Questões de Língua Inglesa da Centro de Produção da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (CEPERJ)

Tag questions are short questions normally used to check information or ask for agreement. The right tag question for “Now let’s talk about diet” (line 29) is:

• A. will we?
• B. do we?
• C. shall we?
• D. can we?
• E. must we?

Text, paragraphs and sentences have purposes. The communicative purpose of the excerpt “Cardio can be anything that keeps your heart racing for the entire time, including biking, swimming, dancing… you name it!” (line 41-43) is to:

• A. ad an idea
• B. clarify a concept
• C. promote an argument
• D. express a command
• E. provide an explanation

The combination of physical exercises which has been left out of the source text is:

• A. dancing; running; swimming; crunches
• B. biking; swimming; crunches; rowing
• C. abdominals; lunges; biking; squats
• D. crunches; rowing; rowing; squats
• E. biking; dancing; abdominals; rowing

In addition to skin cancer, the author shows two other major concerns in the text. These concerns are:

• A. body flaws and fitness
• B. fitness and pleasant appearance
• C. pleasant appearance and body flaws
• D. healthy eating habits and fitness
• E. healthy eating habits and body flaws

In reported speech, the speaker may choose a specific reporting verb to convey a different (and personal) purpose. The reported structure that presents a summary of “Fast food is fattening” (line 36), according to the text is: The author:

• A. implied that fast food is fattening
• B. claimed that fast food is fattening
• C. warned the reader that fast food was fattening.
• D. reminded the reader that fast food would be fattening.
• E. replied to the reader that fast food would be fattening.

In the source text there is evidence of the writer´s assumption of what his/her target audience is like. The assumption behind the ´handy list´ is that readers:

• A. might find bikinis a relevant topic
• B. feel insecure and need tips to get on with life
• C. do not know when to get prepared for summer
• D. may react positively if the article is sound
• E. like to get hints on summer related topics

A title which would best summarize the content of the text would be:

• A. a checklist for the summer
• B. do’s and don’ts for the summer
• C. effective tips for the bikini season
• D. effortless suggestions to look nice in a bikini
• E. long lasting ways to get ready for the summer

An idiom has been defined as a lexical item (usually a phrase or a clause) whose meaning cannot be derived from the sum of its parts. The idiom in “summer is just around the corner” (line 1-2) means that “summer is:

• A. in our hands
• B. probably in the way
• C. hoped to happen soon
• D. nearly round the bend
• E. to take place shortly

The lexical item ´handy´ is used in “Here´s a handy list” (line 4) and “keep it handy” (line 26). In each instance it means respectively:

• A. useful; nearby
• B. ready; nearby
• C. useful; locked
• D. convenient; ready
• E. convenient; locked

The only alternative below which in the text conveys the meaning of ´manner´is:

• A. often… (line 7)
• B. closely (line 9)
• C. simply (line 44)
• D. usually (line 32)
• E. positively (line 49)