Questões de Concurso Sobre inglês

When the text informs that governments have been focusing on “their accountability” (line 26), this means they have had to

The underlined word in “Governments have always been keen to achieve results” (lines 1 and 2) can be replaced by 

In the first paragraph we learn that the governments in some countries have

The recommendation of this text is that governments should shift their focus from

The title implies that the aim of this text is to make public administration

In relation to text types and genres, classify the assertions below into true (T) or false (F):
( ) How is this word pronounced?
( ) My car is repairing at the moment.
( ) I haven’t been invited to the party.
( ) The letter might have been sent to the wrong address.
( ) My room has been cleaned yesterday morning.
Choose the alternative with the correct sequence:

Read the following sentences and analyze them in terms of the use of prepositions of place:
I- My colleague is unfortunately still in the hospital. He has cancer.
II- Susan works in hospital as a nurse.
III- The beer is at the freezer. IV- My favorite singers were on stage. V- Her favorite restaurant in New York is at 945, Madison Ave.
Choose the alternative that presents only accurate sentences:

In relation to text types and genres, classify the assertions below into true (T) or false (F):
( ) A genre is a type of text, defined by its purpose and intended audience and identified by its format, style and language. An advertisement, a letter, an e-mail and a fairy tale are all examples of genres.
( ) Text types, on the other hand, represent groupings of texts which are similar in linguistic form, irrespective of genre. For instance, Hammond and colleagues (1992) classified the genre recipe as being of the procedure text type, and the genre student essay as being of the expository text type.
( ) Let’s take the ‘genre’ of advertisements for example. The purpose of an advertisement is to persuade the reader to buy something. Therefore, the format is attractive with pictures and few words. The style is direct and persua-sive, and the language uses short, simple sentences with powerful vocabulary.
( ) Teaching genre features do not help set the context for reading but, for writing, knowing genre features provide learners with a starting point and ensure cohesion.
( ) Teachers should use a range of genres and text types that match learners’ age, interests and needs.
Choose the alternative with the correct sequence:

Analyze the sentences paying attention to the use of prepositions of time:
I- See you on next Friday.
II- I’ll see you on Friday morning.
III- She was born on October 24, 1986.
IV- They arrived at 5 o’clock.
V- Oktoberfest in Blumenau, Santa Catarina, Brazil, takes place on October.
Choose the alternative that presents only accurate sentences:

Match the phrasal verbs to their meanings:
First column:
1- break down
2- get by
3- take off
4- take somebody in
5- call off
Second column: ( ) go into the air
( ) cancel
( ) manage
( ) stop working
( ) deceive
Choose the alternative that presents the correct match:

Some nouns are countable in other languages but uncountable in English. Choose the alternative that presents only uncountable nouns in English:

About the use of relative clauses, read the sentences that follow:
I- The woman who lives next door is a doctor.
II- Everything what happened was my fault.
III- The machine that broke down is now working again.
IV- I don’t like stories that have unhappy endings.
V- Where is the cheese which was in the fridge?
Choose the alternative with the correct answer:

Choose the alternative that best describes the cartoon below:

Read the cartoon below and analyze the statements that follow:

I- The dad loses his patience with Zoe because the kid doesn’t understand the questions he asks.
II- The cartoon is funny because of the inappropriateness of the interaction.
III- The kid in the cartoon hasn’t completely acquired the pragmatic maxims of conversation.
IV- The kid in the cartoon is lazy and not able to answer the questions.

Choose the correct alternative:

Albert Einstein once said, “I am by heritage a Jew, by citizenship a Swiss, and by makeup a human being, and only a human being, without any special attachment to any state or national entity whatsoever”. How would you report what he said? Choose the correct alternative:

In this early part of the 21^st century the range of technologies available for use in language learning and teaching has become very diverse and the ways that they are being used in classrooms all over the world have become central to language practice. About the use of new technologies for teaching English, choose the correct alternative:

Read the abstract below, analyze the following statements and identify the correct ones:
“This paper discusses some of the assumptions behind the use of the terms international, global, foreign, additional language and lingua franca when referring to English. Such terminology is approached from the angle of the pedagogical praxis surrounding teaching-learning English in Brazilian public schools (GIMENEZ, CALVO & EL KADRI, 2011), based on Derrida’s and Foucault’s thoughts on text and discourse, taken here as our focal point when analyzing such terminology for English language teaching. The connotations attributed to English are analyzed in their occurrence in language policy documents, international academic journals and abstracts of papers presented at a Brazilian teacher’s education conference; the uses of the terms are contrasted with English as a foreign language (EFL), as has been traditionally used in Brazil. KEYWORDS: foreign language, additional language, English, language concept, poststructuralism.” (JORDÃO, Clarissa Menezes. ILA – ILF – ILE – ILG: Quem dá conta? RBLA, v.14, n.1, p.13, 2014)
I- An abstract summarizes, usually in one paragraph of 300 words or less, the major aspects of the entire paper. It is normally followed by a list of keywords.
II- Jordão’s paper aims at discussing the implications of teaching English in Brazil.
III- In Brazil, the term EFL is present in all official documents.
IV- Jordão analyzes the uses of the terms international, global, foreign, additional language and lingua franca when referring to English in language policy documents, international academic journals and abstracts of papers presented at a conference.
Choose the alternative with the correct answer:

Read the excerpt below from Martin Luther King's 1963 I Have a Dream speech, and analyze the statements that follow, classifying them into T (true) or F (false):




( ) The purpose of King’s rhetorical speech was to end racism in America and persuade the audience that everyone should have equal rights.
( ) King uses the expressions “until justice rolls down like waters” and “righteousness like a mighty stream” to make the reader visualize “justice” and “righteousness” as rushing water, thus, implying that they need to be forceful and unstoppable.
( ) The expressions “until justice rolls down like waters” and “righteousness like a mighty stream” are examples of simile, a comparison using like or as to create a vivid image.
( ) King is able to deliver a strong message because of the way he uses language.

Choose the alternative with the correct sequence:

Read the paragraph below and choose the alternative that correctly relates the pronouns:
“Icebreakers are first-day activities that are meant to give students and the teacher an opportunity to get to know one another. They are helpful activities for taking a class full of strangers and turning them into friends (or at least acquaintances). However, icebreaker activities tend to be short and limited in the extent to which students can interact. How well can we really get to know someone during a 30-minute activity on the first day of class?”
(BARRETT, A. Extended Icebreaker. English Teaching Forum, v. 57, n. 3, p.33)

Match the classroom activities with the main aims of the Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) approach:
First column: Main aims 1- to focus on content vocabulary 
2- to develop communication skills
3- to develop cognitive skills
4- to raise awareness of citizenship

Second column: Classroom activities
( ) Learners discuss in groups how they set up their science experiments.
( ) The teacher highlights the parts of a river from a geography text which the learners have just read.
( ) Learners do a web search to see how to clean up a local river.
( ) Learners classify plants according to several criteria
Choose the alternative that presents the correct match: