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Sobre verbos | verbs em inglês
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Ano: 2026
Banca:
AMEOSC
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Itapiranga - SC
Prova:
AMEOSC - 2026 - Prefeitura de Itapiranga - SC - Professor de Língua Estrangeira (Inglês) |
Q4313271
Inglês
Read the sentence:
"By the time the meeting started, the committee had already reviewed the revised proposal."
Which interpretation accurately explains the relationship between the verb forms?
"By the time the meeting started, the committee had already reviewed the revised proposal."
Which interpretation accurately explains the relationship between the verb forms?
Ano: 2026
Banca:
AMEOSC
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Itapiranga - SC
Prova:
AMEOSC - 2026 - Prefeitura de Itapiranga - SC - Professor de Língua Estrangeira (Inglês) |
Q4313269
Inglês
Read the sentences and evaluate the meanings and
grammatical uses of the highlighted phrasal verbs.
(__) In "The research team carried out several interviews," carried out means conducted.
(__) In "The school turned down the proposal," the object pronoun may be correctly placed as in "The school turned it down."
(__) In "The volunteer looked after the children," the phrasal verb is separable and may be rewritten as "The volunteer looked the children after."
(__) In "She eventually got over the disappointment," got over means examined the disappointment carefully.
Mark T for true statements and F for false statements. Then select the alternative that presents the CORRECT sequence
(__) In "The research team carried out several interviews," carried out means conducted.
(__) In "The school turned down the proposal," the object pronoun may be correctly placed as in "The school turned it down."
(__) In "The volunteer looked after the children," the phrasal verb is separable and may be rewritten as "The volunteer looked the children after."
(__) In "She eventually got over the disappointment," got over means examined the disappointment carefully.
Mark T for true statements and F for false statements. Then select the alternative that presents the CORRECT sequence
Ano: 2026
Banca:
AMEOSC
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Itapiranga - SC
Prova:
AMEOSC - 2026 - Prefeitura de Itapiranga - SC - Professor de Língua Estrangeira (Inglês) |
Q4313262
Inglês
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Lilly enters psychedelic drug race with up to $3.8
billion AtaiBeckley deal
July 16 (Reuters) - Eli Lilly (LLY.N) will buy AtaiBeckley
(ATAI.O) for up to $3.8 billion, the company said on
Thursday, joining a race among pharma majors to
develop psychedelic treatments for depression and other
mental health conditions.
The deal taps into rising interest in psychedelics following
easing regulations under the Trump administration and
reinforces Lilly's push to use windfall weight-loss drug
profits to diversify its product portfolio.
Lilly will gain access to AtaiBeckley's lead candidate
BPL-003, a psychedelic-based nasal spray in late-stage
development for treatment-resistant depression, a severe
form of the illness that does not improve after standard
treatments.
Jefferies' Andrew Tsai estimates BPL-003 could generate
sales of more than $1 billion to $2 billion if it succeeds in
late-stage trials. AtaiBeckley expects initial results from
the trials in early 2029.
Lilly will pay $6.75 per AtaiBeckley share in cash, a
premium of about 26% to the stock's closing price on
Wednesday. AtaiBeckley's shares rose more than 30% in
morning trading.
The offer consists of $2.8 billion upfront and up to $1
billion in milestone-based payments. The companies
expect the deal to close in the third quarter.
"The acquisition aligns with Eli Lilly's expanding
neuroscience portfolio and offers upside potential in large
markets like depression," said Barclays analyst Emily
Field.
Shares of psychedelic drug developers Enveric
Biosciences (ENVB.O) and GH Research (GHRS.O)
were up 6% and 11%, respectively.
The psychedelics industry could reach $12 billion in
revenue by 2034, rivaling the size of branded
antidepressants currently at about $8 billion, said RBC
Capital Markets analyst Trung Huynh.
SURGING INTEREST IN PSYCHEDELIC-BASED
THERAPIES
Drugmakers have shown growing interest in
psychedelic-based treatments for depression and other
mental health disorders.
President Donald Trump's executive order in April
directed U.S. health regulators to speed up reviews of
certain psychedelic treatments and increased federal
funding for research in the field.
AbbVie (ABBV.N) last year bought an experimental
psychedelic-based depression drug from Gilgamesh
Pharmaceuticals for up to $1.2 billion.
New York-based AtaiBeckley was formed through a
merger between Germany-based Atai Life Sciences and
privately held Beckley Psytech in 2025. Billionaire
venture capitalist Peter Thiel was an early backer of Atai.
Current medicines for treatment-resistant depression
include Johnson & Johnson's (JNJ.N) ketamine-derived
nasal spray Spravato — which requires twice-weekly
clinic visits — or other invasive interventions.
https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/lilly-enter
s-psychedelic-drug-race-with-up-38-billion-ataibeckley-deal-2026-07-16/
Read the excerpt:
"Jefferies' Andrew Tsai estimates BPL-003 could generate sales of more than $1 billion to $2 billion if it succeeds in late-stage trials."
Consider the statements:
I. The modal verb could expresses a projected commercial possibility rather than a guaranteed result.
II. The clause introduced by if establishes a condition for the estimated sales performance.
III. The simple present form succeeds refers to a habitual event repeatedly observed in previous trials.
Mark the alternative that presents only the CORRECT statements.
"Jefferies' Andrew Tsai estimates BPL-003 could generate sales of more than $1 billion to $2 billion if it succeeds in late-stage trials."
Consider the statements:
I. The modal verb could expresses a projected commercial possibility rather than a guaranteed result.
II. The clause introduced by if establishes a condition for the estimated sales performance.
III. The simple present form succeeds refers to a habitual event repeatedly observed in previous trials.
Mark the alternative that presents only the CORRECT statements.
Ano: 2026
Banca:
Instituto Ágata
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Barcarena - PA
Prova:
Instituto Ágata - 2026 - Prefeitura de Barcarena - PA - Professor - Língua Estrangeira (Inglês) |
Q4309787
Inglês
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Read the lyrics’ song Dai Dai, by Shakira (Feat. Burna Boy), to answer question
[…]
You knew from the day
you were born
That here in this place you belong
You've been this brave all along
What broke you once made you strong (strong)
Dai, dai, ikou, dale, allez, let's go
Dai, dai, ikou, dale, allez, let's go (ow)
Come follow your desire
Where there's a will, there's a way
You are the owner of that fire
No one can take it away
Sweat and blood to write your story
That is how you paved the way
You're about to reach the glory
Only one step away
All the highs and lows
All the tears and the pain
You been there through it all,
been through it all
Just do it again
Now you got to believe (I believe)
[…]
(Available at: https://www.letras.mus.br/shakira/dai-dai-feat-burna-boy/)
The underlined verbs in the song ("knew," "were born," "belong,"and"have been") appear in different verb tenses. Consi
dering their forms and functions, which of the following statements about these verbs are correct?
Ano: 2026
Banca:
Instituto Ágata
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Barcarena - PA
Prova:
Instituto Ágata - 2026 - Prefeitura de Barcarena - PA - Professor - Língua Estrangeira (Inglês) |
Q4309774
Inglês
According to the excerpt: "Rachel," Mrs. Price says. She says it like she's getting mad. "You put that sweater on right now
and no more nonsense”, which alternative correctly reports Mrs. Price's statement in indirect speech, according to stan
dard grammatical rules of English?
Ano: 2026
Banca:
EDUCA
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Triunfo - PE
Prova:
EDUCA - 2026 - Prefeitura de Triunfo - PE - Professor da Educação Básica II - Inglês |
Q4302801
Inglês
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TEXT 2
Global Englishes in Language Education
Global Englishes in language education encompasses the
study and teaching of English as a pluricentric,
international means of communication rather than a single
standard variety. This field recognises the multiplicity of
English norms around the world and seeks pedagogical
approaches that validate diverse accents, dialects and
communicative practices. Recent scholarship emphasises
critical awareness of power dynamics in language use,
challenges the supremacy of native-speaker models and
promotes curricula that equip learners to navigate
intercultural encounters. Innovations span bottom-up
curriculum design, translanguaging and digital
technologies, all underpinned by partnerships between
researchers and practitioners. The ultimate aim is to
prepare both teachers and students for inclusive,
intelligible and context-sensitive use of English in global
settings.
Content extracted and adapted from: https://www.nature.com/natureindex/topics/l4/global-englishes-in-language-education
In conclusion, Text 2 states that “the ultimate aim is to
prepare both teachers and students for inclusive,
intelligible and context-sensitive use of English in global
settings”. Based on this excerpt, choose the alternative that
correctly rewrites this sentence from the Present Simple to
the Present Perfect tense:
Ano: 2026
Banca:
AMEOSC
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Belmonte - SC
Prova:
AMEOSC - 2026 - Prefeitura de Belmonte - SC - Professor de Inglês |
Q4299221
Inglês
Read the sentence:
"Had the school received the funds earlier, it would have completed the accessibility project before the beginning of the term."
Which analysis is CORRECT?
"Had the school received the funds earlier, it would have completed the accessibility project before the beginning of the term."
Which analysis is CORRECT?
Ano: 2026
Banca:
LEGALLE Concursos
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Morro Redondo - RS
Prova:
LEGALLE Concursos - 2026 - Prefeitura de Morro Redondo - RS - Professor do Ensino Fundamental - Inglês |
Q4297048
Inglês
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Bettytown Library marks opening chapter
Tomorrow (Tuesday) marks the first anniversary of
the opening of Bettystown Library with a programme of
events taking place throughout the day to celebrate the
milestone.
First opening its doors on 24th tebruary 2025,
over the past year it has become very much embedded in
the East Meath community, which had been without its
own library service for two decades.
On Friday, staff were delighted to learn that
Bettystown Library has been shortlisted as an Island of
Ireland Regional and Country Finalist for the Library of the
Year 2026, a category of the British Book Awards, which is
sponsored by DK in association with the Reading Agency.
Events to mark the first anniversary including an
exhibition of work by the 'Open Book Craft Group' one of
the very successful groups that meeting in the library.
Executive Librarian Aoife Carberry is delighted
with how the first year has gone for the library.
"We are blown away by the support we have
received. It is so lovely to get to know the different
members and organisations within the area and to work
towards the best service we can possible be for them, "she
said.
"We have been very lucky, we have had incredible
support from the community here. We've worked closely
with a number or organisations, schools and special
interest groups in the area as well. We just want to thank
the community for welcoming us as well as they have and
we look forward to continuing to work with them as the
years go by."
She spoke of how libraries are no longer quiet
hushed places but are vibrant places with a wide variety of
events and initiatives that go far beyond just borrowing
books.
"The biggest message we want to get out is that
libraries are open to everyone, everyone is welcome. We
have our books. We have plenty of events, loads of
initiatives we work on, in Meath we have STEAM kits and
backpacks to borrow, home energy kits to borrow, a huge
range of online resources, audio books, ebooks, courses
where you can upskill or develop a new hobby, language
learning courses and books in other languages."
"There is a huge wealth of things in libraries,
covering all ages and all interests."
Fonte: htt ps://www. meat hch ro ni cle.i e / 2026 / 02 / 23 / b etlylow n- I i bra rymarks-openin g -chapter/
Consider this hypothetical scenario regarding
the library's future:
If the local community continues to show such high levels of engagement, the library ______ one of the most important culturalcenters in the region.
Which option BEST completes the sentence to express a likely outcome based on that condition?
If the local community continues to show such high levels of engagement, the library ______ one of the most important culturalcenters in the region.
Which option BEST completes the sentence to express a likely outcome based on that condition?
Ano: 2026
Banca:
LEGALLE Concursos
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Morro Redondo - RS
Prova:
LEGALLE Concursos - 2026 - Prefeitura de Morro Redondo - RS - Professor do Ensino Fundamental - Inglês |
Q4297047
Inglês
Texto associado
Bettytown Library marks opening chapter
Tomorrow (Tuesday) marks the first anniversary of
the opening of Bettystown Library with a programme of
events taking place throughout the day to celebrate the
milestone.
First opening its doors on 24th tebruary 2025,
over the past year it has become very much embedded in
the East Meath community, which had been without its
own library service for two decades.
On Friday, staff were delighted to learn that
Bettystown Library has been shortlisted as an Island of
Ireland Regional and Country Finalist for the Library of the
Year 2026, a category of the British Book Awards, which is
sponsored by DK in association with the Reading Agency.
Events to mark the first anniversary including an
exhibition of work by the 'Open Book Craft Group' one of
the very successful groups that meeting in the library.
Executive Librarian Aoife Carberry is delighted
with how the first year has gone for the library.
"We are blown away by the support we have
received. It is so lovely to get to know the different
members and organisations within the area and to work
towards the best service we can possible be for them, "she
said.
"We have been very lucky, we have had incredible
support from the community here. We've worked closely
with a number or organisations, schools and special
interest groups in the area as well. We just want to thank
the community for welcoming us as well as they have and
we look forward to continuing to work with them as the
years go by."
She spoke of how libraries are no longer quiet
hushed places but are vibrant places with a wide variety of
events and initiatives that go far beyond just borrowing
books.
"The biggest message we want to get out is that
libraries are open to everyone, everyone is welcome. We
have our books. We have plenty of events, loads of
initiatives we work on, in Meath we have STEAM kits and
backpacks to borrow, home energy kits to borrow, a huge
range of online resources, audio books, ebooks, courses
where you can upskill or develop a new hobby, language
learning courses and books in other languages."
"There is a huge wealth of things in libraries,
covering all ages and all interests."
Fonte: htt ps://www. meat hch ro ni cle.i e / 2026 / 02 / 23 / b etlylow n- I i bra rymarks-openin g -chapter/
Analyze the following statements:
I. The description of the community having been without a library service for two decades indicates a state that concluded when the facility opened in early 2025.
II. When the librarian says, We have been very lucky, she is referencing a period of ongoing community support that started in the past and continues to the present day.
III.lf the community were to stop visiting the library tomorrow, the institution will lose its shortlisting status for the Library of the Year 2026 award.
Which of the following statements islare CORRECT?
I. The description of the community having been without a library service for two decades indicates a state that concluded when the facility opened in early 2025.
II. When the librarian says, We have been very lucky, she is referencing a period of ongoing community support that started in the past and continues to the present day.
III.lf the community were to stop visiting the library tomorrow, the institution will lose its shortlisting status for the Library of the Year 2026 award.
Which of the following statements islare CORRECT?
Ano: 2026
Banca:
LEGALLE Concursos
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Morro Redondo - RS
Prova:
LEGALLE Concursos - 2026 - Prefeitura de Morro Redondo - RS - Professor do Ensino Fundamental - Inglês |
Q4297042
Inglês
Texto associado
Bettytown Library marks opening chapter
Tomorrow (Tuesday) marks the first anniversary of
the opening of Bettystown Library with a programme of
events taking place throughout the day to celebrate the
milestone.
First opening its doors on 24th tebruary 2025,
over the past year it has become very much embedded in
the East Meath community, which had been without its
own library service for two decades.
On Friday, staff were delighted to learn that
Bettystown Library has been shortlisted as an Island of
Ireland Regional and Country Finalist for the Library of the
Year 2026, a category of the British Book Awards, which is
sponsored by DK in association with the Reading Agency.
Events to mark the first anniversary including an
exhibition of work by the 'Open Book Craft Group' one of
the very successful groups that meeting in the library.
Executive Librarian Aoife Carberry is delighted
with how the first year has gone for the library.
"We are blown away by the support we have
received. It is so lovely to get to know the different
members and organisations within the area and to work
towards the best service we can possible be for them, "she
said.
"We have been very lucky, we have had incredible
support from the community here. We've worked closely
with a number or organisations, schools and special
interest groups in the area as well. We just want to thank
the community for welcoming us as well as they have and
we look forward to continuing to work with them as the
years go by."
She spoke of how libraries are no longer quiet
hushed places but are vibrant places with a wide variety of
events and initiatives that go far beyond just borrowing
books.
"The biggest message we want to get out is that
libraries are open to everyone, everyone is welcome. We
have our books. We have plenty of events, loads of
initiatives we work on, in Meath we have STEAM kits and
backpacks to borrow, home energy kits to borrow, a huge
range of online resources, audio books, ebooks, courses
where you can upskill or develop a new hobby, language
learning courses and books in other languages."
"There is a huge wealth of things in libraries,
covering all ages and all interests."
Fonte: htt ps://www. meat hch ro ni cle.i e / 2026 / 02 / 23 / b etlylow n- I i bra rymarks-openin g -chapter/
In the sixth paragraph, the sentence We are
blown away by the support we have received highlights
the librarian's reaction to the community. Identify the
option that CORRECTLY transforms this construction into
an alternative structure that maintains the original
meaning and tense.
Ano: 2026
Banca:
VUNESP
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Jardinópolis - SP
Prova:
VUNESP - 2026 - Prefeitura de Jardinópolis - SP - Professor PEB II - Língua Inglesa |
Q4292332
Inglês
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Leia o texto a seguir para responder à questão:
What CLT is NOT
CLT (Communicative Language Teaching) is not
exclusively concerned with face-to-face oral communication.
The principles of CLT apply equally to reading and writing
activities that involve readers and writers engaged in the
interpretation, expression and negotiation of meaning; the
goals of CLT depend on learner needs in a given context.
CLT does not require small-group or pair work; group
tasks are seen as a way of providing increased opportunity
and motivation for communication. Finally, CLT does not
exclude a focus on metalinguistic awareness or knowledge
of rules of syntax, discourse and register appropriateness.
The essence of CLT is the engagement of leaners in
communication in order to allow them to develop their
communicative competence.
(SAVIGNON, S. J. Communicative language teaching for the Twenty-first
century. In: CERCE-MURCIA, M. (ed). Teaching English as a second or
foreign language. Boston, Massachusstes: Heinle&Heinle. 2001. Adaptado)
Este texto encontra-se basicamente no tempo verbal
simple present porque
Ano: 2026
Banca:
VUNESP
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Jardinópolis - SP
Prova:
VUNESP - 2026 - Prefeitura de Jardinópolis - SP - Professor PEB II - Língua Inglesa |
Q4292316
Inglês
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In the Star Trek universe, the audience occasionally gets a glimpse inside schools on the planet Vulcan. Young children stand alone in “capsules” surrounded by 360-degree digital screens. Adults walk around but do not talk to the students. Instead, each child interacts only with a sophisticated artificial intelligence (AI). Although this is not the reality in today’s classrooms on Earth, there are people for whom a vision of personalized learning conducted by artificial intelligence has considerable appeal.
Individualized learning has its place. But decades of educational research also demonstrate that learning is essentially a social endeavor. Classrooms that privilege personalized AI chatbots overlook that fact.
Generative AI is quickly coming to classrooms. If decades ago educators worldwide promoted the benefits of “One Laptop per Child”, today we may be approaching the model “one chatbot per child.” What does educational research tell us about what this model could mean for children’s learning and well-being?
During much of the 20th century, learning was understood as mainly as a matter of individual cognition. A misconception, if compared to today’s comprehension of what learning involves. Scientists now understand that apparently individual processes – such as building new knowledge – are actually social interactions with the world around us. In classrooms, this suggests that opportunities for daily personal interaction can strongly support brain health and academic learning.
Therefore, it is important to understand generative AI’s real-life impact on students.
For example: How does it feel to learn from a chatbot, day after day? How will long-term use of AI affect children’s mental health? How does AI use affect children’s relationships with each other and with their teachers? What kinds of relationships might children form with the chatbots themselves? More broadly, we could also ask: What do we, as a society, actually want children to learn?
Good teaching and learning blends social and individual processes. I see the beneficial application of any new technology in the classroom – AI or otherwise – as a way to build upon the social fabric of human learning. My concern about personalized AI tutors is how they might displace already infrequent opportunities for social interaction, further isolating children in classrooms.
(Niral Shah. www.converstion.com, 15.12.2025. Adaptado)
In the fragment from the third paragraph “today we may
be approaching the model ‘one chatbot per child’”, the
bolded modal verb carries the idea of
Ano: 2026
Banca:
IV - UFG
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Minaçu - GO
Prova:
IV - UFG - 2026 - Prefeitura de Minaçu - GO - Professor - PIII - Letras - Português/Inglês - Zona Rural e Zona Urbana |
Q4282291
Inglês
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Leia o Texto 4 para responder à questão.
Texto 4
New surgeon general’s advisory raises alarm about
screen time risks for kids and teens
Too much screen use among kids and teens – including endless
social media scrolling, nonstop texting and hours of video
games – can be harmful, and it has become a public health
concern in the United States, according to a surgeon general’s
advisory released Wednesday.
Officials at the US Department of Health and Human Services
collaborated on the new advisory, as there is no confirmed
surgeon general within the Trump administration.
The advisory warns that exposure to screens often begins
before a child’s first birthday and increases with age […].
Disponível em: https://edition.cnn.com/2026/05/20/health/surgeon-generaladvisory-screen-time-wellness. Acesso em: 20 mai. 2026.
O emprego da forma verbal “has become” cumpre uma
função determinada na organização temporal dos fatos
relatados. Esse tempo verbal é utilizado no fragmento
porque
Ano: 2026
Banca:
IGEDUC
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Altos - PI
Prova:
IGEDUC - 2026 - Prefeitura de Altos - PI - Professor Língua Inglesa |
Q4279237
Inglês
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The Hidden History of Women Game Designers
Educational games were all the rage in the early
ninteenth century. As the narrator of Sir Walter Scott's
1814 novel, Waverley, observed, "the history of England
is now reduced to a game at cards, the problems of
mathematics to puzzles and riddles." This bemusement
reflects the burgeoning industry of instructional card,
dice, and board games that sprang up in the late 1700s,
partly in response to changing attitudes towards juvenile
education outlined early on by the philosopher John
Locke a century before.
