Questões de Língua Inglesa do ano 2007

The verbs or nouns in which the final –s or –es is pronounced, respectively, as the phonemes /z/, /iz/ and /z/ are

• A. seems … causes … genes
• B. works … leads … sheds
• C. calls … scientists … years
• D. thirds … adults … objects
• E. relatives … birds … bees

The alternative that contains words stressed on the first syllable is

• A. genetic … rudely … human
• B. another … sometimes … condition
• C. biology … severe … linguistics
• D. marriage … difficulty … other
• E. grammar … articulation … unique

… its … in line 12 refers to the noun

• A. spanner.
• B. pint.
• C. brain.
• D. microcephaly.
• E. volume.

… Even though … in line 15 expresses

• A. concession.
• B. reason.
• C. addition.
• D. time.
• E. purpose.

After reading the passage, one can conclude that

• A. both biology and linguistics are interdisciplinary.
• B. microcephaly can account for the biology of linguistics.
• C. FOXP2 often causes a lot of trouble with grammar and articulation.
• D. the brain lacks one-third of its capacity due to ancestry.
• E. the system of vocal communication matches nature.

According to the text, strategic competence refers to

• A. the strategies that we use to master breakdowns in language.
• B. the command that we have of strategies to improve efficiency in communication.
• C. one or more components of our communicative competence.
• D. competence to be proficient in a language more than in another.
• E. the capacity to put into action the effectiveness of the communication factor.

According to the text, learners of English

• A. can be considered proficient even if they cannot use everyday expressions.
• B. use more strategic competence when they are more proficient in the language.
• C. should not hide their incompetence by using strategic competence.
• D. tend to change the subject to show they are using their strategic competence.
• E. are using their strategic competence when they pretend to understand their interlocutors.

Choose the alternative that contains the words that can, respectively, replace mastery, enhance and breakdowns.

• A. control … improve … collapse
• B. command … intensify … failure
• C. rule … fortify … fragments
• D. influence … raise … pieces
• E. domination … strengthen … chips

The correct translation for …The more proficient learners become in their second language, the less likely they are to rely on strategic competence … is

• A. É menos provável que os mais proficientes aprendizes da segunda língua tornem-se mais confiantes na competência estratégica.
• B. Os mais proficientes aprendizes da segunda língua são os que mais gostam de confiar na competência estratégica.
• C. Quanto mais proficientes se tornam os aprendizes na segunda língua, menos gostam de depender da competência estratégica.
• D. Quanto mais proficientes os aprendizes se tornam na segunda língua, mais provável é que dependam da competência estratégica.
• E. Quanto mais proficientes os aprendizes da segunda língua, menos probabilidade eles têm de depender da competência estratégica.

This, in line 6, refers to

• A. communicative competence.
• B. mastery.
• C. strategic competence.
• D. factors.
• E. breakdowns.