Questões de Concurso sobre Vocabulário

O termo "litter”, no parágrafo 2, refere-se

The excerpt “provide insights into” can be correctly replaced with give an overview of while maintaining the same meaning.

How does vocabulary choice influence the effectiveness of different text genres?

What are peer and selfassessment good for?

Read the following paragraph about supermarkets:

Two of the things that major supermarkets have been ....................................... for are the waste of large amounts of excess food and unnecessary plastic usage in a lot of product packaging. Some supermarkets have ....................................... to try and reduce plastic wastage, and one supermarket has said that it would get ....................................... of all plastic packaging from its own in-house brands. Meanwhile, many supermarkets are not very transparent about the exact amount of food that is going to waste and so it’s hard for charities to know how to redistribute this surplus ........................................

Select the alternative that correctly completes the blanks in the sentence.

The cardiovascular system provides blood supply throughout the body. Responding to various stimuli can control the velocity and amount of blood carried through the vessels. The cardiovascular system comprises the heart, arteries, veins, and capillaries. The heart and vessels work intricately to provide adequate blood flow to all body parts. The regulation of the cardiovascular system occurs via a myriad of stimuli, including changing blood volume, hormones, electrolytes, osmolarity, medications, adrenal glands, kidneys, and much more.

Chaudhry, R., Miao, J. H., & Rehman, A. (2022, October 16). Physiology, Cardiovascular. In StatPearls. StatPearls Publishing.

Mark the alternative that correctly fills in the blank:

The heart functions as a ______ that works intricately with blood vessels to provide adequate blood flow to all parts of the body.

Read the excerpt below:

Professor Roberto is discussing the cultural aspects presented in the Elizabeth I text with his students. He emphasizes how understanding Tudor society, marriage customs, and political arrangements helps students develop intercultural competence. The teacher wants to explore how historical contexts influence language use and meaning construction in different cultural settings. The study of foreign language through cultural texts like the Elizabeth I story promotes _______ by exposing students to different historical periods, social values, and communication patterns.

Fill in the blank above and select the correct alternative.

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In online communication, the abbreviation "BTW" is commonly used. What does it stand for?

Check the item that correctly displays an antonym for the underlined word.

Observe o fragmento a seguir:

“Healthy Fats: Don’t be afraid of fats; just choose healthy ones like avocados, nuts, and olive oil. These fats are essential for brain and heart health.”

A reescritura no singular do trecho destacado acima fi ca correta da seguinte forma:

The sentence “He doesn’t know it yet. Twitter is down.” Choose the alternative that best explains or exemplifies the correct use of yet in this context.

O ensino de vocabulário evoluiu de listas isoladas para abordagens baseadas em contexto e corpora. O conceito de 'Collocation' (colocação) é central para a fluência e naturalidade. Assim, registre V, para as afirmativas verdadeiras, e F, para as falsas:

(__)'Strong tea' e 'powerful computer' são exemplos de colocações léxicas fixas ou semi-fixas, onde a troca dos adjetivos ('powerful tea') soaria não natural para um falante nativo.

(__)O ensino de colocações deve ser evitado nos níveis iniciais, devendo o professor focar exclusivamente em palavras isoladas e suas traduções diretas para não sobrecarregar cognitivamente o aluno.

(__)O Princípio do Idioma (The Idiom Principle), proposto por Sinclair, sugere que os falantes operam com um grande número de frases pré-construídas ou semi-pré-construídas, o que justifica o ensino de 'chunks' lexicais.

(__)As colocações gramaticais diferem das lexicais pois envolvem, invariavelmente, uma preposição combinada com um substantivo, adjetivo ou verbo (ex: 'depend on', 'afraid of').

Após análise, assinale a alternativa que apresenta a sequência correta dos itens acima, de cima para baixo:

A district memo asks you to locate the exact deadline and the file format required for a scholarship submission in a three-page notice. Mark the option that best achieves this objective in the least time.

The blank numbered as “9” could be CORRECTLY filled with:

"The Lighthouse stood on a tongue of land that ran out into the sea. The living-rooms were on the ground floor, opening on to a terrace. The bedrooms were up a flight of stone steps. The kitchen was tucked away under the stairs."

Woolf, Virginia. To the Lighthouse. New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1927.

In the passage from "To the Lighthouse" by Virginia Woolf, Lily Briscoe is describing the:

Read the excerpt below to answer questions 15 and 16.

All the time in the world

By Shel Silverstein

Lay down

Let's explore this tenderness between us

There ain't no one around at all to see us

And baby would you mind

If maybe you and I

Took a little time to find each other? [...]

“Mind” [line 04] is a multiple-meaning word. It plays different roles according to the context given. Mark the correct option according to the multiple uses of the term “mind”.

I. “Never mind I’ll find someone like you.” - said Adele.

II. “Would you mind putting your seat upright?” - said the flight attendant.

III. “Mind your own business!” - said Kathleen.

IV. “You also need to bear in mind that not every student here can fully understand it.” - said the teacher.

V. “I don’t mind telling people my age.” - said Mrs. Howard.

Choose the word that best completes the sentence below.

The video image was extremely blurred, and _____________ they could not identify the suspect.

Choose the option which has the same meaning and idea as the conversation:

Sara: I can't stand horror movies.

Mark: Neither can I.

Identify the correct usage of the word in the following sentence:

The teacher's ________ of the students' hard work brightened their day.

Select the correct alternative.

Read the following statements about the text "The Role of the Teacher in Promoting Intercultural Approaches" and then, classify them as True (T) or False (F):

(__) In the first paragraph, the word 'however' is an adjective and is used to express the idea of addition.

(__) The word 'indeed', used in the second paragraph can be used to emphasize a statement or response confirming something already suggested, and also can be used to introduce a further and stronger or more surprising point.

(__) 'Furthermore' is used in the third paragraph to introduce a subordinate clause which contains a statement which contrasts with the statement in the main clause.