based on the dialogue, what can be inferred about Pig-Pen's appearance and habits?
What is the unexpected twist in Calvin's valentine for Susie Derkins?
Read the following fragment: Learning the English language creates new forms of engagement and participation in a social world increasingly globalized and plural, in which the borders among countries and personal, local, regional, national and transnational interests are increasingly diffuse and contradictory. Analyzing the context given, it may be correct to observe that:
Read the text below and answer the following two questions. The orality axis involves language practices in situations of oral use of the English language, with a focus on understanding (or listening) and production (or speech), (a), with or without face-to-face contact. Thus, language practices oral face-to-face contact - such as discussions, interviews, conversations / dialogues, among others -, are oral genres in which the characteristics of the texts, the speakers involved and “their particular modes of speaking the language”, which, (b), should be considered. Observing the context, identify the best option that replaces (a).
O emprego correto dos pronomes pessoais em Inglês demanda a compreensão de funções sintáticas variadas. Assinale a alternativa que melhor exemplifica o uso adequado de pronomes no contexto escolar:
Assinale a alternativa que preenche corretamente a lacuna: "The book is ______ the table."
Qual o significado do *phrasal verb* "give up" na frase "I gave up smoking"?
Qual a forma interrogativa da frase "He can swim"?
Discourse markers are words or phrases used to organize speech and writing, signaling the speaker's attitude or the relationship between ideas. Identify the function of the discourse marker "actually" in the sentence: "People think he is British, but actually, he is Australian."
Prepositions of place describe the position of an object relative to another. Select the alternative that correctly completes the sentence: "The picture is hanging _____ the wall."
Analise as ideias sobre o emprego de artigos em Inglês no Ensino Fundamental: I. O artigo definido “the” pode ser usado antes de substantivos cujo sentido já esteja claro no contexto. II. O artigo indefinido “a” ou “an” nunca é aplicado diante de palavras no singular, pois expressa pluralidade. III. Em alguns casos, o uso do artigo definido realça uma referência específica já mencionada anteriormente. IV. A ausência de artigo antes de certos substantivos indica uso genérico, dependendo do sentido pretendido. Estão CORRETAS as afirmativas:
Qual alternativa apresenta o uso correto do pronome possessivo?
The Passive Voice is used to shift the focus from the doer of the action to the action itself or the object. Choose the alternative that correctly transforms the active sentence "The chef prepared a delicious meal" into the passive voice.
Connectives (or linking words) are crucial for joining clauses and expressing relationships between ideas. In the sentence "She studied hard for the exam; nevertheless, she didn't get a good grade," the connective "nevertheless" expresses:
Complete a frase com a forma correta do advérbio: "She sings ___________ than her sister."
Verb tenses and moods allow speakers to locate actions in time and express attitudes. Analyze the statements about the use of verb tenses in English. I.The Present Perfect tense describes an action that happened at an unspecified time in the past or has a connection to the present. II.The Simple Past tense is used for actions that were completed at a definite time in the past. III.The Present Continuous tense is used to describe permanent states and facts that are always true. Choose the alternative that indicates the correct statement(s).
Converting a statement from the text into formal reported speech, which option correctly reports: "The Spanish first contacted the Maya culture in the Yucatan"?
In English grammar, the Genitive Case is often used to show possession or relationships between people. When a teacher wants to express that a specific book belongs to a student named Lucas, the correct sentence structure using the genitive case is:
The Noun Phrase (NP) is a syntactic unit built around a noun, which functions as the head, and may include determiners and modifiers. Analyze the statements below regarding the structure of the noun phrase in the sentence: "The three expensive cars." I."Cars" is the head noun of the phrase, determining the number and gender of the phrase. II."The" acts as a determiner (definite article), identifying the specific group of cars being referred to. III."Three" and "expensive" function as pre-modifiers (numeral and adjective) that describe the head noun. Choose the alternative that indicates the correct statement(s).
Adjectives are used to describe nouns, and their forms change when comparing two or more things. Analyze the statements about the degrees of adjectives:I. To compare two things using short adjectives like "tall", we add "-er" to the end (e.g., "taller") and use "than".II. To express the highest degree of a quality with long adjectives like "expensive", we use "the most" before the adjective.III. The comparative form of the irregular adjective "good" is "gooder" and the superlative is "the goodest".The correct statement(s) is/are:
Os verbos modais (Modal Verbs) carregam matizes de significado como habilidade, permissão, obrigação e dedução. Analise a frase: 'Look at the wet streets. It must have rained last night.' Assinale a alternativa que explica corretamente o uso da estrutura destacada.