Women at the time were, of course, generally barred
from attending college and generally discouraged from
the pursuit of learning beyond acquiring the skills of a
governess. Yet the wave of enthusiasm for educational
games nevertheless created an opportunity for some
enterprising
women—despite significant structural
obstacles—to find an intellectual and creative outlet.
Standout figures in the history of game design include
Margaret Bryan, who directed a girl's school in
Blackheath in southeastern London. A writer on science
with a particular interest in astronomy, Bryan produced
the boardgame Science in Sport, or the Pleasures of
Astronomy in collaboration with the well-known game
publisher John Wallis.
This game, a variation on the staple of the Game of the
Goose (akin to Chutes and Ladders), requires players to
spin a teetotum and race their pieces along the board.
Most of the squares illustrate scientific phenomena,
explained in an accompanying rule booklet, but some
depict bad behavior, such as square six, which features
"The County Gaol...for those who attend to the motion of
Billiard Balls, more than to the motion of the Planets,"
and square twelve, which features "a blockhead." Landing on these meant losing a turn or worse, a player's
place on the board.
Learning the rules of music theory by rote could seem
tedious. But the subject itself—with its principles,
prohibitions, and occasional exceptions—lent itself to
gamification.
Other pioneering game designers include children's
author Alicia Catherine Mant, who also published an
astronomy-themed board game, while the ludic
inventions of the poet and schoolteacher Elizabeth
Rowse encompassed A Grammatical Game, in Rhyme,
by a Lady (1802) and Mythological Amusement (1804).
Perhaps the most creative arena for female game
designers, however, was music, and more specifically,
music theory. Among the middle and upper classes,
music was generally seen as a female accomplishment,
and teaching its rudiments to children was typically left to mothers, governesses, or schoolmistresses. Learning the
rules of music theory by rote could seem difficult and
tedious. But the subject itself—with its principles,
prohibitions, and occasional exceptions—lent itself
remarkably well to gamification.
The nineteenth century's best-known musical game
designer was the Edinburgh-based pianist and music
teacher Anne Young. In 1801, she received a royal
patent for a set of games intended to "render familiar and
impress upon the memory, the fundamental principles of
the science of music." The first British patent ever
granted for a game, it was also the only one awarded that
year to a female inventor, as David Ghere and Fred
Amram have discovered. Two years after the launch of
the Musical Games, Young, now the respectably married
Mrs.
Gunn, published a two-hundred-fifty page
companion treatise entitled An Introduction to Music,
which explained music theory fundamentals via
instructions for playing her Musical Games. The treatise
is organized as seven sections, each corresponding to a
different set of games, and includes a number of optional
variations, outlining twenty-two different games in total.
A handful of Young's Musical Games can be found in
libraries, museums, and private collections today. They're
luxury items: the boards were made of mahogany, while
most of the nearly two hundred parts in each
game—pins, dice, plates, and counters—were carved out
of ivory and ebony. Priced originally at seven guineas,
which was more than the annual wages of a laborer at
the time, this game set would have been affordable only
for the very wealthy.
Unlike earlier musical dice games, which were designed
to encourage composition, Musical Games aimed to
teach the rudiments of theory. Some of the games that
can be played on the set involve racing, with players
competing to move their pieces up and down various
configurations on the board. Others involve the
acquisition of points for correct answers, tallied with
delicate ivory counters. A child following the treatise's
progression of games would engage many of the
fundamentals of music theory, ranging from notation
through more advanced topics in harmony including
chord resolution and modulation.
Young's invention haunted musical journals throughout
the nineteenth century, resurfacing from time to time in
newspaper queries, sometimes from readers intrigued by
the warm endorsement it got from her husband John
Gunn, a distinguished Scottish music pedagogue who
wroteinstructional treatises. (In his writings, Gunn
protested "without having ever previously heard the name
of the ingenious and scientific Inventor, I was struck with
the merits of these Games.") Interestingly, the Musical
Games reappear nearly a century later in the essay
"Games of Music," published in 1907 in the
London-based magazine The Musical Times by Bertha
Harrison, who was very likely the anti-suffrage activist
also known as Ethel Bertha Harrison. Harrison was
interested in music history—her earlier writings in The
Musical Times had treated topics such as child prodigies
and historic concert venues—but it was only in her essay on musical games that she revealed her political
leanings.
In
what may be one of the earliest pieces of
ludomusicology, the study of music and games,
Harrison's essay surveys the role of musical games from
the eighteenth century to her present day. Although she
ostensibly examines musical games in general, most of
her article is dedicated to Young, whom she
characterizes as a woman "possessed of an uncommon
order of mind." Harrison describes Young's games as "so
clever and ingenious, so full of nice detail, that all the
music games of the present day seem poor in design and
clumsy in execution in comparison with it."
However, the crux of Harrison's argument appears in a
subsequent paragraph, where she struggles to put a
positive spin on the striking disparity in the quality of
games designed by women and men, writing that "is a
curious and interesting fact that, among musical games,
those invented by women are very complicated and
extraordinarily full of detail, while those invented by men
are, with very rare exceptions, quite simple and generally
adaptations from other games. From this we may draw
one of two conclusions: either that in this particular line
woman has more originality than man, or that when she
begins to invent, her mind becomes so engrossed with
details as to lose sight of the main issue, and, in the
words of the proverb, she cannot see the wood for the
trees."
Conceding that women might be intrinsically better at
musical game design, Harrison immediately undercuts
this notion with the claim that women are overly
concerned with details, and that is why their games tend
to be more complex. The stereotype of the detail-oriented
woman, as exemplified in this example, is a trope that, as
Naomi Schor reminds us, has informed and limited
understandings of female ability for centuries.
Harrison's critique notwithstanding, the nineteenth
century saw many impressive music educational games
invented by women. The 1851 Great Exhibition in London
featured Gioco di Euterpe, (a game whose name invokes
the Greek goddess of music) designed by Abelinde
Prince and "intended to assist beginners in the
knowledge of the relative value of musical characters,
and to render them good timeists." The editor of The
Girl's Own Book (1869) described a game developed by
an anonymous female friend, entitled "Sir Samuel
Semibreve," which taught sight-singing and could be
ordered from a music shop in Middlesex.
Across the Atlantic, Abbie T. Hays, principal of a music
school in Wichita, Kansas, filed a patent in 1895 for a
"musical game device" designed to teach notation with
pictures depicting the words spelled out by note-names
(think B-A-G or B-E-E). Later that year, Sarah W.
Featherstone, a schoolteacher in Toledo, Ohio, filed a
patent for Nota Bene, which used a spinning wheel to
teach children rhythm. And in 1897, the enterpreneurial
Evelyn Fletcher of Toronto filed both Canadian and US
patents for a Music Block Game. Her "Fletcher Music
Method" would later be endorsed by luminaries such as John Philip Sousa and Hugo Riemann, and it was highly
popular with schoolteachers. This is just a small selection
of the names and devices that pop out of the archive.
In my experience searching historical patent records, one
is more likely to come across games designed by women
than by men. Bertha Harrison seems to have gotten that
right, at least!
Today, using gamification to teach music seems like a
no-brainer. Indeed, many music videogames have
become wildly popular—think instrument-based rhythm
games like Guitar Hero. While these games generally
teach synchronization, there are also plenty of music
theory games available to try online, such as ToneGym,
Solfege Story, or Chet — Ear Training. Although these
modern creations would have been unthinkable a
hundred years ago, these games are still part of an
unusual—and unusually female—tradition.
https://daily.jstor.org/the-hidden-history-of-women-game-designers/
The article combines historical narration, present-day
commentary, and projections about how past inventions
relate to contemporary practices. Considering the tense
and temporal functions of the verb forms used in the text,
mark each statement as true (T) or false (F).
( ) In "Educational games were all the rage," the simple past situates a completed historical condition in the early nineteenth century.
( ) In "A handful of Young's Musical Games can be found," the simple present indicates a situation that remains valid at the time of writing.
( ) In "Her Fletcher Music Method would later be endorsed," the construction "would + verb" expresses a future event viewed from a past reference point.
( ) In "Many music videogames have become wildly popular," the present perfect presents a past development connected with the present.
Mark the alternative that presents the CORRECT sequence.
( ) In "Educational games were all the rage," the simple past situates a completed historical condition in the early nineteenth century.
( ) In "A handful of Young's Musical Games can be found," the simple present indicates a situation that remains valid at the time of writing.
( ) In "Her Fletcher Music Method would later be endorsed," the construction "would + verb" expresses a future event viewed from a past reference point.
( ) In "Many music videogames have become wildly popular," the present perfect presents a past development connected with the present.
Mark the alternative that presents the CORRECT sequence.
Ano: 2026
Banca:
Instituto UniFil
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Congonhinhas - PR
Prova:
Instituto UniFil - 2026 - Prefeitura de Congonhinhas - PR - Professor de Inglês |
Q4254772
Inglês
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AI teachers and cybernetics - what could the world look like
in 2050?
Laura Cress - Technology reporter
The last 25 years has seen some mind-bending
technological changes. At the start of the century, most
computers connected to the internet with noisy dial-up
connections, Netflix was an online DVD rental company, and
the vast majority of people hadn't even heard of a smartphone.
Fast forward two and a half decades, and innovations in AI,
robotics and much else besides are emerging at an incredible
rate. So we decided to ask experts what the next 25 years could
bring. Here are their predictions for the technology we'll be
using by 2050 - and how it could reshape our lives.
Merging humans and machines
Science fiction set in the 2050s is full of examples of
humans using technological enhancements to feel fitter, happier
and more productive. In the 2000 hit game Deus Ex - set in 2052
- the player can inject themselves with tiny robots called
“nanites”. These microscopic robots manipulate matter on
atomic levels, giving superhuman abilities such as enhanced
speed and the ability to see in the dark. It sounds like something
from the distant future, but nanotechnology - engineering at a
scale of millionths of a millimetre - is already used in lots of
everyday real-life tech. In fact, it is powering the way you are
reading these very words right now - every smartphone or
computer is run by a central chip made up of billions of tiny
transistors - electrical components built on a nanoscale to speed
up data processing. Professor Steven Bramwell at the London
Centre for Nanotechnology told the BBC by 2050 we should
expect the lines between machines, electronics and biology to
be “significantly blurred”. That means we could see
nanotechnology implants by then - but more to “monitor your
health or aid communication” rather than to appear invisible, as
in Deus Ex. Medicine could also make common use of
machines at a nanometre scale to “deliver drugs to exactly
where they need to go”, said Professor Bramwell. Cybernetics
professor Kevin Warwick is equally interested in studying
augmentations, going one step further than most. In 1998 he
became the first human to have a microchip implanted into his
nervous system, earning him the title “Captain Cyborg”.
