Questões de Concurso Sobre preposições | prepositions em inglês

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Q2337759 Inglês
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The latest evolution of The Color Purple story is coming to the big screen soon—and as the premiere gets closer and closer, we’re getting more sneak peeks into that magic!
Oprah has joined forces with Steven Spielberg, Quincy Jones, and Scott Sanders to bring The Color Purple musical—which premiered on Broadway in 2005—to life. “To reinvent the movie at this time is to reinvent a phenomenon,” says Oprah. The film has an official release date: December 25, 2023—so that’s your post-Christmas plans, sorted.


In 1985, Oprah made her acting debut as Sofia in Spielberg’s adaptation of Alice Walker’s novel—and earned an Academy Award nomination. Oprah said she felt “deep down joy” while filming The Color Purple. “Being in that movie changed everything for me. I was doing work that I loved, and I was surrounded by others who were equally passionate. I was so happy every day,” she said.


Oprah calls Walker’s seminal novel, first published in 1983, one of the “national anthems for women’s empowerment.” Celie, the protagonist of The Color Purple, endures the unimaginable while growing up in rural Georgia—and triumphs, thanks in part to the support of the book’s other women protagonists, Sofia and Shug Avery.


IT’S ONE OF THE NATIONAL ANTHEMS FOR WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT. —OPRAH


In addition to the talented cast and crew of actors and singers (more on that below), the 2023 film is directed by Blitz Bazawule (who also helmed Beyoncé’s Black Is King). Marcus Gardley (The Chi) wrote the script, which Oprah says is now infused with a kind of magical realism: “We get to see and feel what’s going on in Celie’s imagination.”


Oprah was deeply invested in 2023’s The Color Purple, including choosing the perfect person for each role. Here are her thoughts on the casting choices and everything else you need to know about this next evolution of The Color Purple.


Available in:<https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/a37871805/color-purple-movie-musical-cast-release-date-news/>
Analyze the following sentences below about the excerpt of the text 1 “Oprah was deeply invested in 2023’s The Color Purple, including choosing the perfect person for each role. Here are her thoughts on the casting choices and everything else you need to know about this next evolution of The Color Purple”.

I. In the structure “Oprah was deeply invested” the word “deeply” is as adjective.
II. The structure “the perfect person for each role.” is a nominal group connected to preposition “for” and the headnoun is “role”.
III. The word “invested” can be replace by “take part”.
IV. In the expression “on the casting choices” it refers to actor or actress in a play or film means to choose them to act a particular role in it.

Which ones are correct?
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Q2334624 Inglês

Julgue o item que se segue.


In the sentence “They weren’t aware of the time”, the preposition is correct.


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Q2334612 Inglês

Julgue o item que se segue.


In the sentence “Italian is not so different from Spanish”, the preposition is correct.


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Q2334606 Inglês

Julgue o item que se segue.


Traditional grammatical rules say that we should not have a preposition at the end of a clause or sentence, as in th sentence: “She was someone who he could talk to”. The correct formal sentence would be: “She was someone to whom he could talk”.
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Q2334558 Inglês

Julgue o item que se segue.


In the sentence “She is very good in sports”, the preposition is correct.

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Q2316871 Inglês

Julgue o item subsequente. 


Prepositions, such as “in,” “on,” and “between,” convey relationships between elements in a sentence, specifying location, direction, or time. Mastering prepositions is crucial for accurate spatial and temporal communication, as their precise usage enhances the clarity and coherence of English sentences. 

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Q2316865 Inglês

Julgue o item subsequente. 


Phrasal prepositions, composed of multiple words, introduce complexity into English grammar. Expressions like “in spite of” or “due to” function as single prepositional units, and understanding their nuances is essential for conveying nuanced relationships within sentences. Proficiency in phrasal prepositions enriches language usage and expression.

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Q2316852 Inglês

Julgue o item subsequente. 


Prepositions of movement, such as “to,” “from,” and “through”, elucidate the direction of action within a sentence. Proper application of these prepositions ensures precise communication, allowing speakers and writers to convey movement and spatial relationships with accuracy. Proficiency in using prepositions of movement enhances overall language proficiency.

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Q2312058 Inglês
Complete the sentence and choose the correct alternative.
Mary is away. She’s been away _____ Wednesday. 
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Q2293497 Inglês
Dogs will eat almost anything—cats, not so much. Here’s why.

     Why are cats such picky eaters when dogs seem willing to wolf down just about anything they encounter? It’s a question many pet parents likely ask themselves while __________ their feline friend to swallow a pill or prying another slobbery piece of mulch from their puppy’s mouth.
      There’s still a lot scientists don’t know about animal taste preferences. But, thanks to a small but growing body of research, researchers are starting to unravel some of the mysteries around our four-legged friends’ flavor fancies. Here’s what we know so far.
       Accidentally drop a cupcake on the ground and your dog will probably scarf it down in one bite. Your cat, on the other hand, may turn up her nose. One possible reason for their ____________ behaviors? Cats can’t taste sweetness.
       Since they couldn’t just ask cats directly, researchers figured this out by analyzing their DNA. House cats, tigers, and cheetahs have a “broken” version of the gene Tas1r2, which works with another gene, Tas1r3, to enable sweetness detection. Though Tas1r3 appears to function perfectly fine in cats, Tas1r2 is an “unexpressed pseudogene” that’s missing 247 letters. Without them, Tas1r2 does not produce a crucial protein needed to form a receptor for sweetness on cats’ taste buds.
       To take the study a step further, they gave 25 felines the choice between a bowl of plain water and one that’d been spiked with molecules that provide umami flavor. As ___________, the cats strongly preferred the umami water, and more specifically, water containing umami compounds present in tuna. That may help explain why felines love the saltwater fish so much.

(Source: National Geographic — adaptation.)
Concerning the parts of speech, the underlined word in “Beside the old oak tree, there stood a small cottage.” is classified as a/an:
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Q2284302 Inglês
Two Teens Hitchhiked to a Concert. 50 Years Later, They Haven’t Come Home.




(Available at: https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/mitchel-weiser-bonnie-bickwit-missingteens-summer-jam-1234798437/ – text especially adapted for this test).

*Hitchhike (verb): to travel by getting free rides in someone else's vehicle. (In: www.dictionary.cambridge.org).
Mark the alternative that fills in, correctly and respectively, the gaps in lines 2 and 4 with superlative structures and prepositions. 
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Q2276170 Inglês



 Internet: <www.britannica.com> (with adaptations).

Regarding the text and its linguistics aspects, judge the item below.
In the construction “whence the state derives its name.” (lines 5 and 6) “whence” means from where and its is a possessive adjective related to “the state”. 
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Ano: 2023 Banca: Quadrix Órgão: CRT-BA Prova: Quadrix - 2023 - CRT-BA - Assistente de T.I. |
Q2276169 Inglês



 Internet: <www.britannica.com> (with adaptations).

Regarding the text and its linguistics aspects, judge the item below.
In the first paragraph of the text the preposition “by” (lines 1 and 2) can be correctly substituted by the preposition from in all its occurrences. 
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Q2272372 Inglês
Netherlands: Phone ban announced to stop school disruptions


(1º§) Devices including mobile phones are set to be banned from classrooms to stop them from disrupting learning, the Dutch government has announced. The initiative is being introduced in collaboration with schools and is to take effect at the start of next year.


(2º§) There will be some exceptions, including for students with medical needs or a disability, and for classes focused on digital skills. The ban is not legally enforceable but may become so in the future. "Even though mobile phones are almost intertwined with our lives, they do not belong in the classroom," said Education Minister Robbert Dijkgraaf. "Students must be able to concentrate there and be given every opportunity to learn well. We know from scientific research that mobile phones disrupt this."


(3º§) Various studies have found limiting children's screen time is linked to improved cognition and concentration. Other tech including tablets and smartwatches are also included in the Dutch ban. The government said it would be up to individual schools to agree the exact rules with teachers, parents and pupils - including whether they wanted to completely ban devices __ schools.


(4º§) The scheme is the result of an agreement between the ministry, schools and related organisations. It will be reviewed at the end of the 2024/2025 school year to see how well it had worked and whether a legal ban is needed. The announcement follows a similar decision by Finland last week.


(5º§) Its government announced it would change the law to make it easier __ restrict the use of phones in schools. Other countries, including England and France, have also proposed banning mobile phones to improve learning.


https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66107027 
Choose the alternative that correctly fills in the blanks of paragraphs 3º and 5º.
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Q2240470 Inglês
Analise o texto a seguir sobre cultura inglesa:


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Um dos aspectos a ser abordado em aulas de língua inglesa é o do uso de preposições após verbos, substantivos e adjetivos. Assinale a alternativa que preenche corretamente a lacuna da linha 14. 
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Q2238992 Inglês
Text 2A7

         Artificial intelligence (AI) is arguably the most rapidly advancing technology humans have ever developed. A year ago, you wouldn’t often hear AI come up in a regular conversation, but today it seems there’s constant talk about how generative AI tools like ChatGPT and DALL-E will affect the future of work, the spread of information, and more. A major question that has thus far been almost entirely unexamined is how this AI-dominated future will affect people’s minds.
           
           There’s been some research into how using AI in their jobs will affect people mentally, but there isn’t yet an understanding of how simply living amongst so much AI-generated content and systems will affect people’s sense of the world. How is AI going to change individuals and society in the not-too-distant future?

            AI will obviously make it easier to produce disinformation. That will affect people’s sense of trust as they’re scrolling on social media. AI can also allow someone to imitate your loved ones, which further erodes people’s general ability to trust what was once unquestionable.

Internet: <wired.com> (adapted). 
In the context of the first sentence of the second paragraph of text 2A7, the word “understanding” is grammatically classified as 
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Q2210441 Inglês

Fill out the gaps below with one the following words: that / where / which / who.


1. That’s the store ___ they buy their shoes.

2. The book, ___ we’ve been reading at school, was written long ago.

3. These are the directors and movies ___ I like.

4. Marie Curie is the woman ___ discovered radium.


Mark the alternative that fills out, correctly and respectively, the gaps in the sentences above. 

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Q2210440 Inglês
In the cartoon below we see two people, and the one on the bed is explaining to the other: “It’s called ‘muscle confusion’. First, I put __ workout clothes, then I confuse my muscles __ not working __”.
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Mark the alternative that fills out, correctly and respectively, the gaps in the sentences above.
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Q2209854 Inglês
Analyze the following sentences:
• Can you come __ Monday? • She's __ Korea for the holidays. • They can't work __ night this week. • I hate it when people are too excited early __ the morning.
Mark the alternative that fills out, correctly and respectively, the gaps in the sentences above.
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Q2204975 Inglês
Text III

Teaching a child to read

Imagery first: the colors primary
Familiar as the sun; the purpose sure –
To hear, to smell, to feel, to taste, to see.
The mind will enter by another door.

The verb is next: we are the rain that falls,
The frog that sees a cricket as it leaps,
The robin that flaps its wings and calls,
The fish that swims, the animal that creeps.

The third is narrative, the moving spell
Of syntax that ad-libs the myths of time.
Alas, we learn before the wishing well
Has dried how words become a hill to climb.

The fourth is symbol: goodness, beauty, love.
This is the time of quarrel, tears and pain.
Sowing the dragons’ teeth, we bob and weave
Until we bring the simple back again.

By Allen Kanfer. Source: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/ poetrymagazine/browse?contentId=28478 Glossary: to ad-lib: If you ad-lib something in a play or a speech, you say something which has not been planned or written beforehand. (https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/ad-lib)
The opposite of the preposition in “we learn before the wishing well/Has dried” is 
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281: C
282: C
283: C
284: C
285: E
286: C
287: C
288: C
289: A
290: C
291: A
292: C
293: E
294: B
295: E
296: C
297: A
298: E
299: A
300: A