Questões de Concurso Sobre vocabulário | vocabulary em inglês

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Q1765558 Inglês

A compreensão da língua inglesa depende muito do vocabulário, se este for limitado, a comunicação também será. Seguem expressões bem interessante para facilitar essa comunicação.


Associe a segunda coluna de acordo com a primeira e encontre a resposta CORRETA: 


I - To talk or to work at cross-purposes. 

II - To be on the same wavelength. 

III - To make head or tail of something.

IV -To hear on the grapevine. 

V -To get the wrong end of the stick.


( ) Defender pontos de vista divergentes. 

( ) Ter o mesmo entendimento, estar em acordo, ter sintonia.

( ) Entender alguém ou algo. 

( ) Ter notícias de alguém que ouviu notícias de outra pessoa, ouvir dizer.

( ) Fazer uma leitura errada de uma situação, interpretar errado.

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Q1758001 Inglês

Some words in English sound the same when they are spoken, but have different spellings and different meanings.

Which alternative contains the correct sequence to complete the sentences?

1 st - Do you think it is going to (rein, rain, reign) tomorrow?

2 nd - We saw a restaurant just off the (rode, road) about a mile back.

3 rd - They don’t want to talk about the (passed, past) anymore.

4 th - My mother (sent, scent, cent) a letter to my aunt who lives in London.

5 th - (He’ll, Heel, Heal) be here in a few minutes.

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Q1757993 Inglês
Formal and informal language serve different purposes. The tone, the choice of words and the way the words are put together vary between the two styles. Formal language is less personal than informal language. Informal language is more casual and spontaneous. It is used when communicating with friends or family either in writing or in conversation. As if there wasn’t already enough to learn when someone is trying to master the art of speaking English, an informal language all of its own exists within this tricky tongue. This is the language of English slang: the words that aren’t usually taught within formal English courses, but that everybody will hear all around when people are conversing with native speakers. Read the next statements. 1 st) Have you tried this ice cream? It's the bee's knees, it really is! 2 nd) I love “The Big Bang Theory”. The characters are so geek! 3 rd) You spend far too much time watching the telly. 4 th) Someone nicked my bike, bro! 5 th) Make us a cuppa, will you, love? Tick the correct alternative.
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Q1757692 Inglês

In You must do the thing you think you can not do.” (Eleanor Roosevelt), the underlined modal verbs, respectively, express:

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Q1757688 Inglês

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Japanese Emperor

    A Japanese emperor has abdicated for the first time in more than 200 years. Emperor Akihito stepped down from the Chrysanthemum Throne on April 30 after 30 years of being the Japanese monarch. He made way for his son Crown Prince Naruhito to become the new emperor. Akihito decided to step down because of his health. At the age of 85, he has been visibly slowing down for the past few years. He has also had a couple of health scares. He believes his son is now better able to carry out the duties of emperor. Emperor Akihito will be remembered for using a personal touch to bring his people together after many national disasters. He continually visited people after earthquakes, tsunami and other tragedies.

    The new Emperor Naruhito became the 126th emperor to ascend the throne of the world's oldest monarchy. Naruhito, 59, spent two years studying at Oxford University. His wife, the new Empress Masako, studied at Harvard University and worked as a diplomat. A traditional ceremony took place as part of the historic handover. In the ceremony, Naruhito received a sacred sword, a jewel and official seals that date back thousands of years. The ceremony took place in the middle of a ten-day Japanese holiday. The traditional Golden Week holiday was extended to allow people to celebrate the new emperor. Millions of Japanese were glued to their TVs and smartphones watching the historic event.

Available at: https://breakingnewsenglish.com Accessed on May,

06th 2019.

A Japanese emperor...” Japanese is the nationality of who is born in Japan. The correct pair of country and nationality is in:

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Q1757687 Inglês

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Japanese Emperor

    A Japanese emperor has abdicated for the first time in more than 200 years. Emperor Akihito stepped down from the Chrysanthemum Throne on April 30 after 30 years of being the Japanese monarch. He made way for his son Crown Prince Naruhito to become the new emperor. Akihito decided to step down because of his health. At the age of 85, he has been visibly slowing down for the past few years. He has also had a couple of health scares. He believes his son is now better able to carry out the duties of emperor. Emperor Akihito will be remembered for using a personal touch to bring his people together after many national disasters. He continually visited people after earthquakes, tsunami and other tragedies.

    The new Emperor Naruhito became the 126th emperor to ascend the throne of the world's oldest monarchy. Naruhito, 59, spent two years studying at Oxford University. His wife, the new Empress Masako, studied at Harvard University and worked as a diplomat. A traditional ceremony took place as part of the historic handover. In the ceremony, Naruhito received a sacred sword, a jewel and official seals that date back thousands of years. The ceremony took place in the middle of a ten-day Japanese holiday. The traditional Golden Week holiday was extended to allow people to celebrate the new emperor. Millions of Japanese were glued to their TVs and smartphones watching the historic event.

Available at: https://breakingnewsenglish.com Accessed on May,

06th 2019.

His wife, the new Empress Masako,...” The underlined words are nouns in the feminine form. Mark the alternative where all words are of the feminine gender:

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Q1757685 Inglês

Use the text below to answer the question

Japanese Emperor

    A Japanese emperor has abdicated for the first time in more than 200 years. Emperor Akihito stepped down from the Chrysanthemum Throne on April 30 after 30 years of being the Japanese monarch. He made way for his son Crown Prince Naruhito to become the new emperor. Akihito decided to step down because of his health. At the age of 85, he has been visibly slowing down for the past few years. He has also had a couple of health scares. He believes his son is now better able to carry out the duties of emperor. Emperor Akihito will be remembered for using a personal touch to bring his people together after many national disasters. He continually visited people after earthquakes, tsunami and other tragedies.

    The new Emperor Naruhito became the 126th emperor to ascend the throne of the world's oldest monarchy. Naruhito, 59, spent two years studying at Oxford University. His wife, the new Empress Masako, studied at Harvard University and worked as a diplomat. A traditional ceremony took place as part of the historic handover. In the ceremony, Naruhito received a sacred sword, a jewel and official seals that date back thousands of years. The ceremony took place in the middle of a ten-day Japanese holiday. The traditional Golden Week holiday was extended to allow people to celebrate the new emperor. Millions of Japanese were glued to their TVs and smartphones watching the historic event.

Available at: https://breakingnewsenglish.com Accessed on May,

06th 2019.

Akihito decided to step down because of his health...” The underlined words indicate a phrasal verb. The incorrect meaning of a phrasal verbs is in:

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Q1757683 Inglês

Use the text below to answer the question

Japanese Emperor

    A Japanese emperor has abdicated for the first time in more than 200 years. Emperor Akihito stepped down from the Chrysanthemum Throne on April 30 after 30 years of being the Japanese monarch. He made way for his son Crown Prince Naruhito to become the new emperor. Akihito decided to step down because of his health. At the age of 85, he has been visibly slowing down for the past few years. He has also had a couple of health scares. He believes his son is now better able to carry out the duties of emperor. Emperor Akihito will be remembered for using a personal touch to bring his people together after many national disasters. He continually visited people after earthquakes, tsunami and other tragedies.

    The new Emperor Naruhito became the 126th emperor to ascend the throne of the world's oldest monarchy. Naruhito, 59, spent two years studying at Oxford University. His wife, the new Empress Masako, studied at Harvard University and worked as a diplomat. A traditional ceremony took place as part of the historic handover. In the ceremony, Naruhito received a sacred sword, a jewel and official seals that date back thousands of years. The ceremony took place in the middle of a ten-day Japanese holiday. The traditional Golden Week holiday was extended to allow people to celebrate the new emperor. Millions of Japanese were glued to their TVs and smartphones watching the historic event.

Available at: https://breakingnewsenglish.com Accessed on May,

06th 2019.

“...as part of the historic handover.” The underlined word can be replaced by:

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Q1740318 Inglês
Tex-Mex Cuisine
Tex-Mex is a well-known cuisine in the United States, although many people are not certain what it actually is. One fact that everyone agrees on is that it is a style of cooking from the southern state of Texas. It combines Texan ingredients with Mexican recipes, because the state has a large population from south of the border. The combination makes a tasty, exciting type of home cooking that is popular all over the state.
One of the most popular dishes is the enchilada. It is a type of corn tortilla which contains chicken or melted cheese, with plenty of onions. There are usually some beans or rice with this dish. Some Tex-Mex restaurants serve enchiladas with three sauces in red, white, and green, the colors of the Mexican flag.
Along with enchiladas, which are soft, there are also tacos. These are hard, crispy pieces of corn which are fried in oil. Cooks then stuff them with beef in a rich tomato sauce, as well as onions and cheese. As with many Tex-Mex dishes, there aren’t any rules for eating them, except that it is best to use your hands. They are often messy to eat because they are full of sauce and cheese. You can put almost anything in them, which is why this versatile Mexican dish is now popular all over the US.
Read the following paragraph: “..............................., the person is looking for a specific piece of information........................ , on the other hand, is more of a quick reading to get the general idea or summary of a text.” Choose the alternative that completes the sentence correctly
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Q1740317 Inglês
Tex-Mex Cuisine
Tex-Mex is a well-known cuisine in the United States, although many people are not certain what it actually is. One fact that everyone agrees on is that it is a style of cooking from the southern state of Texas. It combines Texan ingredients with Mexican recipes, because the state has a large population from south of the border. The combination makes a tasty, exciting type of home cooking that is popular all over the state.
One of the most popular dishes is the enchilada. It is a type of corn tortilla which contains chicken or melted cheese, with plenty of onions. There are usually some beans or rice with this dish. Some Tex-Mex restaurants serve enchiladas with three sauces in red, white, and green, the colors of the Mexican flag.
Along with enchiladas, which are soft, there are also tacos. These are hard, crispy pieces of corn which are fried in oil. Cooks then stuff them with beef in a rich tomato sauce, as well as onions and cheese. As with many Tex-Mex dishes, there aren’t any rules for eating them, except that it is best to use your hands. They are often messy to eat because they are full of sauce and cheese. You can put almost anything in them, which is why this versatile Mexican dish is now popular all over the US.
Analyze the sentences below according to structure and grammar use. 1. The words ‘they’ and ‘them’ in bold in the text, are respectively: subject and object pronouns. 2. The underlined word in: ‘…although many people are not certain what it actually is.’ Means ‘nowadays’. 3. In: ‘One of the most popular dishes is the enchilada’, the underlined words are examples of the superlative degree of adjectives. The alternative which presents the correct sequence is:
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Q1740315 Inglês
Tex-Mex Cuisine
Tex-Mex is a well-known cuisine in the United States, although many people are not certain what it actually is. One fact that everyone agrees on is that it is a style of cooking from the southern state of Texas. It combines Texan ingredients with Mexican recipes, because the state has a large population from south of the border. The combination makes a tasty, exciting type of home cooking that is popular all over the state.
One of the most popular dishes is the enchilada. It is a type of corn tortilla which contains chicken or melted cheese, with plenty of onions. There are usually some beans or rice with this dish. Some Tex-Mex restaurants serve enchiladas with three sauces in red, white, and green, the colors of the Mexican flag.
Along with enchiladas, which are soft, there are also tacos. These are hard, crispy pieces of corn which are fried in oil. Cooks then stuff them with beef in a rich tomato sauce, as well as onions and cheese. As with many Tex-Mex dishes, there aren’t any rules for eating them, except that it is best to use your hands. They are often messy to eat because they are full of sauce and cheese. You can put almost anything in them, which is why this versatile Mexican dish is now popular all over the US.
Look at the underlined words in the extract below. ‘There are usually some beans or rice with this dish.’ If the extract were written in the negative, which of the following options would be correct?
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Q1738717 Inglês

Global warming


The world’s oceans have warmed 50 percent faster over the last 40 years than previously thought due to climate change, Australian and US climate researchers reported Wednesday. Higher ocean temperatures expand the volume of water, contributing to a rise in sea levels that is submerging small island nations and threatening to wreak havoc in low-lying, denselypopulated delta regions around the globe.