Professor Warwick believes by 2050, advancements in
cybernetics - the science studying the links between natural and
mechanical systems - could lead to trailblazing treatments for
diseases. He predicts the use of “deep brain electronic
stimulation” as a partial treatment for some conditions such as
schizophrenia, rather than medicine. He adds it is likely we'll
see more cybernetic enhancements of the kind he has already
trialled himself, so that “your brain and body can be in different
places”. And what if we wanted to test out how the latest
enhancement, or even new diet worked on our bodies, without
any risks of experiencing the side effects? Professor Roger
Highfield, Science Director of the Science Museum, believes
“digital twins” - virtual versions of a physical object, updated
using real time data - could become a regular feature in our
lives. He imagines a world where each of us could have
“thousands of simplified twins”, using them to explore how
“different medications or lifestyle changes affect your unique
biology”. In other words, we could preview our futures before
we live them.
The next generation of AI
Many technology firms, including Google and IBM, are
currently locked in a multi-billion dollar race to revolutionise
how we push fields like AI even further - in the form
of quantum computing. Quantum computers are machines
which can do very complex calculations at incredibly fast
speeds - for example, simulating molecular interactions to
design new drugs faster. In January 2025, Jensen Huang - boss
of the leading chip firm Nvidia - said he believed “very useful”
quantum computing would come in 20 years. AI itself will
undoubtedly continue to loom large in our society as we journey
towards the half century mark. Futurist and author Tracey
Follows, who helped write a White Paper on UK education in
2050, believes learning will take place across “virtual and
physical realities” using AI teachers which “adjust in real time”.
Rather than textbooks, she predicts children will use
“immersive simulations”. Meanwhile, education will be less
standardised, with each child's individual DNA or biometric
data studied to understand how they learn best.
Available on https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c865n800d5jo
In the sentence “In 1998 he became the first human
to have a microchip implanted into his nervous
system,” identify the classification of the verbs
“became” and “implanted.”
Ano: 2026
Banca:
Instituto UniFil
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Congonhinhas - PR
Prova:
Instituto UniFil - 2026 - Prefeitura de Congonhinhas - PR - Professor de Inglês |
Q4254769
Inglês
Texto associado
AI teachers and cybernetics - what could the world look like
in 2050?
Laura Cress - Technology reporter
The last 25 years has seen some mind-bending
technological changes. At the start of the century, most
computers connected to the internet with noisy dial-up
connections, Netflix was an online DVD rental company, and
the vast majority of people hadn't even heard of a smartphone.
Fast forward two and a half decades, and innovations in AI,
robotics and much else besides are emerging at an incredible
rate. So we decided to ask experts what the next 25 years could
bring. Here are their predictions for the technology we'll be
using by 2050 - and how it could reshape our lives.
Merging humans and machines
Science fiction set in the 2050s is full of examples of
humans using technological enhancements to feel fitter, happier
and more productive. In the 2000 hit game Deus Ex - set in 2052
- the player can inject themselves with tiny robots called
“nanites”. These microscopic robots manipulate matter on
atomic levels, giving superhuman abilities such as enhanced
speed and the ability to see in the dark. It sounds like something
from the distant future, but nanotechnology - engineering at a
scale of millionths of a millimetre - is already used in lots of
everyday real-life tech. In fact, it is powering the way you are
reading these very words right now - every smartphone or
computer is run by a central chip made up of billions of tiny
transistors - electrical components built on a nanoscale to speed
up data processing. Professor Steven Bramwell at the London
Centre for Nanotechnology told the BBC by 2050 we should
expect the lines between machines, electronics and biology to
be “significantly blurred”. That means we could see
nanotechnology implants by then - but more to “monitor your
health or aid communication” rather than to appear invisible, as
in Deus Ex. Medicine could also make common use of
machines at a nanometre scale to “deliver drugs to exactly
where they need to go”, said Professor Bramwell. Cybernetics
professor Kevin Warwick is equally interested in studying
augmentations, going one step further than most. In 1998 he
became the first human to have a microchip implanted into his
nervous system, earning him the title “Captain Cyborg”.
Professor Warwick believes by 2050, advancements in
cybernetics - the science studying the links between natural and
mechanical systems - could lead to trailblazing treatments for
diseases. He predicts the use of “deep brain electronic
stimulation” as a partial treatment for some conditions such as
schizophrenia, rather than medicine. He adds it is likely we'll
see more cybernetic enhancements of the kind he has already
trialled himself, so that “your brain and body can be in different
places”. And what if we wanted to test out how the latest
enhancement, or even new diet worked on our bodies, without
any risks of experiencing the side effects? Professor Roger
Highfield, Science Director of the Science Museum, believes
“digital twins” - virtual versions of a physical object, updated
using real time data - could become a regular feature in our
lives. He imagines a world where each of us could have
“thousands of simplified twins”, using them to explore how
“different medications or lifestyle changes affect your unique
biology”. In other words, we could preview our futures before
we live them.
The next generation of AI
Many technology firms, including Google and IBM, are
currently locked in a multi-billion dollar race to revolutionise
how we push fields like AI even further - in the form
of quantum computing. Quantum computers are machines
which can do very complex calculations at incredibly fast
speeds - for example, simulating molecular interactions to
design new drugs faster. In January 2025, Jensen Huang - boss
of the leading chip firm Nvidia - said he believed “very useful”
quantum computing would come in 20 years. AI itself will
undoubtedly continue to loom large in our society as we journey
towards the half century mark. Futurist and author Tracey
Follows, who helped write a White Paper on UK education in
2050, believes learning will take place across “virtual and
physical realities” using AI teachers which “adjust in real time”.
Rather than textbooks, she predicts children will use
“immersive simulations”. Meanwhile, education will be less
standardised, with each child's individual DNA or biometric
data studied to understand how they learn best.
Available on https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c865n800d5jo
If the prediction “we could see nanotechnology
implants by then” were changed to a negative form,
it would be:
Ano: 2026
Banca:
Instituto UniFil
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Congonhinhas - PR
Prova:
Instituto UniFil - 2026 - Prefeitura de Congonhinhas - PR - Professor de Inglês |
Q4254767
Inglês
Texto associado
AI teachers and cybernetics - what could the world look like
in 2050?
Laura Cress - Technology reporter
The last 25 years has seen some mind-bending
technological changes. At the start of the century, most
computers connected to the internet with noisy dial-up
connections, Netflix was an online DVD rental company, and
the vast majority of people hadn't even heard of a smartphone.
Fast forward two and a half decades, and innovations in AI,
robotics and much else besides are emerging at an incredible
rate. So we decided to ask experts what the next 25 years could
bring. Here are their predictions for the technology we'll be
using by 2050 - and how it could reshape our lives.
Merging humans and machines
Science fiction set in the 2050s is full of examples of
humans using technological enhancements to feel fitter, happier
and more productive. In the 2000 hit game Deus Ex - set in 2052
- the player can inject themselves with tiny robots called
“nanites”. These microscopic robots manipulate matter on
atomic levels, giving superhuman abilities such as enhanced
speed and the ability to see in the dark. It sounds like something
from the distant future, but nanotechnology - engineering at a
scale of millionths of a millimetre - is already used in lots of
everyday real-life tech. In fact, it is powering the way you are
reading these very words right now - every smartphone or
computer is run by a central chip made up of billions of tiny
transistors - electrical components built on a nanoscale to speed
up data processing. Professor Steven Bramwell at the London
Centre for Nanotechnology told the BBC by 2050 we should
expect the lines between machines, electronics and biology to
be “significantly blurred”. That means we could see
nanotechnology implants by then - but more to “monitor your
health or aid communication” rather than to appear invisible, as
in Deus Ex. Medicine could also make common use of
machines at a nanometre scale to “deliver drugs to exactly
where they need to go”, said Professor Bramwell. Cybernetics
professor Kevin Warwick is equally interested in studying
augmentations, going one step further than most. In 1998 he
became the first human to have a microchip implanted into his
nervous system, earning him the title “Captain Cyborg”.
Professor Warwick believes by 2050, advancements in
cybernetics - the science studying the links between natural and
mechanical systems - could lead to trailblazing treatments for
diseases. He predicts the use of “deep brain electronic
stimulation” as a partial treatment for some conditions such as
schizophrenia, rather than medicine. He adds it is likely we'll
see more cybernetic enhancements of the kind he has already
trialled himself, so that “your brain and body can be in different
places”. And what if we wanted to test out how the latest
enhancement, or even new diet worked on our bodies, without
any risks of experiencing the side effects? Professor Roger
Highfield, Science Director of the Science Museum, believes
“digital twins” - virtual versions of a physical object, updated
using real time data - could become a regular feature in our
lives. He imagines a world where each of us could have
“thousands of simplified twins”, using them to explore how
“different medications or lifestyle changes affect your unique
biology”. In other words, we could preview our futures before
we live them.
The next generation of AI
Many technology firms, including Google and IBM, are
currently locked in a multi-billion dollar race to revolutionise
how we push fields like AI even further - in the form
of quantum computing. Quantum computers are machines
which can do very complex calculations at incredibly fast
speeds - for example, simulating molecular interactions to
design new drugs faster. In January 2025, Jensen Huang - boss
of the leading chip firm Nvidia - said he believed “very useful”
quantum computing would come in 20 years. AI itself will
undoubtedly continue to loom large in our society as we journey
towards the half century mark. Futurist and author Tracey
Follows, who helped write a White Paper on UK education in
2050, believes learning will take place across “virtual and
physical realities” using AI teachers which “adjust in real time”.
Rather than textbooks, she predicts children will use
“immersive simulations”. Meanwhile, education will be less
standardised, with each child's individual DNA or biometric
data studied to understand how they learn best.
Available on https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c865n800d5jo
Consider the sentence: “The last 25 years has seen
some mind-bending technological changes.” Which
verb tense is being used?
Ano: 2026
Banca:
FUNDATEC
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Pinheiro Preto - SC
Prova:
FUNDATEC - 2026 - Prefeitura de Pinheiro Preto - SC - Professor de Inglês - Edital nº 1 |
Q4252680
Inglês
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The Evolution of Digital Design
By Coursera Staff
(Available at: https://www.coursera.org/articles/skeuomorphism – text specially adapted for this test).
Mark the INCORRECT statement about the verb tense in the sentence “the design
community pivoted toward flat design” (l. 17-18).
Ano: 2026
Banca:
FUNDATEC
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Pinheiro Preto - SC
Prova:
FUNDATEC - 2026 - Prefeitura de Pinheiro Preto - SC - Professor de Inglês - Edital nº 1 |
Q4252679
Inglês
Texto associado
The Evolution of Digital Design
By Coursera Staff
(Available at: https://www.coursera.org/articles/skeuomorphism – text specially adapted for this test).
The correct interrogative form of the sentence “the pendulum settled on material
design” (l. 28), using the same verb tense, is:
Ano: 2026
Banca:
FUNDATEC
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Pinheiro Preto - SC
Prova:
FUNDATEC - 2026 - Prefeitura de Pinheiro Preto - SC - Professor de Inglês - Edital nº 1 |
Q4252677
Inglês
Texto associado
The Evolution of Digital Design
By Coursera Staff
(Available at: https://www.coursera.org/articles/skeuomorphism – text specially adapted for this test).
Which of the verbs below follows the same spelling rules as the word in bold
“stripped” (l. 20) when used in the simple past?
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