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"Climate change is one of the greatest challenges of our time. Rising temperatures are causing glaciers to melt and sea levels to rise."


What is the direct cause of rising sea levels according to the text?


A

Heavy rainfall in coastal areas.


B

Glaciers melting due to rising temperatures.


C

Strong ocean currents and winds.


D

Volcanic eruptions under the sea.

The sentence And one day they could be your retirement companions. (lines 03 and 04) implies that having robots as caregivers is something


A

highly likely to occur.


B

certain to happen in a near future.


C

Not likely to happen in 74 years from today.


D

possible to happen in the future though not guaranteed.

An upper-intermediate high school student is reading the interview with Mariatou Koné in class and asks, “Excuse me, I see the Minister says, ‘We have put in place initiatives.’ Why does she use have in that sentence? Could she just say ‘We put in place initiatives?’”


The adequate response from the teacher as to why the form employed by Ms. Koné properly fits the context meaning is:


A

“The verb form ‘we have put in place initiatives’ is used to show that these actions happen every day, like a habit. By using that construction, she means her office is committed to putting these initiatives in place as part of their routine. If she had said ‘we put in place initiatives’, it would have meant these actions were taken a long time ago.”


B

“She had to use that verb form, ‘we have put in place initiatives’ because she doesn’t mention a specific date. Besides, she means the initiatives put in place were completed a long time ago. ‘We put in place initiatives’, on the other hand, would have meant a more recent completion to the action.”


C

“Both forms, ‘we have put in place initiatives’ and ‘we put in place initiatives’ have the exact same meaning in English. The reason she chose the first one, certainly has to do with personal preferences, rather than any grammatical requirement or contextual meaning precision.”


D

“She used that verb form because this action is a bridge. By saying ‘we have put in place initiatives’, she means these initiatives were started in the past but they are active and important right now. If she’d said ‘we put in place initiatives,’ it would have sounded like a finished story from a history book.”


E

“In technical reports about technology, that verb form is used to describe future plans. When she says ‘we have put in place initiatives’, she is actually using a formal way to say ‘we will put’, describing her goals for next year. ‘We put in place initiatives’ would have had a different meaning, as if the action had already been completed, which is not the case.

In the contemporary English classroom, the integration of digital technologies and the AI revolution have fundamentally reshaped the dynamics of instruction and the status of the student.


The statement that best describes learner protagonism and the role of the teacher in this digital era is:


A

The teacher acts as a mediator and facilitator, framing authentic digital materials (such as YouTube videos or AIgenerated content) to prevent students from being overwhelmed, while the student takes an active, authorial role by producing language through digital storytelling and social media.


B

The teacher remains the exclusive transmitter of knowledge, using digital tools primarily for drills and slide presentations to ensure that students achieve a native-speaker accent and eliminate bad habits through repetition.


C

Learner protagonism is achieved by allowing students to use Wikipedia as their main reading source without teacher intervention, as the textual persistence of the computer screen automatically develops critical thinking.


D

The teacher’s role is reduced to a technical assistant who focuses solely on hardware mastery, such as turning on computers and connecting cables, because technology is an objective in itself and the primary goal of the ESL curriculum.


E

Students are treated as passive recipients of comprehensible input made up of language samples slightly above their level of knowledge, through silent digital reading, as learner agency and output are results of acquisition rather than necessary components of the learning process.

In language teaching practices, verbal structures are frequently analyzed according to temporal reference and communicative intention in spoken and written interaction. Teachers often compare verbal forms to examine how present and past events relate to current relevance in discourse production. Considering the use of English verb tenses, identify the correct statement:


A

The present perfect primarily expresses fixed routines in instructional discourse.


B

The present perfect frequently connects past events to present relevance.


C

The present perfect systematically introduces hypothetical conditions in argumentation.


D

The present perfect regularly indicates simultaneous future actions in narration.


E

The present perfect predominantly establishes phonological emphasis in oral production.

Which statement is true according to the text?


A

Adults recover faster than children after intense physical activity.


B

Children generally have larger hearts and lungs than adults.


C

Age was not considered relevant in the analysis.


D

Children cannot perform as well as trained adult athletes.


E

Children may recover quickly despite adults having physical advantages.

According to the text, “A large number of yacht positions are now advertised on the internet, potentially by-passing crew agencies, and competition for places is fierce.” Choose the option that correctly explains the phrase in bold.


A

Positions are there for the taking, with scarcely a soul vying for them.


B

Applicants are jostling relentlessly for every available post.


C

The paucity of candidates has rendered the selection process largely perfunctory.


D

Vacancies are plentiful and contenders face little rivalry.


E

Promotion opportunities abound and the race for placement is anything but cutthroat.

According to the text, which statement best describes perisylvian polymicrogyria?


A

It is easily diagnosed without imaging, since MRI findings are usually normal.


B

It is a condition caused only by inherited genetic mutations.


C

It primarily affects the cortex around the Sylvian fissure and can lead to speech and motor difficulties.


D

It results only in mild symptoms that rarely affect language or cognition.


E

It is a form of cortical malformation that occurs exclusively after birth.

In the expression “monster cracks”, the word “monster” is used to indicate:


A

extremely large


B

biologically alive


C

artificially created


D

visually frightening


E

scientifically unknown

In the sentence "Regardless of their stance, the phenomenon highlights a shift...", the possessive adjective "their" refers to:


A

The digital interactions.


B

The proponents and critics of the term.


C

The partners involved in a committed relationship.


D

The students following the BNCC guidelines.

In the sentence: "The 'secrecy criterion' is a litmus test; nevertheless, some critics argue it leads to surveillance." the connector "nevertheless" introduces a relation of:


A

partial reinforcement of the preceding claim


B

causal justification derived from empirical observation


C

concessive contrast that mitigates the previous assertion


D

temporal progression between sequential arguments

According to the study, walking 3,000 steps a day can help:


A

reverse Alzheimer’s disease completely.


B

prevent any kind of illness related to memory.


C

slow down the progression of Alzheimer’s.


D

improve vision and hearing abilities.


E

increase body disease and muscle growth due to the push ups.

In “a rock-hard surface baking in the heat”, the verb baking indicates that the surface was:


A

extremely hot from the sun


B

cooking in an oven of a stove


C

hardening with pressure of the surface


D

underground


E

cooled by the wind

Based on the ideas developed throughout the text, the author discusses the effects of interrupting physical activity on the human body. Considering the main argument presented, identify the correct statement.


A

Regular exercise produces benefits that remain unchanged even after long periods without activity.


B

Short breaks from exercise permanently damage cardiovascular fitness and muscle strength.


C

Prolonged time away from exercise may lead to loss of previously acquired physical benefits.


D

Rest days should be avoided because they prevent physical and mental recovery.

In the excerpt “When it comes to cardiovascular fitness and muscle strength, the adage is true: Use it or lose it”, the expression “Use it or lose it” functions grammatically as:


A

a literal instruction limited to physical training routines.


B

an idiomatic expression conveying a general principle.


C

a descriptive adjective phrase modifying fitness.


D

a verb phrase indicating a past habitual action.

É sugerida no texto como uma estratégia para reduzir a exaustão digital.


A

Permanecer sempre com a câmera ligada em reuniões virtuais.


B

Organizar todas as tarefas simultaneamente em | múltiplas plataformas.


C

Aumentar o uso de mensagens instantâneas para otimizar o tempo.


D

Priorizar interações presenciais quando possível.

Mark the INCORRECT statement about Dr. Tomomichi Fujita’s study.


A

Fujita says moss can contribute to the development of life-support systems in space, improving the soil and making it fertile.


B

In the iScience journal, the researchers reported that, after testing most extraterrestrial conditions, moss spores are highly likely to germinate and grow in space.


C

The germination rate for spores on Earth is higher than the rate of the samples on board the ISS, although the latter was still considered high.


D

The samples were tested on Earth before being sent to space. They were exposed to vacuum conditions, deep-freezing, high temperatures, and radiation within a vacuum.


E

In space, the samples were kept attached to the outside of the ISS for nine months.

   
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