Questões de Concurso Sobre substantivos contáveis e incontáveis | countable and uncountable em inglês

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Q2316849 Inglês

Julgue o item subsequente. 


Countable and uncountable nouns present distinct challenges in English grammar. Countable nouns refer to individual items that can be enumerated, while uncountable nouns denote substances or concepts without clear boundaries. Mastery of these distinctions is crucial for accurate article usage and grammatical agreement.

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Q2316847 Inglês

Julgue o item subsequente. 


The zero article, the absence of any article, is used in specific contexts, such as with plural and uncountable nouns or when referring to things in general. Understanding when to omit articles is essential for precise communication in American English.

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Q2248476 Inglês

What life in medieval Europe was really like


      A time of innovation, philosophy, and legendary works of art: the realities of the medieval period (500 to 1500 C.E.) in Europe may surprise you. Many know the years before the Renaissance and _________________ that followed as Europe’s “Dark Ages,” a time of backward, slovenly, and brutal people who were technologically primitive and hopelessly superstitious.

     Sure, it would take until the 19th century for the germ theory of disease to overtake the concept of humors and “miasmas” that could damage human health. But the ___________ image of medieval people as slovenly, unwashed, and lacking hygiene is false. In fact, both indoor and outdoor bathing were beloved in Europe. People not only made and used soap at home, but they frequented bathhouses—some public, some private, some merely fronts for brothels.

      A myth persists that during the Middle Ages, the unenlightened believed Earth was flat and worried that ships might even fall off the planet’s edge. That’s patently false: People knew the planet was a sphere as far back as ancient Greece (12th to 9th centuries B.C.), and had relatively complex astronomical and planetary ______________ by the time Christopher Columbus made his voyage to the Americas in 1492.

      The so-called “Dark Ages” is a myth historians have spent years trying to disprove. The myth seems to stem from some authors’ use of “dark” to refer to everything from a 14th-century poet’s complaints about the quality of local literature to a 17th-century historian’s failed attempt to find historical sources from centuries earlier.


(Fonte: National Geographic — adaptado.)
Regarding countable and uncountable nouns, in relation to the underlined words, number the 2nd column according to the 1st column, then check the item that presents the CORRECT sequence:
(1) Countable. (2) Uncountable.
( ) The children are playing at the park. ( ) Hot water is always good for sore muscles. ( ) Our research is going to be groundbreaking, I bet. ( ) My heart is set on this, I can’t change it.
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Q2209848 Inglês


Try these expert tips for a safer solo trip




(Available at: https://news.airbnb.com/try-these-expert-tips-for-a-safer-solo-trip/ – text especially adapted for this text).

Analyze the following sentences below about the bold word “much” (l. 16):
I. It expresses a small amount. II. Its use is correct because it precedes an uncountable noun. III. It would be grammatically correct to replace the word by “many”.
Which ones are correct?
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Q2208076 Inglês
Which noun does not have the correct definition? Choose the INCORRECT answer.
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Q2169470 Inglês
Read the excerpt of the chapter “Decolonization” from the book Post-Colonial Studies: The Key Concepts below to answer QUESTION.

“Decolonization is the process of revealing and dismantling colonialist power in all its forms. This includes dismantling the hidden aspects of those institutional and cultural forces that had maintained the colonialist power and that remain even after political independence is achieved. Initially, in many places in the colonized world, the process of resistance was conducted in terms or institutions appropriated from the colonizing culture itself. This was only to be expected, since early nationalists had been educated to perceive themselves as potential heirs to European political systems and models of culture. This occurred not only in settler colonies where the white colonial élite was a direct product of the system, but even in colonies of occupation. Macaulay’s infamous 1835 Minute on Indian Education had proposed the deliberate creation in India of just such a class of ‘brown white men’, educated to value European culture above their own. This is the locus classicus of this hegemonic process of control, but there are numerous other examples in the practices of other colonies. […]
As well as direct and indirect economic control, the continuing influence of Eurocentric cultural models privileged the imported over the indigenous: colonial languages over local languages; writing over orality and linguistic culture over inscriptive cultures of other kinds (dance, graphic arts, which had often been designated ‘folk culture’). Against all these occlusions and overwritings of pre-colonial cultural practices, a number of programmes of decolonization have been attempted. Notable among these have been those that seek to revive and revalue local languages. The pressure of the global economy means that élite communication is dominated by the use of the ex-colonial languages, notably the new ‘world language’ of English, whose power derives from its historical use across the largest of the modern empires and from its use by the United States.” (ASHCROFT, et al., 2007, p. 56-57)
A. Look at the following groups of countable and uncountable nouns:
I – nationalist, example, world, empire, program. II – process, culture, power, product, information. III – decolonization, information, power, education, advice. IV – institution, decolonization, advice, system, model.
B. Considering the classification between countable and uncountable nouns, in which groups do all the words share the same type of nouns? 
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Q2166446 Inglês
Decide whether the bold nouns in the sentences below are COUNTABLE (C) or UNCOUNTABLE (U).
( ) That building is a piece of art! It’s made mainly of glass. ( ) Can you please hand me those clothes? ( ) I have so much work to do today, I’m already tired. ( ) Have you noticed how many new butters are available at the store? ( ) You know I love coffee!
The correct order of filling the parentheses, from top to bottom, is: 
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Q2163840 Inglês

Julgue o item subsequente. 

The word “information” is an uncountable noun. 
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Q2124614 Inglês
     Children are not being taught enough about plants at a time when they could be the answer to global warming, scientists have warned. This has led to people becoming “disconnected from the botanical world” of plants when understanding flora has become crucial to ecology. Even students starting masters’ degrees in biology lack a “basic” ability to identify plants, the new study claims.
       Data from the Higher Education Statistics Agency of the United Kingdom reveals just one student graduated in plant science for every 185 who graduated in other life sciences between 2007 and 2019. The lack of botanical knowledge means people can’t identify invasive species and that ecological damage is being done as trees are planted in the wrong places and wildflower meadows are damaged.
     Researchers argue “nature literacy” must become a core skill for professionals from planners, engineers, architects, and educators as much as it does to farmers, foresters, and fishermen. Researchers at the University of Leeds, in England, say plant ecology — which studies the distribution and abundance of plants, the effect of the environment on them and how they interact with the environment — is also not taught well enough. “We ignore the opportunities presented to us by the botanical world at our own peril,” said lead study author and doctoral student Seb Stroud.
       This data is also corroborated by the Scottish government, which said there are not enough skilled people to implement “nature-based solutions” to rising temperatures. The University of Leeds team also argued that people’s inability to identify plants could make the spread of invasive plants worse. The researchers conclude: “The extinction of botanical education will only continue to worsen unless we break the cycle of disconnection from the botanical world.”

Internet:<https://www.newsweek.com/>  (adapted). 

Based on the text above, judge the following item.


The words “Data” (in the second paragraph) and “flora” (in the first paragraph) are both examples of uncountable nouns that refer to groups of specific elements.


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Q2064486 Inglês
A gramática da língua inglesa classifica os substantivos em contáveis e incontáveis. Os substantivos contáveis podem ser contados e os incontáveis não podem. Analise as afirmativas a seguir e assinale a alternativa correta.
I. Tesla seemed to have a high level of intelligence. II. Let’s get rid of the old luggages. III. Please clean your equipment every day. IV. They have a lot of money.
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Q2026108 Inglês
Read the text below and answer the question that follow:
Text 1:

What makes a school good? (Part I)

Everyone is concerned about the quality of education a school offers, but how is quality measured? We often hear that schools in some countries are excellent, while schools in other countries are filled with problems. What factors should we be looking at to judge how 'good' schools are or aren't? I decided to do some research on the topic to see if I could come up with some answers.

One way of deciding if a school is good is by looking at how many students go on to university when they leave. If you look at all the schools in the world, the country which sends the highest numbers of its students to university is Finland. So, I looked at conditions in Finnish schools to see what made them so successful.

Often you will hear people say that the best schools are those that are strict. So, are the schools in Finland very strict? The answer is no, they aren't. They are usually very informal places with teachers and students sharing ideas. In fact, Finnish schools have a unique way of dealing with students and this could be the reason why they are so successful. While students in many countries spend long hours in school studying boring subjects, lucky students in Finland have short school days and ten weeks of summer holidays.Added to that, lunch is free and there are lots of lessons in sport, music and art.

Also, Finnish schools seem to have a different philosophy. They believe in equality and making school seem like a home away from home, so students feel comfortable and enjoy going there. The aim of the schools is not only to focus on 'good' students but also to provide extra help to students that need it. The result of this is that less able students do much better in Finland than they would in other countries.

Taken from: Chapman, Joanne. Laser B1 +. Teacher's book. Macmillan, 2008.

According to the third paragraph, there are lots of lessons in music in Finnish schools.

Choose the only sentence in which the noun MUSIC was used correctly.

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Q2006056 Inglês

Education


Education encompasses both the teaching and learning of knowledge, proper conduct, and technical competency. It thus focuses on the cultivation of skills, trades or professions, as well as mental, moral & aesthetic development.

Formal education consists of systematic instruction, teaching and training by professional teachers. This consists of the application of pedagogy and the development of curricula

The right to education is a fundamental human right. Since 1952, Article 2 of the first Protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights obliges all signatory parties to guarantee the right to education. At world level, the United Nations’ International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights of 1966 guarantees this right under its Article 13. 

Educational systems are established to provide education and training, often for children and the young. A curriculum defines what students should know, understand and be able to do as the result of education. A teaching profession delivers teaching which enables learning, and a system of policies, regulations, examinations, structures and funding enables teachers to teach to the best of their abilities.

Primary (or elementary) education consists of the first years of formal, structured education. In general, primary education consists of six or seven years of schooling starting at the age of 5 or 6, although this varies between, and sometimes within, countries. Globally, around 70% of primary-age children are enrolled in primary education, and this proportion is rising.

In most contemporary educational systems of the world, secondary education consists of the second years of formal education that occur during adolescence. It is characterized by transition from the typically compulsory, comprehensive primary education for minors, to the optional, selective tertiary, “post-secondary”, or “higher” education (e.g., university, vocational school) for adults.

Higher education, also called tertiary, third stage, or post secondary education, is the non-compulsory educational level that follows the completion of a school providing a secondary education, such as a high school or secondary school. Tertiary education is normally taken to include undergraduate and postgraduate education, as well as vocational education and training. Colleges and universities are the main institutions that provide tertiary education. Collectively, these are sometimes known as tertiary institutions. Tertiary education generally results in the receipt of certificates, diplomas, or academic degrees. 

Considering the words ‘curricula’ and ‘curriculum’, in bold in the text, choose the correct alternative.
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Q2005955 Inglês

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Internet: <www.nortechplus.com>.

Choose the alternative that presents a correct association between a term from the text and its word class. 
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Q1998020 Inglês

Read the following text and answer question.


Importance of Aquaculture 



Aquaculture involves the art, science and business of breeding aquatic animals and plants in fresh or marine waters for human use. It also extends to the marketing of such organisms in a controlled environment. It is a kind of agriculture, and therefore, it requires inputs such as clean water and nutrients. It also requires storage for harvested produce, transportation and marketing facilities.

Inputs often depend on the species that are farmed. Species lower on the aquatic food chain usually require less input, as they feed on microorganisms and are fine in just clean water. More inputs like fish or fishmeal, cereals, or grains are required, as we get higher on the food chain with species like salmon or tuna.

All over the world, the demand for seafood has increased because people have learned that seafood as part of regular diets are healthier and help fight cardiovascular disease, cancer, Alzheimer’s and many other major illnesses.

Aquaculture will add to wild seafood, and make it _______ and accessible to all.

Aquaculture business provides tax and royalty revenue to local governments. Besides, there is also potential revenue from exports. 



(Adapted from: https://goo.gl/qcbcfY. Access: 01/25/2018)

The word marketing in “It also extends to the marketing of such organisms in a controlled environment” functions as 
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Q1791125 Inglês
“Could you finish the test within the allotted time?” “Unfortunately not – it asked for too .”
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Q1781439 Inglês
Instruction: answer the question based on the following text.

Why people are so obsessed with hygge, the cozy Danish lifestyle movement



Adapted from: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/23/what-is-hygge-and-why-are-people-so-obsessed-with-it.html
Nouns as ‘food’ (l. 06) may be countable or uncountable, depending on the context. The following nouns usually follow the same rule, EXCEPT:
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Q1737610 Inglês
Complete the sentences. Use VERY LITTLE or VERY FEW.
I drink ____________ coffee. I prefer tea. The town is very quiet at night. __________ people go out. The weather here is very dry in summer. There is _____ rain.
Choose the correct alternative:
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Q1735531 Inglês
Answers the question according to the text below. 

TEXT IV 
Technology is supposed to make us more connected. We can stay in touch with our friends all the time on Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr, and, of course, by texting. But are our smartphones actually getting in the way of real socializing? Could technology be making us more alone?

The highlighted words in the text are respectively.
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Q1730985 Inglês

Assinale a alternativa que completa corretamente os espaços em branco.


I. There’s ____ juice left in the refrigerator.

II. I have ____ good friends to count on.

III. There are ____ people she really like in her job.

IV. He has ____ free time, because is a workaholic.

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Q1722414 Inglês
We often use two nouns together to show that one thing is a part of something else. Identify the wrong noun modifier used.
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Respostas
21: C
22: C
23: B
24: A
25: B
26: A
27: E
28: C
29: C
30: A
31: B
32: C
33: B
34: A
35: E
36: B
37: B
38: A
39: A
40: C