Avalie as afirmativas relacionadas ao ensino de verbos em Inglês no contexto de turmas do Ensino Fundamental: I. O professor pode explorar variações temporais e aspectuais, conectando o uso de tempos verbais a situações cotidianas. II. A memorização de listas extensas de verbos irregulares dispensa a necessidade de contextualização. III. A utilização de jogos e dramatizações favorece a assimilação dos diferentes tempos verbais. IV. A abordagem reflexiva sobre a função de cada verbo em frases diversas amplia a competência discursiva dos alunos. Estão CORRETAS as afirmativas:
The indefinite articles "a" and "an" are used with singular nouns, and their usage depends on the initial sound of the following word. If a student wants to talk about an animal that starts with a vowel sound, the correct sentence is:
Phrasal verbs consist of a verb plus a particle (preposition or adverb) that creates a new meaning. Mark T, (True), or F, (False) for the definitions of the phrasal verbs in bold. (__) "To look for" means to try to find something or someone (search). (__)"To give up" means to stop doing something or to surrender. (__)"To get up" means to leave a bus or a train. (__)"To turn on" means to start a machine or light by pressing a switch. Select the alternative that presents the correct sequence, from top to bottom.
Rob and Jenny are talking about their lives, appearance and preference. At the end of their conversation, Rob, who isn’t English speaker told her about his sister, Alice. Choose the correct sentence to tell about what Alice doesn’t like to do.
Pronouns are words used to replace nouns to avoid repetition. Subject pronouns perform the action, while object pronouns receive the action. In the sentence "Mary called John yesterday", if we replace "John" with the correct object pronoun, the sentence becomes:
Pronouns are used to replace nouns, and their form depends on their function in the sentence. In the sentence "Sarah gave the book to Peter," identify the correct pronouns to replace "Sarah" and "Peter".
The mayor of New York city decided to build another bridge there last year. Identify the sentence that is Applied the rule of using the passive voice correctly.
Cohesion refers to the linguistic links in a text, while coherence refers to the logical flow of ideas. Mark T, (True), or F, (False) for the statements regarding cohesive devices. (__) Reference uses pronouns like "he", "she", or "they" to refer back to a noun mentioned earlier, maintaining continuity. (__)Conjunctions like "however" and "therefore" establish logical relationships between sentences or clauses. (__)Ellipsis involves repeating the same sentence multiple times to ensure the reader understands the point. (__)Lexical cohesion can be achieved through the use of synonyms or related words to avoid unnecessary repetition. Select the alternative that presents the correct sequence, from top to bottom.
Os verbos irregulares em inglês não seguem a regra padrão de adicionar "-ed" para formar o passado. Analise a frase: "She wrote a letter to her friend." O verbo "wrote" é a forma do passado simples (Simple Past) de um verbo irregular. Qual é a forma infinitiva (base form) correta deste verbo?
A exploração de pronomes demonstrativos em Inglês (this, that, these, those) demanda compreensão de distância e referência. Qual proposta favorece o aprendizado desses pronomes em sala de aula?
No trecho "So, try to incorporate a variety of foods into your meals, and don’t forget to enjoy your food”, a palavra destacada tem valor de:
The adverb “ordinarily” in “can lead to saying things we wouldn’t ordinarily say in a face‑to‑face situation.” could be replaced by
Conditional sentences describe a condition and its result. The First Conditional is used for real or possible situations in the future. Select the correct structure for the First Conditional.
The Passive Voice is used when the focus is on the action or the object, rather than the subject who performed it. Mark T, (True), or F, (False) for the statements about the Passive Voice:(__) To form the passive voice, we use the verb "to be" in the appropriate tense followed by the "past participle" of the main verb.(__) The object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive sentence (e.g., "They built the house" -> "The house was built").(__) We can never use the passive voice in the Present Simple tense; it is only used for past events.(__) In the passive voice, the person who does the action must always be mentioned at the start of the sentence.Mark the alternative that shows the correct sequence, from top to bottom.
