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Q2452358 Inglês
Sentence can be defined as a group of one or more words. On the other hand, sentence structure is understood as the way basic grammatical elements (a subject, predicate, and sometimes direct or indirect objects) of a sentence are combined. The rules for how a sentence is constructed are simple. These include the necessity for a subject, predicate, and object (in that order) in every sentence. Beyond that, we can also add elements like prepositions and conjunctions. In English, for example, sentences can be classified as simple, complex and compound. That being said, check the answer that provides the correct information about the types of sentence structure in English.
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Q2452357 Inglês
When it comes to word formation, a prefix is an affix which is placed before a word. Adding it to the beginning of one word changes it into another word. Some prefixes are used to convey a “negative meaning”. That being said, check the answer whose prefix was not used to convey a negative meaning.
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Q2452356 Inglês
Verb forms help us to make time reference through their tense. Tense shows whether an action or a state took, take or will take place. For example, the simple past tense is used to express actions that have already happened; the simple present tense is used to express an action that is taking place or happening now; and, the simple future tense is used to express an action which will certainly take place at a time later than now. With that in mind, check the answer whose information provided is the only one correct about simple tenses sentences structure and verb conjugation.
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Q2452355 Inglês
Paragraphs are the basic building blocks of any writing. A paragraph is a group of sentences that deal with a single topic. The parts of the paragraph are linked together by phrases and conjunctions. They guide the reader through the arguments presented. That being said, check the alternative whose information provided is the only one correct when it comes to the different types of sentences of a well-structured paragraph.
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Q2452354 Inglês
When it comes to Language Acquisition, Connectionism denies both innate rules and the existence of any innate language-learning module, for L2 input would be of greater importance than it is in processing models based on innate approaches. In Connectionism, input is the source of both the units and the rules of language. An important contribution of Connectionism to Second Language Acquisition studies is usually associated with the premise that adults are not better second language learners when compared to children. That would because, despite having superior skills than children, adults would not be considered as better second language learners. Based on such premise, check the answer whose information contains the adequate explanation for it in accordance with the Connectionist Theory.
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Q2452353 Inglês
Stephen Krashen (1985) is an expert in the field of linguistics, specializing in theories of language acquisition and development. Much of his research has involved the study of non-English and bilingual language acquisition. In a brief mention of Krashen's widely known and well-accepted theory of second language acquisition, which has had a large impact in all areas of second language research and teaching, it is correct to say that it is made of five hypotheses, which are presented below. Considering all the 5 (five) hypotheses provided by Krashen in his Acquisition Theory, match the second column by using the information provided in the first, then check the correct answer.


(A) The Natural Order hypothesis.
(B) The Affective Filter hypothesis.
(C) The Acquisition-Learning hypothesis
(D) The Monitor hypothesis
(E) The Input hypothesis


( ) This hypothesis reinforces that our ability to produce statements in another language is the result of unconscious knowledge and that conscious knowledge has the function of editing and correcting the output (oral productions).


( ) According to this hypothesis, learners who are poorly motivated, insecure, anxious and with low self-esteem would be prevented from connecting the input with the LAD (Language Acquisition Device).


( ) This hypothesis predicts that there is only one way to acquire the language: understanding messages.


( ) This hypothesis predicts that there are two ways to develop a second language. The first one would be unconscious and the second one would be conscious.


( ) This hypothesis suggests that we acquire the rules of a language regardless of how these rules are taught in the classroom.
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Q2452352 Inglês
“Language is a communicative tool manipulated by speakers within social networks, for communities and societies vary. Thus, language and its functions are changed”. Based on the statement provided, check the answer that better explains the picture below.


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Q2452351 Inglês
“Languages vary” this is a very coherent statement when it comes to the study of language change phenomenon. That being said, check the answer that can be equally considered as coherent, on what matters to the study of such phenomenon.
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Q2443649 Inglês

Planes top 800 mph as near-record winds sweep high over Mid-Atlantic









(Available at: www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2024/02/18/record-jet-stream-winds-dc-flights/ – text specially adapted for this test)

Which of the sentences below shows the excerpt “snow lasted only two to three hours” (l. 38) correctly rewritten in the interrogative form, in the same verb tense as in the text and with no significant changes in meaning? 
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Q2443648 Inglês

Planes top 800 mph as near-record winds sweep high over Mid-Atlantic









(Available at: www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2024/02/18/record-jet-stream-winds-dc-flights/ – text specially adapted for this test)

In which of the following excerpts from the text the structure in bold means “the same”? 
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Q2443645 Inglês

Planes top 800 mph as near-record winds sweep high over Mid-Atlantic









(Available at: www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2024/02/18/record-jet-stream-winds-dc-flights/ – text specially adapted for this test)

Which of the following statements best describes the main topic of the article?
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Q2440838 Inglês

Text CB1A7 

    Whenever a global economic transformation takes place, a single city usually drives it forward. Ghent, in modern-day Belgium, was at the core of the burgeoning global wool trade in the 13th century. The first initial public offering took place in Amsterdam in 1602. London was the financial centre of the first wave of globalisation during the 19th century. Today the city is San Francisco. 

    California’s commercial capital has no serious rival in generative artificial intelligence (AI), a breakthrough technology that has caused a bull market in American stocks and which, many economists hope, will power a global productivity surge. Almost all big AI start-up companies are based in the Bay Area, which comprises the city of San Francisco and Silicon Valley (largely based in Santa Clara county, to the south). OpenAI is there, of course; so are Anthropic, Databricks and Scale AI. Tech giants, including Meta and Microsoft, are also spending big on AI in San Francisco. According to Brookings Metro, a think tank, last year San Francisco accounted for close to a tenth of generative AI job postings in America, more than any other city of the country. New York, with four times as many residents, was second. 


Internet: <www.economist.com> (adapted). 

In text CB1A7, the expression “California’s commercial capital” (in the beginning of the second paragraph) refers to 
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Q2440837 Inglês

Text CB1A7 

    Whenever a global economic transformation takes place, a single city usually drives it forward. Ghent, in modern-day Belgium, was at the core of the burgeoning global wool trade in the 13th century. The first initial public offering took place in Amsterdam in 1602. London was the financial centre of the first wave of globalisation during the 19th century. Today the city is San Francisco. 

    California’s commercial capital has no serious rival in generative artificial intelligence (AI), a breakthrough technology that has caused a bull market in American stocks and which, many economists hope, will power a global productivity surge. Almost all big AI start-up companies are based in the Bay Area, which comprises the city of San Francisco and Silicon Valley (largely based in Santa Clara county, to the south). OpenAI is there, of course; so are Anthropic, Databricks and Scale AI. Tech giants, including Meta and Microsoft, are also spending big on AI in San Francisco. According to Brookings Metro, a think tank, last year San Francisco accounted for close to a tenth of generative AI job postings in America, more than any other city of the country. New York, with four times as many residents, was second. 


Internet: <www.economist.com> (adapted). 

Maintaining the original meaning and the grammatical correctness of text CB1A7, the word “burgeoning” (second sentence) could be replaced with 
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Q2440836 Inglês

Text CB1A7 

    Whenever a global economic transformation takes place, a single city usually drives it forward. Ghent, in modern-day Belgium, was at the core of the burgeoning global wool trade in the 13th century. The first initial public offering took place in Amsterdam in 1602. London was the financial centre of the first wave of globalisation during the 19th century. Today the city is San Francisco. 

    California’s commercial capital has no serious rival in generative artificial intelligence (AI), a breakthrough technology that has caused a bull market in American stocks and which, many economists hope, will power a global productivity surge. Almost all big AI start-up companies are based in the Bay Area, which comprises the city of San Francisco and Silicon Valley (largely based in Santa Clara county, to the south). OpenAI is there, of course; so are Anthropic, Databricks and Scale AI. Tech giants, including Meta and Microsoft, are also spending big on AI in San Francisco. According to Brookings Metro, a think tank, last year San Francisco accounted for close to a tenth of generative AI job postings in America, more than any other city of the country. New York, with four times as many residents, was second. 


Internet: <www.economist.com> (adapted). 

In text CB1A7, the word “which”, in the first sentence of the second paragraph, refers back to
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Q2439430 Inglês
Fire up your taste buds … it’s International Hot and Spicy Food Day!



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(Available at: www.hillstreetgrocer.com – text especially adapted for this test).
In the excerpt "the higher the Scoville rating, the hotter the chilli" (l. 13-14) there are two adjectives in the comparative form: "higher" and "hotter". Which of the following combinations show two adjectives that follow the same spelling rules in their comparative forms, in the same order?
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Q2439429 Inglês
Fire up your taste buds … it’s International Hot and Spicy Food Day!



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(Available at: www.hillstreetgrocer.com – text especially adapted for this test).
Mark the alternative that correctly and respectively fills the gaps in lines 04, 08 and 17. 
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Q2439426 Inglês
Fire up your taste buds … it’s International Hot and Spicy Food Day!



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(Available at: www.hillstreetgrocer.com – text especially adapted for this test).
Which topic below is NOT mentioned in the article as a suggestion on how to celebrate the "Hot and Spicy Food Day"?
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Q2423366 Inglês

What is customer experience management?





(Available at: www.dynamics.microsoft.com/en-us/marketing/what-is-customer-experience-management-cxm/ – text specially adapted for this test).

Mark the alternative that fills in correctly the gap in line 24 in the present perfect verb tense.
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Q2423365 Inglês

What is customer experience management?





(Available at: www.dynamics.microsoft.com/en-us/marketing/what-is-customer-experience-management-cxm/ – text specially adapted for this test).

What do the words in bold “it” (l. 04), “it” (l. 16), and “which” (l. 20) refer to, respectively? 
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Q2423364 Inglês

What is customer experience management?





(Available at: www.dynamics.microsoft.com/en-us/marketing/what-is-customer-experience-management-cxm/ – text specially adapted for this test).

Why is the verb in line 15 “providing” in the gerund form?
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7501: B
7502: A
7503: B
7504: A
7505: D
7506: A
7507: C
7508: B
7509: C
7510: E
7511: A
7512: D
7513: B
7514: D
7515: C
7516: B
7517: E
7518: E
7519: C
7520: B