Questões de Concurso Comentadas sobre inglês
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Decide whether the statements below, which concern the ideas of text II and the vocabulary used in it, are right (C) or wrong (E).
The fact that the author didn’t know the meaning of the word
“roselle” and translated it as “jute” was prejudicial to the
British Minister.
Considering the ideas and the vocabulary of text II, decide whether the statements below are right (C) or wrong (E).
It can be correctly inferred that, when it came to hiring, the Foreign Office had a clear preference for bright young people.
Considering the ideas and the vocabulary of text II, decide whether the statements below are right (C) or wrong (E).
The word “genial” (l.15) means unusually intelligent.
Considering the ideas and the vocabulary of text II, decide whether the statements below are right (C) or wrong (E).
With the expression “And that was that” (l. 10 and 11), the author reinforces the idea indicated by “the lack of formal preparation for the job” (l.2).
Considering the ideas and the vocabulary of text II, decide whether the statements below are right (C) or wrong (E).
After all stages of the Civil and Diplomatic Service entrance
exams, the number of candidates admitted was around 20.
Considering the grammatical and semantic aspects of text I, decide whether the following items are right (C) or wrong (E).
The recruitment policy of the British diplomatic service was
designed and planned by elite academics and university
intellectuals.
Considering the grammatical and semantic aspects of text I, decide whether the following items are right (C) or wrong (E).
There would be no change in the meaning of the passage from
“Often” (l. 2) to “duplicity” (l.4) if it were replaced by Even
though it is often confused with espionage, which is its
illegitimate cousin, diplomacy has been linked with
misbehaviour and duplicity for centuries.
Considering the grammatical and semantic aspects of text I, decide whether the following items are right (C) or wrong (E).
The words “clad” (l. 18) and “quaffing” (l.19) could be
correctly replaced by dressed and sipping without this altering
the meaning of the sentence, although this substitution would
make the text less humorous.
Decide whether the following statements are right (C) or wrong (E) according to text I.
For the author, the bad reputation diplomacy holds has to do
with the frequent international negotiations in which diplomats
deal with foreign officials.
Decide whether the following statements are right (C) or wrong (E) according to text I.
It can be correctly concluded from the text that the recruitment
methods adopted in the past have fuelled suspicion against
diplomats and created a fallacious idea about their work.
Decide whether the following statements are right (C) or wrong (E) according to text I.
It can be correctly inferred from the text that there tends to be
presently more female diplomats, as well as diplomats with
more diverse social backgrounds, than in 1966.
Consider the statements below:
I. The plural of the word ‘beauty’ (l.40) follows the same rule that explains the formation of the plural form ‘displays’ (l.24).
II. The plural of ‘crisis’ (l.05) is made by dropping ‘is’ and adding ‘es’.
III. The rule that explains the formation of ‘values’ (l.30) and ‘pages’ (l.13) is the same.
Which ones are correct?
Judge the items that follow according to the text above.
A part of Arduino’s boards is free and another part is
charged for.
Judge the items that follow according to the text above.
Arduino started as a program to help university students.
Judge the items that follow according to the text above.
Arduino is useful exclusively to new programmers.
Judge the items that follow according to the text above.
Professionals of different types have contributed to
improve Arduino.
Judge the items that follow according to the text above.
Because of its limitations, Arduino is used to perform
simple tasks.
Julgue o item seguinte no que diz respeito à língua inglesa.
An overwhelming majority of Irish people wish to remain in the EU, but almost half believe that Brexit will result in a hard border with Northern Ireland, according to a poll published today by the European Movement in Ireland.
Internet: <www.irishtimes.com>.
A língua inglesa apresenta palavras muito similares a
palavras da língua portuguesa. Algumas possuem o
mesmo significado e outras podem ser verdadeiras
“pegadinhas” no contexto redacional, causando
problemas na elaboração de um documento ou em um
diálogo mais formal. O substantivo parents, por exemplo,
caracteriza-se como um cognato verdadeiro para o
substantivo parentes.
Julgue o item seguinte no que diz respeito à língua inglesa.
An overwhelming majority of Irish people wish to remain in the EU, but almost half believe that Brexit will result in a hard border with Northern Ireland, according to a poll published today by the European Movement in Ireland.
Internet: <www.irishtimes.com>.
De acordo com o texto e no contexto do Brexit (saída do
Reino Unido da União Europeia), a grande maioria dos
irlandeses deseja permanecer na União Europeia.
Complete the sentences with must, mustn’t or needn’t:
We haven´t got much time. We ______ hurry.
We have enough food at home, so we ________ go shopping today.
John gave me a letter to post. I __________ forget to post it.
Choose the correct sequence?



