Questões de Concurso Comentadas sobre os advérbios (grau, a finalidade, contraste ...) | adverbs (degree, purpose, contrast...) em inglês

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Q4225417 Inglês
Mark the correct alternative in which coordinating or subordinating conjunctions are correctly used without changing the meaning of this statement: She wants to be an engineer. She wants to be a chemist. 
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Q4225415 Inglês
Mark the correct alternative in which coordinating or subordinating conjunctions are correctly used without changing the meaning of this statement: Jim followed the directions carefully. The pie tasted great. 
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Q4225411 Inglês
 Mark the correct alternative according to the adverb: 
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Q4225407 Inglês
Mark the correct alternative to complete the sentence:
➢Malaria, which can be fatal if left untreated, is transmitted by the female, ___ by the male, mosquito.
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Q4208656 Inglês
Leia o texto a seguir.


For decades, it seemed that the purpose of our education system was to encourage competition. Schools would award prizes to the most talented student and proudly display their names on bulletin boards. Nowadays, in many institutions, the key word has become "inclusion": no one should be left behind. Resources are channeled into helping the east capable; everyone's work (good or bad) is on the walls; and prize tables are heavily loaded with awards to make sure everyone is awarded a prize for something. Which approach is right?

Attempts to make education more inclusive are frequently criticized. Many point out that once students leave the protective environment of the classroom, they will face the challenges of the working world: what use will false reassurance be then? The purpose of school must be to reveal to people their limitations, so that they can find a vocation that suits them.

In the past, allowing the talented to rise to the top through competition would certainly have been important. In most factories, it was useful to separate the potential managers from the unskilled workforce, and companies relied on finding talented individuals to win business before their competitors did. An ethos of competition also helped countries to compete effectively with other nations as they scrambled for territory, raced to accumulate armaments or even traveled into space ahead of rivals.

But in the 21st century, are we really preparing young people for a world of competition? The academic James F. Moore argues that the days when businesses competed with each other are ending. Moore believes we should talk of "business ecosystems" nowadays. International corporations operate in global networks of suppliers and partners. Sometimes; even rival corporations work together. For example: companies often have to collaborate to define common industry standards.

What's more, hierarchies are disappearing within organizations. Modern companies have a wider range of business functions (public relations, IT, research and development), and so skills. Knowledge and decision-making are spread throughout the organization. In a modern marketing department alone, there are teams for collecting and analyzing a wealth of customer data, designing brands, advertising, etc. Each individual contributes vital skills and must receive equal training. Low-skilled work, by comparison, is increasingly being performed by automated labor; that is, robots.

But it isn't just in businesses that cooperation is becoming the norm. In the past, individuals, colleges, governments, and companies didn't have to collaborate. Now', 'collective impact" is becoming the gold standard. For example, an anti-obesity project called "Shape Up Somerville" managed to significantly bring down the average BMI (body mass index) in the town in just three years, by involving schools, colleges, local businesses, charities, government, and local citizens in a program of collective action. Led by academics, and funded by four agencies. The work involved designing school lunch menus, improving walkways, introducing gym membership packages, and running campaigns amongst the public.

Competition can still be useful. It's stimulating and can help us learn about ourselves. But it should not become a dominant feature of education systems. Those who do not receive investment will find it increasingly hard to fit into the modern world. It really is learning to take part that counts.

Fonte: (Texto retirado do livro Accelerate 2 p. 56.)
Em “Attempts to make education more inclusive are frequently criticized', a palavra 'frequently' refere-se a um: 
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Q4204990 Inglês
I stayed at home __________ it was raining heavily. 
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Q4197733 Inglês
Escolha o conetivo (linking word) que indica contraste para completar a frase:
"________ it was raining heavily, they decided to go for a walk in the park."
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Q4197247 Inglês
Choose the alternative in which the connector expresses contrast.
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Q4185982 Inglês

Mark the item that CORRECTLY fills in the blank below. 


I managed to download the song __________. 

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Q4183481 Inglês
In the sentence "________ the lack of technological resources in the classroom, the teacher managed to deliver an engaging and interactive lesson," the blank can be correctly filled with the connective: 
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Q4176292 Inglês
In the analysis of grammatical categories, word classes may perform different syntactic and semantic roles depending on discourse context and communicative intention. Teachers frequently examine how modifiers contribute to precision and textual organization in descriptive and argumentative production. Considering the syntactic behavior of adverbs, identify the correct statement:
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Q4162844 Inglês

Dutch government bans phones in schools The Dutch government has announced a ban ______01 mobile phones, tablets, and smartwatches in classrooms starting ______02 January 1, 2024.


The aim is to reduce distractions ______03 lessons and promote better concentration and studying opportunities for students. ______04, devices

 

_______________05 if they are specifically required for digital skills lessons, for medical reasons, or students with disabilities.


Education Minister Robbert Dijkgraaf ______06 that ______07 mobile phones are a significant part of ______08 lives, they are not suitable for the classroom, and scientific research ______09 this view.


The ban is the result of an agreement between the ministry, schools, and related organizations. Schools have the flexibility to implement the ban in their way, but if the desired outcomes ______10 achieved by the summer of 2024, legal rules ______11 enforced.



Source: https://www.newsinlevels.com/products/dutch government-bans-phones-in-schools-level-3/. 

The blank numbered as “4” could be CORRECTLY filled with:
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Q4148232 Inglês
Adverbs are important grammatical elements because they modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs, adding information about time, place, frequency, manner, intensity, affirmation, negation, or doubt. Correctly identifying the function of an adverb is essential for understanding sentence meaning and structure. Based on the classifications of English adverbs, choose the alternative in which the highlighted adverb is correctly classified.  
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Q4125815 Inglês

Conjunctions in English establish different relations between clauses, such as addition, contrast, cause, and consequence. Consider the sentence: "She studied hard for the exam, ___ she got a low grade." Choose the alternative that presents the conjunction that appropriately fills the gap, establishing a relation of contrast between the two clauses.

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Q4068458 Inglês

Check the correct alternative concerning the function of discourse markers:


I.However; Although; Instead.


II.On the whole; In most cases; Broadly speaking. 

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Q3728567 Inglês
    The public school district in Seattle has filed a novel lawsuit against the tech giants behind TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and Snapchat, seeking to hold them accountable for the mental health crisis among youth.
    Seattle Public Schools filed the lawsuit Friday in U.S. District Court. The 91-page complaint says the social media companies have created a public nuisance by targeting their products to children.
    It blames them for worsening mental health and behavioral disorders including anxiety, depression, disordered eating and cyberbullying; making it more difficult to educate students; and forcing schools to take steps such as hiring additional mental health professionals, developing lesson plans about the effects of social media, and providing additional training to teachers.
    "Defendants have successfully exploited the vulnerable brains of youth, hooking tens of millions of students across the country into positive feedback loops of excessive use and abuse of Defendants' social media platforms," the complaint said. "Worse, the content Defendants curate and direct to youth is too often harmful and exploitive ...."
    Meta, Google, Snap and TikTok did not immediately respond to requests for comment Saturday.
  While federal law — Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act — helps protect online companies from liability arising from what third-party users post on their platforms, the lawsuit argues that provision does not protect the tech giants' behavior in this case.
    "Plaintiff is not alleging Defendants are liable for what third-parties have said on Defendants' platforms but, rather, for Defendants' own conduct," the lawsuit said. "Defendants affirmatively recommend and promote harmful content to youth, such as pro-anorexia and eating disorder content."
    The lawsuit says that from 2009 to 2019, there was on average a 30% increase in the number of Seattle Public Schools students who reported feeling "so sad or hopeless almost every day for two weeks or more in a row" that they stopped doing some typical activities.
    The school district is asking the court to order the companies to stop creating the public nuisance, to award damages, and to pay for prevention education and treatment for excessive and problematic use of social media.
    While hundreds of families are pursuing lawsuits against the companies over harms they allege their children have suffered from social media, it's not clear if any other school districts have filed a complaint like Seattle's.
   Internal studies revealed by Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen in 2021 showed that the company knew that Instagram negatively affected teenagers by harming their body image and making eating disorders and thoughts of suicide worse. She alleged that the platform prioritized profits over safety and hid its own research from investors and the public. 

Available at: ttps://www.npr.org/2023/01/08/1147735477/seattlesschools-are-suing-tech-giants-for-harming-young-peoplesmental-health
The word “while” (paragraph 6) is an example of:
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Q3659092 Inglês

        In today’s IT‑enabled world, a good systems engineer, or administrator for that matter, is one of the lynchpins of any enterprise because they ensure technology works as it is intended. They ensure all systems in an organization work well together. They are responsible for streamlining those systems, but also developing and implementing new technology. They are also the ones that are called upon when there are problems.

        An IT systems engineer develops, tests, implements, and evaluates software, servers, network computers, workstations, and more. They develop and implement new software, improve existing processes, upgrade hardware, and do whatever else is necessary to ensure that the organization is streamlined and functional that can meet the business needs. Systems engineers are generally very knowledgeable in mathematical analysis, computer science, and engineering.

        Systems engineers understand technology beyond merely engineering it. They understand the role it plays in the larger picture of the organization’s and the individual’s ultimate objectives. In terms of the actual job description, some of the responsibilities of a systems engineer may include, but not be limited to:

         • Installing and configuring hardware and software

         • Managing servers

         • Setting up workstations and accounts

         • Maintaining and operating systems

         • Troubleshooting

         • Ensuring security

         • Upgrading systems

         • Training staff and customers on new technology

    Different companies will have differing requirements in terms of their systems, which means that a systems engineer’s day‑to‑day duties might differ significantly from one organization to another. For example, a manufacturing firm might require unique inventory tracking systems. On the other hand, a cybersecurity firm might require their systems engineer to consult with clients on hardware necessary to support the security system being developed. Therefore, a systems engineer might also consult with clients on what the right software and/ or hardware they need to make certain that their IT system meets their requirements. They might also have direct involvement in the purchasing, installation, testing, and implementation of a project.

    Systems Engineers will also evaluate the existing infrastructure to determine how effective it is and advise on how scalable said infrastructure is. Of course, they will also be responsible for resolving any problems that occur when the system is being used. As the Internet now plays a massive role in most companies’ operations, a systems engineer will also review and recommend security measures that will allow the enterprise to operate online safely.

    In other words, without a good IT systems engineer, an organization is likely to crumble like a tower of cards when one removes the vital foundation.

 Internet: <medium.com> (adapted).

According to the text, judge the following item. 


In the third paragraph, the adverb “therefore” can be replaced by thereby.

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Q3297448 Inglês

Pick the correct form:


“Among all the participants, Linda read her text ____ .” 

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Q3269544 Inglês

Complete the sentence with the appropriate words:


 I - You can choose the chocolate cake or the vanilla cake.


II - The movie was long, but it was really entertaining.


III - I haven’t finished my homework, and my sister hasn’t finished hers .


IV - The restaurant was busy, so we had to wait long to get a table.

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Q3259802 Inglês

Read the text below and answer the questions that follow.


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Should schools just say no to pupils using phones?


14th July 2024

Natalie Grice – BBC News


“I wouldn’t say it’s a good thing for a child never to have a smartphone. I think it’s part of a balanced life. You’ve got to live in your own time.”


These are not the words you might expect to hear from a teacher at a school that has never in its history allowed pupils under sixth form age to use a mobile phone on the premises.


But Sarah Owen, deputy head at Stanwell School in Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan, was simply expressing a personal opinion, rather than the school’s view about a young person’s wider life.


It is clear that she and the school have very firm opinions on what is best for children while they are on school grounds.


For Stanwell pupils in years 7 to 11, that has always meant no phones. Not in lessons, not in the corridor, not at breaktimes.


It is such a long-established rule that it presumably comes as no surprise to pupils and parents when they join the school, which is starting to seem as if it may have been ahead of a growing curve.


In the past few years, a number of schools across Wales and further afield have introduced total bans on mobiles. While Stanwell only asks pupils to keep phones switched off in their bags, others require the devices to be handed in at the start of the day.


Llanidloes High School in Powys is one which has implemented this policy in the past few years and Ysgol Penrhyn Dewi in St Davids, Pembrokeshire, followed suit at the start of this year.


Sarah Owen has been at Stanwell School since 2000 and says that there has always been a no phone policy in the school. For Sarah, it is a question not of trying to impinge on their students’ freedom, but of giving them vital time away from mobile life, for welfare as well as educational reasons.


“We genuinely believe this is in their best interests,” she said. “Phone addiction and screen addiction and scrolling, the loss of concentration, the loss of soft skills around listening and interacting with others, that’s something we need to be concerned about as a society generally.”


“We want children to be interacting with each other, having conversations, playing football, having those connections and interactions with other people.”


Sarah also believes it gives pupils relief from the possibility of being “photographed, filmed, mocked in some way – that’s not a nice way for children to live”. She said she wanted her pupils to have “some sanctuary from the anxiety of feeling so scrutinised and looked at”. 


Adapted from: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles



“Sarah Owen has been at Stanwell School since 2000”. Choose the only sentence in which the adverb SINCE has been used incorrectly:
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Respostas
1: D
2: B
3: B
4: C
5: B
6: B
7: C
8: C
9: D
10: B
11: B
12: A
13: B
14: A
15: D
16: E
17: C
18: B
19: A
20: C