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Q4046681 Inglês
Pulp Literature Magazine is open to submissions


   They're open for fiction submissions from Canadian writers only in February and will open general submissions (for all writers) in March. They want any genre or betweengenre work of literature up to 50 pages in length. They accept short stories, novellas, poetry, and comics. They take all genres of fiction, not just pulp - including fantasy, romance, mystery, literary. They do not publish nonfiction, memoir, or children's stories. They take more short fiction than novellas. They also publish reprints. Please note, fiction submission is via a form on their website, which may close temporarily even during open reading periods, if submissions get overwhelming. They accept queries for art. Submission is via a form.
   Deadline: 28 February 2026 (Canadian writers only).
   Length: Up to 10,000 words (prefer up to 4,000 words).
   Pay: $0.05 - $0.08 per word for short stories (to 5000 words), $0.03 - $0.06 per word between 5,000 and 10,000 words, and $0.02 - $0.04 per word for works over 10,000 words; $25-50 for poetry and art; $25-75/page for sequential art.


Fonte: https://www.freedomwithwriting.com/freedom/uncategorized/10- magazines-and-anthologies-paying-up-to-600-for-short-stories/
Which of the following options CORRECTLY identifies a quantifier/comparative used in the text and its superlative form?
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Q4046680 Inglês
Pulp Literature Magazine is open to submissions


   They're open for fiction submissions from Canadian writers only in February and will open general submissions (for all writers) in March. They want any genre or betweengenre work of literature up to 50 pages in length. They accept short stories, novellas, poetry, and comics. They take all genres of fiction, not just pulp - including fantasy, romance, mystery, literary. They do not publish nonfiction, memoir, or children's stories. They take more short fiction than novellas. They also publish reprints. Please note, fiction submission is via a form on their website, which may close temporarily even during open reading periods, if submissions get overwhelming. They accept queries for art. Submission is via a form.
   Deadline: 28 February 2026 (Canadian writers only).
   Length: Up to 10,000 words (prefer up to 4,000 words).
   Pay: $0.05 - $0.08 per word for short stories (to 5000 words), $0.03 - $0.06 per word between 5,000 and 10,000 words, and $0.02 - $0.04 per word for works over 10,000 words; $25-50 for poetry and art; $25-75/page for sequential art.


Fonte: https://www.freedomwithwriting.com/freedom/uncategorized/10- magazines-and-anthologies-paying-up-to-600-for-short-stories/
Imagine that an author is explaining the publication submission guidelines to a friend. Which of the following options presents the CORRECT way to turn the sentence "They also publish reprints" into reported speech? 
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Q4046679 Inglês
Pulp Literature Magazine is open to submissions


   They're open for fiction submissions from Canadian writers only in February and will open general submissions (for all writers) in March. They want any genre or betweengenre work of literature up to 50 pages in length. They accept short stories, novellas, poetry, and comics. They take all genres of fiction, not just pulp - including fantasy, romance, mystery, literary. They do not publish nonfiction, memoir, or children's stories. They take more short fiction than novellas. They also publish reprints. Please note, fiction submission is via a form on their website, which may close temporarily even during open reading periods, if submissions get overwhelming. They accept queries for art. Submission is via a form.
   Deadline: 28 February 2026 (Canadian writers only).
   Length: Up to 10,000 words (prefer up to 4,000 words).
   Pay: $0.05 - $0.08 per word for short stories (to 5000 words), $0.03 - $0.06 per word between 5,000 and 10,000 words, and $0.02 - $0.04 per word for works over 10,000 words; $25-50 for poetry and art; $25-75/page for sequential art.


Fonte: https://www.freedomwithwriting.com/freedom/uncategorized/10- magazines-and-anthologies-paying-up-to-600-for-short-stories/

Consider the following words taken from the text: 


I. Stories.

II. Poetry.

III. Form.

IV. Fiction.



Which of the words contains only countable nouns as they are used in the text?

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Q4046678 Inglês
Pulp Literature Magazine is open to submissions


   They're open for fiction submissions from Canadian writers only in February and will open general submissions (for all writers) in March. They want any genre or betweengenre work of literature up to 50 pages in length. They accept short stories, novellas, poetry, and comics. They take all genres of fiction, not just pulp - including fantasy, romance, mystery, literary. They do not publish nonfiction, memoir, or children's stories. They take more short fiction than novellas. They also publish reprints. Please note, fiction submission is via a form on their website, which may close temporarily even during open reading periods, if submissions get overwhelming. They accept queries for art. Submission is via a form.
   Deadline: 28 February 2026 (Canadian writers only).
   Length: Up to 10,000 words (prefer up to 4,000 words).
   Pay: $0.05 - $0.08 per word for short stories (to 5000 words), $0.03 - $0.06 per word between 5,000 and 10,000 words, and $0.02 - $0.04 per word for works over 10,000 words; $25-50 for poetry and art; $25-75/page for sequential art.


Fonte: https://www.freedomwithwriting.com/freedom/uncategorized/10- magazines-and-anthologies-paying-up-to-600-for-short-stories/
Based on the submission guidelines, which of the following terms refers to previously published work that the magazine is willing to accept?
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Q4046677 Inglês
Pulp Literature Magazine is open to submissions


   They're open for fiction submissions from Canadian writers only in February and will open general submissions (for all writers) in March. They want any genre or betweengenre work of literature up to 50 pages in length. They accept short stories, novellas, poetry, and comics. They take all genres of fiction, not just pulp - including fantasy, romance, mystery, literary. They do not publish nonfiction, memoir, or children's stories. They take more short fiction than novellas. They also publish reprints. Please note, fiction submission is via a form on their website, which may close temporarily even during open reading periods, if submissions get overwhelming. They accept queries for art. Submission is via a form.
   Deadline: 28 February 2026 (Canadian writers only).
   Length: Up to 10,000 words (prefer up to 4,000 words).
   Pay: $0.05 - $0.08 per word for short stories (to 5000 words), $0.03 - $0.06 per word between 5,000 and 10,000 words, and $0.02 - $0.04 per word for works over 10,000 words; $25-50 for poetry and art; $25-75/page for sequential art.


Fonte: https://www.freedomwithwriting.com/freedom/uncategorized/10- magazines-and-anthologies-paying-up-to-600-for-short-stories/
Consider the expressions extracted from the text below. Mark T (True) if they function as collocations, or F (False) if they do not:

() "short stories". () "general submissions". () "per word". () "please note".

Which option CORRECTLY fills in the parentheses above, from top to bottom?
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Q4046676 Inglês
Pulp Literature Magazine is open to submissions


   They're open for fiction submissions from Canadian writers only in February and will open general submissions (for all writers) in March. They want any genre or betweengenre work of literature up to 50 pages in length. They accept short stories, novellas, poetry, and comics. They take all genres of fiction, not just pulp - including fantasy, romance, mystery, literary. They do not publish nonfiction, memoir, or children's stories. They take more short fiction than novellas. They also publish reprints. Please note, fiction submission is via a form on their website, which may close temporarily even during open reading periods, if submissions get overwhelming. They accept queries for art. Submission is via a form.
   Deadline: 28 February 2026 (Canadian writers only).
   Length: Up to 10,000 words (prefer up to 4,000 words).
   Pay: $0.05 - $0.08 per word for short stories (to 5000 words), $0.03 - $0.06 per word between 5,000 and 10,000 words, and $0.02 - $0.04 per word for works over 10,000 words; $25-50 for poetry and art; $25-75/page for sequential art.


Fonte: https://www.freedomwithwriting.com/freedom/uncategorized/10- magazines-and-anthologies-paying-up-to-600-for-short-stories/
Originally, the term pulp referred to the cheap, low-quality paper (made from wood pulp) used to print popular magazines in the early to mid-20th century. Over time, it became a shorthand for the genre itself. How is the word pulp functioning grammatically, and what does it imply about the publication's scope?
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Q4046675 Inglês
Pulp Literature Magazine is open to submissions


   They're open for fiction submissions from Canadian writers only in February and will open general submissions (for all writers) in March. They want any genre or betweengenre work of literature up to 50 pages in length. They accept short stories, novellas, poetry, and comics. They take all genres of fiction, not just pulp - including fantasy, romance, mystery, literary. They do not publish nonfiction, memoir, or children's stories. They take more short fiction than novellas. They also publish reprints. Please note, fiction submission is via a form on their website, which may close temporarily even during open reading periods, if submissions get overwhelming. They accept queries for art. Submission is via a form.
   Deadline: 28 February 2026 (Canadian writers only).
   Length: Up to 10,000 words (prefer up to 4,000 words).
   Pay: $0.05 - $0.08 per word for short stories (to 5000 words), $0.03 - $0.06 per word between 5,000 and 10,000 words, and $0.02 - $0.04 per word for works over 10,000 words; $25-50 for poetry and art; $25-75/page for sequential art.


Fonte: https://www.freedomwithwriting.com/freedom/uncategorized/10- magazines-and-anthologies-paying-up-to-600-for-short-stories/
In the sentence "if submissions get overwhelming" (first paragraph), which of the following statements best describes the condition and the possible result? 
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Q4046674 Inglês
Pulp Literature Magazine is open to submissions


   They're open for fiction submissions from Canadian writers only in February and will open general submissions (for all writers) in March. They want any genre or betweengenre work of literature up to 50 pages in length. They accept short stories, novellas, poetry, and comics. They take all genres of fiction, not just pulp - including fantasy, romance, mystery, literary. They do not publish nonfiction, memoir, or children's stories. They take more short fiction than novellas. They also publish reprints. Please note, fiction submission is via a form on their website, which may close temporarily even during open reading periods, if submissions get overwhelming. They accept queries for art. Submission is via a form.
   Deadline: 28 February 2026 (Canadian writers only).
   Length: Up to 10,000 words (prefer up to 4,000 words).
   Pay: $0.05 - $0.08 per word for short stories (to 5000 words), $0.03 - $0.06 per word between 5,000 and 10,000 words, and $0.02 - $0.04 per word for works over 10,000 words; $25-50 for poetry and art; $25-75/page for sequential art.


Fonte: https://www.freedomwithwriting.com/freedom/uncategorized/10- magazines-and-anthologies-paying-up-to-600-for-short-stories/
According to the text, which of the following statements is CORRECT regarding the submission process and eligibility?
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Q4043676 Inglês
Text 4


The decline of Audiolingualism Audiolingualism reached its period of most widespread use in the 1960s and was applied both to the teaching of foreign languages in the United States and to the teaching of English as a second or foreign language. It led to such widely used courses as English 900 and the Lado English Series, as well as to texts for teaching the major European languages. But then came criticism on two fronts. On the one hand, the theoretical foundations of Audiolingualism were attacked as being unsound in terms of both language theory and learning theory. On the other hand, practitioners found that the practical results fell short of expectations. Students were often found to be unable to transfer skills acquired through Audiolingualism to real communication outside the classroom, and many found the experience of studying through audiolingual procedures to be boring and unsatisfying.


RICHARDS, Jack C. Richards; RODGERS, Theodore S. Rodgers. Approaches and methods in language teaching. 2. ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001.
According to the text 4 “The decline of Audiolingualism”, mark T (True) or F (False):

( ) Audiolingualism was most widely used in the 1960s.
( ) The method was criticized exclusively because students found it boring.
( ) Many learners could not transfer classroom skills to real-life communication.
( ) The theoretical foundations of Audiolingualism were considered sound.
( ) The method was used in teaching both English and other foreign languages.
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Q4043675 Inglês
Text 4


The decline of Audiolingualism Audiolingualism reached its period of most widespread use in the 1960s and was applied both to the teaching of foreign languages in the United States and to the teaching of English as a second or foreign language. It led to such widely used courses as English 900 and the Lado English Series, as well as to texts for teaching the major European languages. But then came criticism on two fronts. On the one hand, the theoretical foundations of Audiolingualism were attacked as being unsound in terms of both language theory and learning theory. On the other hand, practitioners found that the practical results fell short of expectations. Students were often found to be unable to transfer skills acquired through Audiolingualism to real communication outside the classroom, and many found the experience of studying through audiolingual procedures to be boring and unsatisfying.


RICHARDS, Jack C. Richards; RODGERS, Theodore S. Rodgers. Approaches and methods in language teaching. 2. ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001.
In the expression “the practical results”, the word practical functions as:
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Q4043674 Inglês
Text 4


The decline of Audiolingualism Audiolingualism reached its period of most widespread use in the 1960s and was applied both to the teaching of foreign languages in the United States and to the teaching of English as a second or foreign language. It led to such widely used courses as English 900 and the Lado English Series, as well as to texts for teaching the major European languages. But then came criticism on two fronts. On the one hand, the theoretical foundations of Audiolingualism were attacked as being unsound in terms of both language theory and learning theory. On the other hand, practitioners found that the practical results fell short of expectations. Students were often found to be unable to transfer skills acquired through Audiolingualism to real communication outside the classroom, and many found the experience of studying through audiolingual procedures to be boring and unsatisfying.


RICHARDS, Jack C. Richards; RODGERS, Theodore S. Rodgers. Approaches and methods in language teaching. 2. ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001.
In the sentence “the practical results fell short of expectations”, the phrasal verb fell short of is closest in meaning to:
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Q4043673 Inglês

Text 3


Teaching with mental health challenges






Sewell, A. (2024, December 9). Supporting teachers with anxiety and depression. Edutopia. https://www.edutopia.org/article/teachermental-health-challenges/

In an ESP reading context focused on education, the text is mainly useful because it:
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Q4043672 Inglês

Text 3


Teaching with mental health challenges






Sewell, A. (2024, December 9). Supporting teachers with anxiety and depression. Edutopia. https://www.edutopia.org/article/teachermental-health-challenges/

In the sentence from text 3 “Schools must provide adequate mental health resources and professionals”, the modal verb must expresses:
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Q4043671 Inglês

Text 3


Teaching with mental health challenges






Sewell, A. (2024, December 9). Supporting teachers with anxiety and depression. Edutopia. https://www.edutopia.org/article/teachermental-health-challenges/

Read the statements about the text 3:

I. Teachers’ personal experiences with mental health challenges may contribute positively to classroom empathy.
II. The text argues that teachers should assume the role of therapists in schools.
III. Open discussions about mental health can help reduce stigma in the school community.

Choose the correct alternative:
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Q4043670 Inglês

Text 3


Teaching with mental health challenges






Sewell, A. (2024, December 9). Supporting teachers with anxiety and depression. Edutopia. https://www.edutopia.org/article/teachermental-health-challenges/

Considering the argumentative line of the text, the main idea of the text 3 is that:
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Q4043669 Inglês

Text 2




Reddit. (2023, June 8). Anatomy of an English Teacher [Comic]. r/comics. https://www.reddit.com/r/comics/comments/144c8h2/anatomy_of_an_english_teacher_oc/

The humorous effect in the comic “Anatomy of an ELA Teacher” is mainly constructed through:
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Q4043668 Inglês

Text 1


Where did English come from?






Blanco, C. (2025, April 17). Dear Duolingo: Where did English come from? Duolingo Blog. https://blog.duolingo.com/history-of-english-language/

In the excerpt “English became the predominant language of Engla lond”, the lexical item predominant, when interpreted according to the semantic progression established in the text, conveys the notion of a language that:
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Q4043667 Inglês

Text 1


Where did English come from?






Blanco, C. (2025, April 17). Dear Duolingo: Where did English come from? Duolingo Blog. https://blog.duolingo.com/history-of-english-language/

According to the text 1, from a discursive and inferential perspective, the text primarily sustains the thesis that:
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Q4042730 Inglês

To answer question, read the text below.


The Language of Performance

    Well, the word “performative” is generally meant as an insult. It’s meant to trivialize and indicate that someone is play-acting or “faking it.” It suggests that someone is only doing something to be seen doing it, and not because it represents a sincere interest or enjoyment.


    This is one of those situations in which metaphors are overextended, and language distorts rather than describes natural human behavior. It is normal for our species for men and women to “perform” acts to impress both our own sex and the opposite sex. Males and females have different sex “roles,” and we “perform” acts to satisfy those roles.


    The language seems to “portray” us as “actors performing roles” and implies that we are all essentially “lying” or “faking.” This is the kind of wordcel wordtrap that lends itself to Marxist gender theory ideology and postmodernist thinking.


    “Nothing is real, everything is fake. Everything is a performance.”


    That’s a frame, but it isn’t the whole picture.


    Men are primates. We imitate each other. Monkey see, monkey do. And yes, we do things to try to impress each other. You can frame that in a way that seems trivial or superficial, but it is also foundational to human nature and social hierarchy.


    Fonte: https//mrjackdonovan.substack.com/p/on-performative-males

The author uses the passive voice sparingly and primarily for definitions (e.g., is generally meant), while shifting to a consistent active voice to build his core argument. Considering this stylistic choice, analyze the statements below:



I. Passive constructions tend to obscure the agent of the action, creating a sense of detachment.


II. Active verbs (such as those appearing in the second and third paragraphs) assign clear responsibility to the subject, making the critique feel more direct and assertive.


III. The use of active voice emphasizes that actions (like those mentioned in the fourth paragraph) are deliberate and intentional rather than passive occurrences.


IV. Extensive use of the passive voice would weaken the punchy, authoritative tone of the argument established throughout the text.



Which of the statements are CORRECT?

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Q4042729 Inglês

To answer question, read the text below.


The Language of Performance

    Well, the word “performative” is generally meant as an insult. It’s meant to trivialize and indicate that someone is play-acting or “faking it.” It suggests that someone is only doing something to be seen doing it, and not because it represents a sincere interest or enjoyment.


    This is one of those situations in which metaphors are overextended, and language distorts rather than describes natural human behavior. It is normal for our species for men and women to “perform” acts to impress both our own sex and the opposite sex. Males and females have different sex “roles,” and we “perform” acts to satisfy those roles.


    The language seems to “portray” us as “actors performing roles” and implies that we are all essentially “lying” or “faking.” This is the kind of wordcel wordtrap that lends itself to Marxist gender theory ideology and postmodernist thinking.


    “Nothing is real, everything is fake. Everything is a performance.”


    That’s a frame, but it isn’t the whole picture.


    Men are primates. We imitate each other. Monkey see, monkey do. And yes, we do things to try to impress each other. You can frame that in a way that seems trivial or superficial, but it is also foundational to human nature and social hierarchy.


    Fonte: https//mrjackdonovan.substack.com/p/on-performative-males

Regarding the use of adjectives and their degrees of comparison in the text, mark T (true) or F (false) for the following statements:



( ) The term different in the second paragraph is a superlative adjective used to show that roles are unique.


( ) The word essentially in the third paragraph functions as an intensifier but is not a superlative form.


( ) The expression the whole picture in the fifth paragraph is in the positive degree, not the superlative.


( ) There are no adjectives ending in "-est" or preceded by "most" (as a superlative modifier) in the entire text.



Which option CORRECTLY fills in the parenthesis above, from top to bottom?

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Respostas
521: B
522: D
523: A
524: D
525: B
526: B
527: B
528: C
529: A
530: C
531: E
532: D
533: C
534: B
535: B
536: C
537: A
538: D
539: E
540: A