The modal verb used in the period “Our hyperconnectivity means we may have difficulty disconnecting or creating space to unwind.” could be changed to
Considere as afirmações sobre o emprego de adjetivos e advérbios na construção de sentidos em Inglês: I. Adjetivos qualificam substantivos e podem alterar o significado do termo descrito, impactando o sentido global da frase. II. Advérbios modificam verbos, adjetivos ou outros advérbios, contribuindo para nuances de tempo, modo ou grau. III. A posição de um advérbio em uma frase não gera variações de sentido, pois sua função é fixa. IV. A seleção de adjetivos e advérbios adequados pode ampliar a clareza e a eficácia comunicativa no texto. Estão CORRETAS as afirmativas:
No trecho “These fats are essential for brain and heart health”, a palavra destacada poderia ser substituída, sem perda de sentido, por:
Adverbs are used to modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs, providing information about how, when, or where something happens. Analyze the statements about adverbs:I. "Yesterday" is an adverb of time that indicates when an action took place.II. "Quickly" is typically an adverb of manner, formed by adding "-ly" to the adjective "quick", describing how an action is performed.III. "Always" and "never" are adverbs of place that indicate where the action happens.The correct statement(s) is/are:
O domínio das estruturas condicionais (Conditionals) é essencial para expressar hipóteses, consequências e situações imaginárias. Sobre o uso e a estrutura das condicionais em inglês, analise as afirmativas a seguir. I. A 'Zero Conditional', utilizada para verdades universais e fatos científicos, estrutura-se geralmente com 'If + Present Simple, ... Present Simple'. II. A 'Second Conditional' é usada para situações hipotéticas ou pouco prováveis no presente/futuro e segue a estrutura 'If + Past Simple, ... would + infinitive'. III. A 'Third Conditional' expressa arrependimentos ou situações passadas que não ocorreram e utiliza a estrutura 'If + Past Perfect, ... would have + Past Participle'. Assinale a alternativa que apresenta somente as proposições CORRETAS:
Prepositions of time are often confusing for students. The preposition "on" is used for specific days and dates, while "in" is used for months and years. The sentence that uses the preposition correctly is:
“Homophones” são palavras que possuem a mesma pronúncia, ainda que diferentes na grafi a e no signifi cado. No trecho “Too much of these can harm your health”, o termo destacado é pronunciado da mesma forma que:
In the sentence "She might travel to the beach this weekend, but she is not sure yet," what is the primary semantic function of the modal verb "might"?
Consider the following verb phrases taken from an academic argumentative text: has long been witnessed in the clause "the late 20th century witnessed ..." suggests and empowers. Based on these forms and their uses in English, analyze the assertions below: I.Has long been represents the Present Perfect Simple, indicating a state that started in the past and continues to the present. II.Witnessed (in "the late 20th century witnessed ...") is in the Simple Past, referring to a definite time in the past. III.Suggests and empowers are in the Simple Present, used here to express facts or theoretical truths within the author's argument. Mark the option that presents only the correct statements.
Choose the sentence with the correct use of prepositions:
Look at the fragment: “others, such as content-based language teaching or English as an Additional Language (EAL)”. In English, there are also the terms other, another, the other, the others – all of them used to refer to something or someone different from the one(s) already mentioned. Choose the alternative with the correct use of one of these terms.
Choose the sentence that correctly uses a gerund or an infinitive:
Collocations are mentioned in the text as one of the language aspects to be covered in CLIL. A well-known difficulty Brazilian students contend with is the decision between “make” and “do” in collocations. The alternative with the correct use of a collocation is:
The line "They'll learn much more than I'll ever know" is an example of the following grammatical structure:
Considering the use of the passive voice in English, analyze the sentence "...the concept of method has long been a central construct...". Suppose it comes from an active sentence such as "Scholars have considered the concept of method a central construct". Now, analyze the passive construction related to this example and choose the option that correctly identifies a passive voice feature or transformation.
In the sentence "it was recorded by Louis Armstrong in 1967", the grammatical structure is:
Analyze the sentence: 'Unless you study harder, you will fail the exam.' Analyze the assertions below: I.'Unless' introduces a conditional subordinate clause meaning 'If... not'. II.The main clause expresses a future consequence dependent on the condition. III.The sentence can be paraphrased as 'If you don't study harder, you will fail the exam' with identical meaning. Mark the option that presents only the correct statements.
