Questões de Concurso Sobre inglês

Consider the following sentences about the word ‘Yeesh’ (l.11):

I. It’s an emphatic word.

II. It is informal.

III. A word to describe something that isn't good.

Which ones are correct?

Consider the following statements:

I. ‘colder’ (line 09) is the superlative form of ‘cold’.

II. In line 11, ‘less sad’ is incorrect, ‘saddest’ should have been used.

III. ‘sadder’ (line 13) has a spelling error as it should have been spelled with only one letter ‘d’.

Which ones are correct?

Consider the following statements:

I. In line 1, the blank should be filled in by ‘for create’.

BECAUSE

II. The verb ‘to thank’ is always followed by the preposition ‘for’ plus a noun.

Considering the sentences above:

Analise o texto abaixo sobre o uso das mídias e tecnologias para o ensino e aprendizagem da Língua Inglesa no Brasil.

“O advento da internet permitiu contatos globalizados no Brasil, popularizaram-se as ........................... por meio de e-mail, listas de discussão e fóruns. Com todo o avanço tecnológico agregado ao ensino de línguas, é evidente que o professor necessita também se tornar um profissional mais e mais preparado para as transformações......................... .

Desta forma, estar preparado para acompanhar as inovações tecnológicas e suas consequências ........................ constitui-se uma importante característica na atuação do professor.”

Assinale a alternativa que completa corretamente as lacunas do texto.

Grammar is not a language skill. It is a language component which is essential to the mastery of all the four skills. You cannot use any language skill without using grammar. Grammar is not an end in itself but it is a means to an end. I

Its importance when teaching English as foreign language is correctly expressed in which alternative?

The difficulty encountered by the students when they are learning to read in English at the beginning levels is:

The teaching of English as a foreign language is now one of the most important subjects in most schools. The four skills of language (also known as the four skills of language learning) are a set of four capabilities that allow an individual to comprehend and produce spoken language for proper and effective interpersonal communication.

These skills are:

Scanning and Skimming are Reading Strategies used to read texts in English.

Choose the alternative which presents the correct definition for them

The Direct Method of teaching was developed as a response to the Grammar-Translation method.

Choose the alternative which presents the correct characteristic of this Method.

Based on the fact that Communicative competence is the approach of Communicative Language Teaching, how are the features of a language best developed?

Learning English as a foreign language became essential nowadays because it:

This foreign language teaching method is a structural method based where students strictly follow the textbook and translate sentences word for word in order to memorize abstract grammatical rules.

Choose the alternative which contains the correct name of this Method.

What does the pronoun “them” refers to in the following sentence from the text: …”users are finding new ways to use them to communicate.

Read the following sentences and, according to the text, decide if they are true ( T ) or false ( F ).

( ) All text posted in Instagran is much higher than the ones posted in Facebook.

( ) Internet slang has decreased due to the use of emoji.

( ) The number of available emoji is over 700.

( ) Paring two or more emoji you can form complete sentences.

Choose the alternative which presents the correct sequence, from top to bottom

In the sentence:

‘Pairing two or more emoji together, for instance, can form rudimentary sentences or sentiments for others to understand.’

The best definition for ‘rudimentary’ is:

Match the words with their meanings:

Column 1 Words

1. inelegant

2. devices

3. prevalent

4. surge

Column 2 Meaning

( ) rush

( ) predominant

( ) unrefined

( ) gadgets

Choose the alternative which presents the correct sequence, from top to bottom.

According to the article, we can infer that Emoji:

Considering the meaning of the words ‘bare’, ‘hench’ and ‘dank’ as explicited in the text, fill in the blanks of the following sentences.
• Not all girls like _____ guys - some actually like skinny fellas. • The ____ memes are always the best. • The woman had _____ cats.
The correct order of filling in the blanks is:

Consider the passage below.
“…said the dictionary. The dictionary will be offering UK state schools free access to the OED online (l.27-28).
To avoid the repetition of ‘the dictionary’, it would be necessary to:
I. Change the second occurrence of ‘The dictionary’ to ‘which’. II. Change the full stop to a comma. III. Convert the second sentence to passive voice.
Which ones are correct?

Consider the use of apostrophe in the sentences below, then judge if they show possession (P) or omission (O) according to the context of occurrence.
( ) Young people’s language today (l.05). ( ) there’s something (l.13). ( ) Bare things poppin’ off (l.20).
The correct order of filling in the parenthesis, from the top to the bottom, is: