Questões de Língua Inglesa do ano 2007

The alternative containing false cognates is

• A. component – effectiveness
• B. competence – just
• C. actual – pretend
• D. communication – interlocutors
• E. proficient – interested

According to the text, Bo Cleveland

• A. embarked on an unscientific trip with his wife.
• B. is exhausted after ten weeks of his experiment.
• C. plans an egalitarian society for the rest of his family.
• D. had his first child ten weeks ago.
• E. says that Little Arthur won’t be smart.

According to the text, a study published in the journal Science indicates that

• A. firstborns are more intelligent than their siblings.
• B. Arthur is destined to be smart.
• C. Arthur had the good luck to be born first.
• D. Arthur will get extra attention from his parents.
• E. firstborns will be part of an egalitarian society.

Based on the text, it is possible to infer that Bo Cleveland

• A. is not worried about educating his child.
• B. is a scientist who does research on IQ.
• C. wants to teach his child how to become smart.
• D. does not want to have another child.
• E. is a teacher at Pennsylvania State University.

The correct passive voice for … he’s already planned an egalitarian strategy … is

• A. an egalitarian strategy is already planned by him.
• B. he had already been planned by an egalitarian strategy.
• C. an egalitarian strategy has already been planned by him.
• D. he was already planned by an egalitarian strategy.
• E. an egalitarian strategy is already being planned by him.

Choose the alternative that, according to the context, describes the correct category of highly, firstborn, sibling, too.

• A. adverb – adjective – adjective – adverb
• B. adjective – adjective – noun – adjective
• C. adverb – adjective – noun – adverb
• D. adjective – noun – verb – adverb
• E. adverb – noun – noun – adverb

According to the fragment, constructive criticism takes place when

• A. each member shows respect for other members’ opinions.
• B. disagreements lead members to share goals and communicate naturally.
• C. the members use communication to emphasize their respect for others.
• D. focus on the voice of each member encourages a win-win orientation.
• E. differing ideas lead to supportive communication of ideas.

According to the text, cooperative communication means

• A. expressing support for discussion of differing personalities.
• B. emphasizing shared interests and discussing safe issues.
• C. binding people together and helping them to win.
• D. tolerating different personalities and issues.
• E. listening to others and voicing one’s own opinion.

The only verb that is not a synonym for … achieve…in line 2 is

• A. miss.
• B. attain.
• C. accomplish.
• D. get.
• E. reach.

You do not add the suffix –ness to form nouns to the adjectives

• A. rich and polite.
• B. shy and strict.
• C. happy and impulsive.
• D. encouraging and strong.
• E. sad and light.