Questões de Concurso sobre Vocabulário

You are tasked with writing a formal email to request a raise from your current employer. Which of the following approaches would be the most appropriate and effective when making your request?

Have you ever saw a restaurant that shows its name like "John's pizzeria"? This indicates that the pizzeria belongs to John, it's his possession. The phrases below also show possession, but one of them is it not in the right tense. Mark the INCORRECT alternative:

Complete the gaps in the information below about the discovery. Choose the alternative with the CORRECT answer:

Gold Coins Discovery

Location: __________

Who found: _________

Estimated date: _______

What historic period: _________

Which of the following is described by the word in bold “frequently” (l. 10) in that sentence?

Read the following sentence:

“Total Physical Response (TPR) is a language teaching ......................................... built around the coordination of ......................................... and action; it attempts to teach language through ......................................... activity.”

Choose the alternative that contains the correct missing words:

“He was an important contributor to the President’s campaign.”

“Yes, and he also helped to ______________ a million dollars in contributions.”

This is an informative text which mingles formal and colloquial vocabulary, such as “street cred”.

Choose the option that both grammar and vocabulary are correct:

I. The world’s agriculture sector is increasingly vulnerable to climate change.

II. The evidence on the impacts of climate change on food security is growing.

III. Against this background, a new initiative was launched on 12 November

IV. Addressing climate change and agriculture is a major priority for developing countries, where livelihoods are at particular risk from climate impacts.

The blank numbered as “3” could be CORRECTLY filled with:

Check the alternative that CORRECTLY fills the gaps in the text:

A expressão idiomática usada para se referir a alguém que fica até tarde da noite estudando para se preparar para um exame é:

Match the words in column 1 to their definitions in column 2, according to the context in the text.

Column 1 Words

1. harmful

2. steadily

3. purchased

4. foil

5. goods

Column 2 Definitions

( ) a very thin sheet of metal

( ) merchandise

( ) damaging

( ) acquired by paying for it

( ) in a regular manner

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

As used in Text II, the correct definition of “costume” is a

Concerning the English language vocabulary, check the CORRECT item:

To be _______ of dancing was a certain step ________ ____________ in love. (Jane Austen).

Concerning the vocabulary of the English language, check the CORRECT item:

Never to __________ would never to have been _________ (Edgar Allan Poe).

The idiomatic expression "beat around the bush" means:

Check the item that CORRECTLY fills in the gaps in the text:

Concerning the English language vocabulary, mark the CORRECT item:

The great object of life is _______—to _____ that we exist, even _______ in pain. (Lord Byron).

Check the item that CORRECTLY fills the gaps in the text:

Consider the text below:

Mary had been looking forward to her surprise birthday party for weeks. She had no idea that her friends were planning something special. When she entered her house that evening, everyone shouted, "Surprise!". If Maria's friends________.

Choose the correct completion for the sentence above: