Questões de Concurso sobre Sinônimos | Synonymous

Consider the underlined term “But despite Street's love of shark films, she did not want the ones in hers to be portrayed as marine serial killers.” (11^th§) The terms presented in the following alternatives could replace it in the sentence, without change of meaning, EXCEPT for:

The phrase “wreaking […] havoc” (1^st paragraph) is similar in meaning to:

Mark the alternative in which the word “rather” is used with the same meaning as in line 5.

The word Hence, in the beginning of the last paragraph, may be substituted, without change in meaning, by

The word “once” in “Once teachers start doing these activities” (last paragraph) is used in the same way as in:

A suitable synonym for the word “intake” (last sentence of the second paragraph of text 41A1-I) is

“Both PCN-EF (Brazil, 1998) and PCN-EM (Brazil, 2000) present progressive ideas about how a foreign language should be taught in the basic education classroom.” The alternative that presents an expression with similar meaning to both... and is

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The word "nag" in the third panel of the strip has the closest meaning to:

The word “back up” in the sentence: For those who aren't lactose-intolerant or allergic to dairy, research doesn't back up those claims, can be replaced by:

No trecho “But there are plenty of other aspects to the job as well”, a palavra em destaque pode ser substituída, sem prejuízo de significado, por:

Leia o trecho do conto "The Black Cat" escrito por Edgar Allan Poe e publicado em 1845.

To those who have cherished an affection for a faithful and sagacious dog, | need hardly be at the trouble of explaining the nature or the intensity of the gratification thus derivable. There is something in the unselfish and self-sacrificing love of a brute, which goes directly to the heart of him who has had frequent occasion to test the paltry friendship and gossamer fidelity of mere Man.

Edgar Allan Poe, The Black Cat, 1845, p.1

A palavra "gossamer", na última linha do trecho, pode ser substituída, sem alterar o significado da frase, por:

Check the item that correctly displays a synonym for the underlined word.

Analyze the statements below about the excerpt “To ensure that the goals and actions of the UN are understood by the widest possible public, non-official languages are also in use at the UN on a daily basis.” (3rd paragraph) and mark ( T ), if true, or ( F ), if false.

( ) The verb “understood” is incorrect, it should be replaced by “understand”.

( ) “are understood” is a present passive structure.

( ) “widest” is an adjective, that is in the superlative of superiority form.

Choose the alternative which presents the correct sequence, from top to bottom.

Choose the alternative with synonyms that correctly and respectively substitute nevertheless and furthermore (paragraph 4).

“For sure” in the last panel is similar in meaning to:

The word “gauge”, in the last sentence of the text, has a similar meaning as the one of estimate.

In text CB1A2-I the word “promote”, in the first paragraph, means the same as

In the sentence “We are often told that we are in the midst of a technological revolution” (lines 1 and 2), the word “midst” can be correctly replaced by

The bold words in line 17 are two verbs. The verb “hate” can be followed by a gerund (waiting) or an infinitive (to wait), with no changes in meaning. Which of the verbs bellow can also be followed by both forms with the same meaning?

Choose the option that presents an appropriate synonym for “raised” in text CB1A2-II.