Considering general features of English grammar and usage in academic texts, analyze the following statements about the Passive Voice. Mark T (True) or F (False) for the statements about the Passive Voice: (__ )In the passive voice, the object of an active sentence becomes the subject of the passive sentence. (__ )Only transitive verbs that take an object can form a passive construction. (__ )In English, the passive voice is formed by using the main verb in the -ing form after the verb to be. (__ )Passive structures are always incorrect in academic writing and should be completely avoided. Mark the alternative that shows the correct sequence, from top to bottom.
Complete the following sentences with the appropriate adjective or adverb to make the correct comparisons or superlatives . I’m a terrible singer. You can sing _______ than me (good) Paul is the _______ person in his family (tall). Fortaleza is the _______ capital in Brasil (danger). Select the correct answer.
“When I _________ Julia this morning, she ____________ Macbeth.”
Read the short paragraph below and choose the alternative that completes the gaps correctly : “Should” and “might” are _______. While “should” is used for _______ and ________, “might” is used for _________.
Which of the following plural forms is incorrectly inflected in English?
Em um texto regulatório, a sentença Teachers must report any incident within 24 hours expressa:
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs. This is the best vacation we ______ (ever have). I have _______ such a beautiful baby (never see). A great opportunity ______ (have been / miss). Select the correct answer.
He is good at basketball but he _____ want to play now.
In the excerpt from the third paragraph “Researchers and educators have sought new practices in education that will suit the demands of the present day”, the word in bold can be replaced, without meaning change, by
A noun phrase is a group of words that functions like a noun in a sentence. It consists of a noun and its modifiers, which can be words or groups of words that describe the noun. Adjective clauses and adjective phrases may modify the noun and help readers by providing more information about nouns and pronouns in a sentence. In the following alternatives, the expression in bold that corresponds to an adjective clause is found in
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in parentheses. Once upon a time there ____(is) a little prince who _____ (live) on a planet scarcely bigger than himself and who _____(have) a need for a friend. He _____ (find) a fox who ____ (ask) him to be _____ (tame). Select the correct answer.
Choose the sentence that presents correctly the subject-verb agreement in English. Which sentence is grammatically correct?
Ao analisar a frase By next semester, the school will have been implementing the new curriculum for two years, o professor deve reconhecer que o tempo verbal expressa:
In the excerpt “technologies have a relevant and crucial role that should be critically considered” the word in bold may be substituted, with no change in meaning, for
Os fundamentos da língua inglesa baseiam-se em quatro pilares essenciais: a gramática, o vocabulário, a fonética e a fonologia. A gramática estabelece as regras para a organização das palavras e a formação de frases, permitindo que a comunicação seja clara e eficaz. Assinale a alternativa que apresenta a estrutura básica correta de uma frase afirmativa em inglês no tempo presente simples:
The sentence which starts the dialogue between interviewer and interviewee “It’s been a year since your book came out and caused a huge conversation” has a verb in the present perfect tense. Another correct use of the present perfect is found in alternative:
The sentence “The 19 -year -old was reported missing from Swanage on 7 November” is written in which tense, and why is this tense appropriate in the context of the article?
In the excerpt from the second paragraph “for some of them are naturalized and incorporated, but others still continue aliens”, the word in bold is being used with the same meaning in
Considere a frase: The teacher’s mentors’ feedback was incorporated into the final proposal. A construção indica:
In the sentence from the last paragraph “Had the teacher followed the curriculum strictly, the students may not have been able to grasp the lesson from the book”, the clause in bold
Choose the option that best reports the statement below, adjusting tense, pronouns, time references and the relative clause.
The correct form of the verb to be to complete the sentence “Your skirt _______ dirty at the party yesterday” is:
Assinale a alternativa em que a preposição responde adequadamente às restrições lexicais do verbo:
No enunciado "She quickly solved the problem", a palavra destacada apresenta a seguinte classe gramatical e tradução para o português:
In an EFL classroom, students were asked to rewrite a paragraph adding discourse markers to improve cohesion and coherence. The teacher emphasized expressions that organize ideas, signal contrast, and add exemplification. Considering the main functions of discourse markers, choose the correct option.
Imagine a continuation of the article stated: “The #JusticeForGaia campaign became more influential than many other local initiatives.” What is the grammatical function of the underlined structure?
Mark the alternative that most accurately corresponds to the conditional form used to describe an unreal past situation and its unreal past result.
No período She revised the draft thoroughly, whereas the committee moved on without further discussion, a conjunção whereas estabelece relação de:
No segmento "They bought a new car yesterday", o termo destacado apresenta a seguinte classificação e tradução: