Questões de Concurso Para diplomata

Considering the vocabulary in the text, mark the statements below as right (C) or wrong (E). 

The word churn up (line 16) means “to move something with great force or violently”. 

Considering the vocabulary in the text, mark the statements below as right (C) or wrong (E). 

The fragment “tamed and orderly design of streams and rivulets” (lines 12 and 13) refers to an object that was in the terrace.

Based on the text, mark the statements below as right (C) or wrong (E).  

The fragment “and returned to the wrack and low tide of my profession” (lines 38 and 39) states that the character is elated with his career.

Based on the text, mark the statements below as right (C) or wrong (E).  

The word “contempt” (line 18) can be correctly replaced with disdain. 

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In the fragment “I would have called it ‘My Century’” (lines 7 and 8), the pronoun it refers to the book the character is trying to write. 

Based on the text, mark the statements below as right (C) or wrong (E).  

The character in the story wanted to write a book but gave up, since the title he intended to use was already taken. 

Regarding the vocabulary of the text, mark the statements below as right (C) or wrong (E).  

The word “apposite” (line 43) could be replaced by opposed without changing the meaning of the sentence.

Regarding the vocabulary of the text, mark the statements below as right (C) or wrong (E).  

The word “far-reaching” (line 38) means “to have great influence or many effects”.

Regarding the vocabulary of the text, mark the statements below as right (C) or wrong (E).  

In the fragment “and hence to take military action against Iraq” (lines 19 and 20), the subject is the United Nations.

Regarding the vocabulary of the text, mark the statements below as right (C) or wrong (E).  

“Irrespective of” (line 12) could be replaced by regardless of without changing the meaning of the sentence.

Considering the ideas and vocabulary presented in the text, mark the statements below as right (C) or wrong (E). 


In the second paragraph, the word “underpinnings” (line 25) means support, basis or basic structure.

Considering the ideas and vocabulary presented in the text, mark the statements below as right (C) or wrong (E). 


“Under the aegis of” (line 18) is the same as to face strife.

Considering the ideas and vocabulary presented in the text, mark the statements below as right (C) or wrong (E). 

The author argues that the debate around diplomacy stems from the need to create an epistemological framework.

Considering the ideas and vocabulary presented in the text, mark the statements below as right (C) or wrong (E). 

According to the author, the general public formed an opinion regarding the Iraqi situation having all the possible facts available.  

As far as grammar is concerned, mark the statements below as right (C) or wrong (E).

The referent of the word “them” (line 34) is “civil rights” (line 31).

As far as grammar is concerned, mark the statements below as right (C) or wrong (E).

The word “this” (line 18) refers to “lie” (line 17).

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The suffix “-ish” in “leftish” (line 26) adds the notion of “somewhat or tending to” to the adjective “left”.

As far as grammar is concerned, mark the statements below as right (C) or wrong (E).

The word “ever” (line 14) can be correctly replaced with “increasingly”, in this particular context, without effecting any change in the original meaning.

As far as comprehension of the text above is concerned, mark the statements below as right (C) or wrong (E).  

“Drudgery” (line 15) means “boring, hard, routine work”.

As far as comprehension of the text above is concerned, mark the statements below as right (C) or wrong (E).  

“Twilight” (line 7) can be correctly replaced with “a period of decline.”