Questões de Inglês - Verbos modais | Modal verbs para Concurso
Foram encontradas 300 questões
Q597371
Inglês
Texto associado
TEXT 1
How to Deal with the Stress and Anxieties in the Public Relations Industry
Stress and anxiety are very common in today’s public relations industry. As a result, here is a list of techniques that a person can use to help manage the daily stresses and anxieties of their public relations industry profession.
Sometimes, we get stressed when everything happens all at once. When this happens, a person should take a deep breath and try to find something to do for a few minutes to get their mind off of the problem. A person could take a walk, listen to some music, read the newspaper or do an activity that will give them a fresh perspective on things.
When facing a current or upcoming task at your job that overwhelms you with a lot of anxiety, divide the task into a series of smaller steps and then complete each of the smaller tasks one at a time. Completing these smaller tasks will make the stress more manageable and increases your chances of success.
Challenge your negative thinking with positive statements and realistic thinking. When encountering thoughts that make you fearful or depressed, challenge those thoughts by asking yourself questions that will maintain objectivity and common sense. For example, you are afraid that if you do not get that job promotion then you will be stuck at your job forever. This depresses you; however your thinking in this situation is unrealistic. The fact of the matter is that there all are kinds of jobs available and just because you don’t get this job promotion doesn’t mean that you will never get one. In addition, people change jobs all the time, and you always have that option of going elsewhere if you are unhappy at your present location.
Remember that no one can predict the future with one hundred percent certainty. Even if the thing that you feared does happen there are circumstances and factors that you can’t predict which can be used to your advantage. […] Remember: We may be ninety-nine percent correct in predicting the future, but all it takes is for that one percent to make a world of difference.
(http://bprschicago.org/how-to-deal-with-the-stress-and-anxieties-in-the-public-relations-industry-2/)
As regards the content of the text, analyse the assertions below:
I - One way of administering stress is to do the task all at once and finish it up as fast as possible.
II- Upcoming situations cannot be wholly anticipated and controlled.
III- One should ask questions on thoughts that may cause anxiety.
IV- Even if unhappy with a job, one should keep it as jobs are hard to obtain.
The verb phrase in “a person should take a deep breath” implies:
Ano: 2015
Banca:
CESPE / CEBRASPE
Órgão:
TCE-RN
Provas:
CESPE - 2015 - TCE-RN - Conhecimentos Básicos para o Cargo 1
|
CESPE - 2015 - TCE-RN - Assessor Técnico de Informática - Cargo 1 |
Q585235
Inglês
In the text about IT-managers, the word
“could” (L.17) can be replaced by can without any change in the meaning of the text.
Q579704
Inglês
Texto associado
Read text I and answer the question.
Read text I and answer the question.
Text I
In “a foreign language must be taught" (line 4), the modal
auxiliary verb indicates
Ano: 2010
Banca:
CESPE / CEBRASPE
Órgão:
SEDU-ES
Prova:
CESPE - 2010 - SEDU-ES - Professor B — Ensino Fundamental e Médio — Inglês |
Q544910
Inglês
Texto associado
Internet: <www.scielo.br> (adapted).
Based on the text, judge the item below.
The modal “should" in the fragment (L.34) is used to express the idea of obligation or duty.
The modal “should" in the fragment (L.34) is used to express the idea of obligation or duty.
Ano: 2010
Banca:
CESPE / CEBRASPE
Órgão:
SEDU-ES
Prova:
CESPE - 2010 - SEDU-ES - Professor B — Ensino Fundamental e Médio — Inglês |
Q544889
Inglês
Texto associado
Internet: <tesl-ej.org> (adapted).
Based on the text, judge the item below.
The modal verbs “can” and “should” (L.24) are synonymous.
Ano: 2015
Banca:
FUNDATEC
Órgão:
BRDE
Provas:
FUNDATEC - 2015 - BRDE - Analista de Sistemas-Suporte
|
FUNDATEC - 2015 - BRDE - Analista de Sistemas-Administração de Banco de Dados |
FUNDATEC - 2015 - BRDE - Analista de Sistemas-Desenvolvimento de Sistemas |
FUNDATEC - 2015 - BRDE - Analista de Projetos-Agronomia |
FUNDATEC - 2015 - BRDE - Analista de Projetos-Área Econômico-Financeira |
FUNDATEC - 2015 - BRDE - Analista de Projetos-Engenharia |
FUNDATEC - 2015 - BRDE - Analista de Projetos-Área Jurídica |
Q519952
Inglês
– Consider the sentence: “If I’m just standing at the corner, I may not even see the light change” (l.38), and the following statements:
I. It is an example of the first conditional.
II. The modal verb ‘may’ expresses possibility.
III. ‘may’ could be replaced by ‘will’ without causing any difference in meaning.
Which ones are INCORRECT?
Ano: 2014
Banca:
IDECAN
Órgão:
CNEN
Provas:
IDECAN - 2014 - CNEN - Analista de Tecnologia da Informação/ Governança e Gestão
|
IDECAN - 2014 - CNEN - Enfermeiro |
Q514981
Inglês
Texto associado
1. The ECOWAS COMMISSION has allocated own funds towards the cost of the Supply, Deployment & Installation of Network Equipment at the ECOWAS Commission Headquarters Data Centre, Abuja.
2. The ECOWAS Commission therefore invites sealed bids for the Supply, Deployment & Installation of Network Equipment at the ECOWAS Commission Headquarters Data Centre, Abuja described above in one lot.
3. The Bidding Document can be obtained at the Procurement Division, Directorate of General Administration, ECOWAS Commission, Plot 101, Yakubu Gowon Crescent, Asokoro District, Abuja, Nigeria, upon submission of a written request and payment of three hundred US Dollars (US$300.00) by Cash or Bank Draft made in favour of ECOWAS Commission, Abuja .
4. For Bidders outside Nigeria, the Bidding Document can be mailed to interested Bidders upon payment (by Transfer) of non-refundable fee of US$300.00 to the Commission (transfer charges born by the bidder). (Account Details available on request.)
5. Interested Bidders may obtain further information at the address below, during office hours: Monday to Friday from 9.00am (8.00am GMT+1) to 4.00pm (3.00pm GMT+1), ECOWAS Commission, Directorate of General Administration, Procurement Division, 1st Floor, Plot 101, Yakubu Gowon Crescent, Asokoro District, PMB 401 Abuja Nigeria.
E-mail: [email protected]
6. Bids shall be valid for a period of 120 (days) after Bid Opening and must be accompanied by a bid security of US$20,000.00 (Bank Guarantee or Insurance Bond).
7. Bids shall be delivered in sealed envelope and deposited in the ECOWAS Tender Box located Office of the Executive Assistant of Commissioner of Administration & Finance, fifth (5th) floor of the ECOWAS Commission Building, 101, Yakubu Gowon Crescent Asokoro District, P. M. B. 401, Abuja, Nigeria on or before November 7, 2013 at 11.30am (10.30am GMT+1) and clearly marked “International Competitive Bidding for the Production of ECOWAS Biometric Laissez Passer and Supply of Equipment” Do Not Open, Except in Presence of the Committee.
8. Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders who wish to attend on November 7, 2013 at 12.00 noon (11.00am GMT+1), Room 523, Ecowas Commission, Abuja, Nigeria.
(The Economist, September 4th, 2013. Page 86. Adaptado.)
1. The ECOWAS COMMISSION has allocated own funds towards the cost of the Supply, Deployment & Installation of Network Equipment at the ECOWAS Commission Headquarters Data Centre, Abuja.
2. The ECOWAS Commission therefore invites sealed bids for the Supply, Deployment & Installation of Network Equipment at the ECOWAS Commission Headquarters Data Centre, Abuja described above in one lot.
3. The Bidding Document can be obtained at the Procurement Division, Directorate of General Administration, ECOWAS Commission, Plot 101, Yakubu Gowon Crescent, Asokoro District, Abuja, Nigeria, upon submission of a written request and payment of three hundred US Dollars (US$300.00) by Cash or Bank Draft made in favour of ECOWAS Commission, Abuja .
4. For Bidders outside Nigeria, the Bidding Document can be mailed to interested Bidders upon payment (by Transfer) of non-refundable fee of US$300.00 to the Commission (transfer charges born by the bidder). (Account Details available on request.)
5. Interested Bidders may obtain further information at the address below, during office hours: Monday to Friday from 9.00am (8.00am GMT+1) to 4.00pm (3.00pm GMT+1), ECOWAS Commission, Directorate of General Administration, Procurement Division, 1st Floor, Plot 101, Yakubu Gowon Crescent, Asokoro District, PMB 401 Abuja Nigeria.
E-mail: [email protected]
6. Bids shall be valid for a period of 120 (days) after Bid Opening and must be accompanied by a bid security of US$20,000.00 (Bank Guarantee or Insurance Bond).
7. Bids shall be delivered in sealed envelope and deposited in the ECOWAS Tender Box located Office of the Executive Assistant of Commissioner of Administration & Finance, fifth (5th) floor of the ECOWAS Commission Building, 101, Yakubu Gowon Crescent Asokoro District, P. M. B. 401, Abuja, Nigeria on or before November 7, 2013 at 11.30am (10.30am GMT+1) and clearly marked “International Competitive Bidding for the Production of ECOWAS Biometric Laissez Passer and Supply of Equipment” Do Not Open, Except in Presence of the Committee.
8. Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders who wish to attend on November 7, 2013 at 12.00 noon (11.00am GMT+1), Room 523, Ecowas Commission, Abuja, Nigeria.
(The Economist, September 4th, 2013. Page 86. Adaptado.)
A bid security
Ano: 2015
Banca:
CEPERJ
Órgão:
SEEDUC-RJ
Prova:
CEPERJ - 2015 - SEDUC-RJ - Professor Docente I - Inglês |
Q503729
Inglês
Modal verbs can be classified into two major categories of me- aning: epistemic and deontic. Epistemic modals refer to the logical status of events or states. The following alternatives are examples of epistemic modals. The only exception is:
Ano: 2014
Banca:
Gestão Concurso
Órgão:
CEMIG-TELECOM
Provas:
Gestão Concurso - 2014 - CEMIG-TELECOM - Analista Administrativo Jr.
|
Gestão Concurso - 2014 - CEMIG-TELECOM - Analista de Vendas Jr |
Gestão Concurso - 2014 - CEMIG-TELECOM - Analista de Tecnologia da Informação e Comunicação Jr. |
Q501865
Inglês
Leia o diálogo abaixo:.
Douglas: It’s good to have you here, cousin! Would you like some wine?
Claudia: Sure. Douglas, remember when we were kids and we used to visit grandma every Sunday for lunch? Douglas: Yes. We would spend the whole day playing in the backyard! Too bad we can’t turn back time…
Claudia: You’re right… I guess I would have spent more time with her. She used to take such good care of us. She would make us those delicious chocolate chip cookies, then she would buy us all Christmas presents.! She has always enjoyed being around her grandchildren!
Douglas: Yeah… If I had grandchildren, I would be exactly like she was to us.
Claudia: So would I! I would rather be like her than being a lonely old lady.
De acordo com o diálogo acima, nas expressões destacadas, o verbo modal would é empregado para indicar, respectivamente,
Douglas: It’s good to have you here, cousin! Would you like some wine?
Claudia: Sure. Douglas, remember when we were kids and we used to visit grandma every Sunday for lunch? Douglas: Yes. We would spend the whole day playing in the backyard! Too bad we can’t turn back time…
Claudia: You’re right… I guess I would have spent more time with her. She used to take such good care of us. She would make us those delicious chocolate chip cookies, then she would buy us all Christmas presents.! She has always enjoyed being around her grandchildren!
Douglas: Yeah… If I had grandchildren, I would be exactly like she was to us.
Claudia: So would I! I would rather be like her than being a lonely old lady.
De acordo com o diálogo acima, nas expressões destacadas, o verbo modal would é empregado para indicar, respectivamente,
Ano: 2014
Banca:
Gestão Concurso
Órgão:
CEMIG-TELECOM
Provas:
Gestão Concurso - 2014 - CEMIG-TELECOM - Analista Administrativo Jr.
|
Gestão Concurso - 2014 - CEMIG-TELECOM - Analista de Vendas Jr |
Gestão Concurso - 2014 - CEMIG-TELECOM - Analista de Tecnologia da Informação e Comunicação Jr. |
Q501860
Inglês
A sentença “Jane _____ cook pasta very well.” é CORRETAMENTE completada com
Ano: 2015
Banca:
CESGRANRIO
Órgão:
Petrobras
Provas:
CESGRANRIO - 2015 - Petrobras - Profissional Júnior - Serviço Social
|
CESGRANRIO - 2015 - Petrobras - Profissional Júnior - Administração |
CESGRANRIO - 2015 - Petrobras - Profissional Júnior - Direito |
CESGRANRIO - 2015 - Petrobras - Profissional Júnior - Engenharia Mecânica |
CESGRANRIO - 2015 - Petrobras - Profissional Júnior - Ciências Contábeis |
CESGRANRIO - 2015 - Petrobras - Profissional Júnior - Engenharia Elétrica |
CESGRANRIO - 2015 - Petrobras - Profissional Júnior - Comunicação/Relações Públicas |
CESGRANRIO - 2015 - Petrobras - Profissional Júnior - Engenharia de Produção |
CESGRANRIO - 2015 - Petrobras - Profissional Júnior - Engenharia do Meio Ambiente |
CESGRANRIO - 2015 - Petrobras - Profissional Júnior - Engenharia de Segurança do Trabalho |
Q483200
Inglês
The modal verb may in the fragment of the text “It may be years before the economic benefits of natural gas vehicles can be realized” (lines 35-36) is associated with the idea of
Ano: 2014
Banca:
CETRO
Órgão:
AEB
Provas:
CETRO - 2014 - AEB - Analista em C&T - Gestão Administrativa - Pleno 1
|
CETRO - 2014 - AEB - Tecnologista - Desenvolvimento Técnológico - Pleno 1 |
Q482192
Inglês
Choose the alternative that defines, grammatically and respectively, the verbs in bold in the sentences below.
I would1 look to generate in my friends, and across my generation, a commitment to serving. Whether in schools, hospitals, or on wilderness trails, I’d hope 2 to create in each of us a new, expanded sense of citizenship. We’d spend 3 a year of our lives, before jobs, children, and mortgages complicate our options, building an America where serving is not the obligation of a few – or a possibility only to the privileged.
It would be 4 a real choice for everyone. If I were 22 I’d want to give 5 myself an answer to the question: “Where did you serve?”
I would1 look to generate in my friends, and across my generation, a commitment to serving. Whether in schools, hospitals, or on wilderness trails, I’d hope 2 to create in each of us a new, expanded sense of citizenship. We’d spend 3 a year of our lives, before jobs, children, and mortgages complicate our options, building an America where serving is not the obligation of a few – or a possibility only to the privileged.
It would be 4 a real choice for everyone. If I were 22 I’d want to give 5 myself an answer to the question: “Where did you serve?”
Q465487
Inglês
Texto associado
Read the text below and answer the questions that follow:
Teaching English as a foreign language teacher: job description
Teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL) involves teaching adults and children whose first or main language is not English. This can be done in the UK or abroad and the students may be learning English for either business or leisure reasons.
Teaching English to speakers of other languages (TESOL) is also a widely used term and often means the same thing as TEFL. It’s sometimes specifically used to refer to teaching English to people who are living in the UK but who do not speak English as a first language. These students are most commonly refugees and immigrants and need to learn the language in order to help them settle into the UK society.Their courses are often government funded.
Teaching English as a second language (TESL) or teaching English as an additional language (TEAL) may also be terms that are used but they generally all refer to the same thing - teaching English to someone whose native language is not English.
Teachers of English as a foreign language can work in a variety of settingswith different age ranges. This can include commercial language schools, schools and institutions of further and higher education throughout the UK and overseas. Some may also teach in industry, while others are self-employed. Classes are usually taught in English, evenwith beginners. Teaching English as a foreign language teacher: job description
Adapted from: < www.prospects.ac.uk/case-studies-working- abroad>
Teaching English as a foreign language teacher: job description
Teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL) involves teaching adults and children whose first or main language is not English. This can be done in the UK or abroad and the students may be learning English for either business or leisure reasons.
Teaching English to speakers of other languages (TESOL) is also a widely used term and often means the same thing as TEFL. It’s sometimes specifically used to refer to teaching English to people who are living in the UK but who do not speak English as a first language. These students are most commonly refugees and immigrants and need to learn the language in order to help them settle into the UK society.Their courses are often government funded.
Teaching English as a second language (TESL) or teaching English as an additional language (TEAL) may also be terms that are used but they generally all refer to the same thing - teaching English to someone whose native language is not English.
Teachers of English as a foreign language can work in a variety of settingswith different age ranges. This can include commercial language schools, schools and institutions of further and higher education throughout the UK and overseas. Some may also teach in industry, while others are self-employed. Classes are usually taught in English, evenwith beginners. Teaching English as a foreign language teacher: job description
Adapted from: < www.prospects.ac.uk/case-studies-working- abroad>
Read these sentences:
1. You ___________ smoke in the classroom. It’s forbidden.
2. You ___________ study hard for the final tests.
3. You smoke too much. You ___________ to quit smoking.
Choose the correct modal verbs that complete these sentences, respectively
1. You ___________ smoke in the classroom. It’s forbidden.
2. You ___________ study hard for the final tests.
3. You smoke too much. You ___________ to quit smoking.
Choose the correct modal verbs that complete these sentences, respectively
Ano: 2012
Banca:
CESGRANRIO
Órgão:
Petrobras
Provas:
CESGRANRIO - 2012 - BR Distribuidora - Profissional Júnior - Formação Administração
|
CESGRANRIO - 2012 - BR Distribuidora - Profissional Júnior - Formação Engenharia Mecânica |
CESGRANRIO - 2012 - BR Distribuidora - Profissional Júnior - Formação Ciências Contábeis |
CESGRANRIO - 2012 - BR Distribuidora - Profissional Júnior - Formação Analista de Sistemas - Ênfase em Java - Crm e Web |
Q460779
Inglês
The sentence in which the boldfaced item expresses an advice is
Q418805
Inglês
Texto associado
This (Illegal) American Life
By Maria E. Andreu
My parents came to New York City to make their fortune when I was a baby. Irresponsible and dreamy and in their early 20s, they didn't think things through when their visa expired; they decided to stay just a bit longer to build up a nest egg.
But our stay got progressively longer, until, when I was 6, my grandfather died in South America. My father decided my mother and I should go to the funeral and, with assurances that he would handle everything, sat me down and told me I'd have a nice visit in his boyhood home in Argentina, then be back in America in a month.
I didn't see him for two years.
We couldn't get a visa to return. My father sent us money from New Jersey, as the months of our absence stretched into years. Finally, he met someone who knew "coyotes" - people who smuggled others into the U.S. via Mexico. He paid them what they asked for, and we flew to Mexico City.
They drove us to the Mexican side of the border, and left us at a beach. Another from their operation picked us up there and drove us across as his family. We passed Disneyland on our way to the airport, where we boarded the plane to finally rejoin my father.
As a child, I had thought coming back home would be the magical end to our troubles, but in many ways it was the beginning. I chafed at the strictures of undocumented life: no social security number meant no public school (instead I attended a Catholic school my parents could scarcely afford); no driver's license, no after-school job. My parents had made their choices, and I had to live with those, seeing off my classmates as they left on a class trip to Canada, or packing to go off to college, where 1 could not go.
The year before I graduated from high school, Congress passed the amnesty law of 1987. A few months after my 18th birthday, I became legal and what had always seemed a blank future of no hope suddenly turned dazzling with possibility.
When I went for my interview at the Immigration and Naturalization Service, the caseworker looked at me quizzically when he heard me talk in unaccented English and joke about current events. Surely this American teenager did not fit in with the crowd of illegals looking to make things right.
At the time, I was flattered. His confusion meant I could pass as an American.
(Newsweek, October 2f 2008. Page 12.)
In "My father decided my mother and I should go to the funeral" the modal can be replaced by
Ano: 2014
Banca:
FUNIVERSA
Órgão:
SEAP-DF
Prova:
FUNIVERSA - 2014 - SEAP-DF - Auditor de Controle Interno - Finanças e Controle |
Q418208
Inglês
Using the above text as reference, choose the correct alternative.
The word which can replace may (line 11) without changing its meaning is
The word which can replace may (line 11) without changing its meaning is
Ano: 2014
Banca:
CESPE / CEBRASPE
Órgão:
SEDF
Prova:
CESPE / CEBRASPE - 2014 - SEDF - Estudantes Universitários |
Q417528
Inglês
Judge the following items according to the text above.
No change in meaning will occur if “need not be seen” (l.20) is replaced with must not be seen.
No change in meaning will occur if “need not be seen” (l.20) is replaced with must not be seen.
Ano: 2014
Banca:
CESGRANRIO
Órgão:
Petrobras
Prova:
CESGRANRIO - 2014 - Petrobras - Conhecimentos Básicos - Todos os Cargos de Nível Superior |
Q405572
Inglês
In Text I, the idea stated in italics corresponds to the meaning expressed by the boldfaced verb phrase in
Q385732
Inglês
Some linguistic devices indicate the degree to which an observation is possible, probable, likely, certain, permitted, or prohibited. In English, these notions are most commonly expressed by modal auxiliaries.
The modal auxiliaries in “Setting clear pre-requisites can help you…” (L. 11-12) and “… the content may need to be reworked…” (L. 35) convey the notion of:
The modal auxiliaries in “Setting clear pre-requisites can help you…” (L. 11-12) and “… the content may need to be reworked…” (L. 35) convey the notion of:
Ano: 2014
Banca:
FUMARC
Órgão:
AL-MG
Provas:
FUMARC - 2014 - AL-MG - Analista de Sistemas - Desenvolvimento
|
FUMARC - 2014 - AL-MG - Analista de Sistemas - Administração de Rede |
Q383671
Inglês
The road sign above means that you _____ reduce speed.
Conheça nossos planos