The study, published ....................... the British journal Nature,adds ....................... a growing scientific chorus of warnings ....................... the pace and consequences rising oceans. It also serves as a corrective to a massive report issued last year ....................... the Nobel-winning UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), according to the authors. 

Rising sea levels are driven by two things: the thermal expansion of sea water, and additional water from melting sources of ice. Both processes are caused by global warming. The ice sheet that sits atop Greenland, for example, contains enough water to raise world ocean levels by seven metres (23 feet), which would bury sea-level cities from Dhaka to Shanghai.

Trying to figure out how much each of these factors contributes to rising sea levels is critically important to understanding climate change, and forecasting future temperature rises, scientists say. But up to now, there has been a perplexing gap between the projections of computer-based climate models, and the observations of scientists gathering data from the oceans.

The new study, led by Catia Domingues of the Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research, is the first to reconcile the models with observed data. Using new techniques to assess ocean temperatures to a depth of 700 metres (2,300 feet) from 1961 to 2003, it shows that thermal warming contributed to a 0.53 millimetre-per-year rise in sea levels rather than the 0.32 mm rise reported by the IPCC.

Read following sentences:


“Learning English as a second language can open up the door to new ...................... opportunities.

Being an ESL teacher can ...................... you to ...................... in different countries teach speakers of other languages in English.”


Choose the alternative which presents the correct words that are missing in the sentences.

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Q1738713 Inglês

Global warming


The world’s oceans have warmed 50 percent faster over the last 40 years than previously thought due to climate change, Australian and US climate researchers reported Wednesday. Higher ocean temperatures expand the volume of water, contributing to a rise in sea levels that is submerging small island nations and threatening to wreak havoc in low-lying, denselypopulated delta regions around the globe.

The study, published ....................... the British journal Nature,adds ....................... a growing scientific chorus of warnings ....................... the pace and consequences rising oceans. It also serves as a corrective to a massive report issued last year ....................... the Nobel-winning UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), according to the authors. 

Rising sea levels are driven by two things: the thermal expansion of sea water, and additional water from melting sources of ice. Both processes are caused by global warming. The ice sheet that sits atop Greenland, for example, contains enough water to raise world ocean levels by seven metres (23 feet), which would bury sea-level cities from Dhaka to Shanghai.

Trying to figure out how much each of these factors contributes to rising sea levels is critically important to understanding climate change, and forecasting future temperature rises, scientists say. But up to now, there has been a perplexing gap between the projections of computer-based climate models, and the observations of scientists gathering data from the oceans.

The new study, led by Catia Domingues of the Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research, is the first to reconcile the models with observed data. Using new techniques to assess ocean temperatures to a depth of 700 metres (2,300 feet) from 1961 to 2003, it shows that thermal warming contributed to a 0.53 millimetre-per-year rise in sea levels rather than the 0.32 mm rise reported by the IPCC.

The word ‘warning’ in: ‘…chorus of warnings about the pace and consequences rising oceans.’ has its correct definition in which alternative?
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Q1738389 Inglês
My motorbike broke down in the middle of nowhere, but luckily I ____________to fix it
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Q1732294 Inglês
Read the sentence below. Participants got better at the task even though their understanding did not improve. The bold conjunction can be understood as:
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Q1732292 Inglês
Analyze the fragment below. Mark was sick and had to miss the party, so please don’t bring it up, I don’t want him to feel bad for missing it. The bold item can be understood as:
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Q1729076 Inglês
The producers don't care what they're doing to people since they're making their ratings. Identify the best alternative that replaces the bold item.
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Q1729073 Inglês
Read intently the sentences below. I. Most people these days understand the serious affects of smoking. II. If you weigh above 100 kilograms, then you may need to start a diet. III. I haven’t spoken to Henry about the car yet. Observing the bold words, identify the correct option according to the contexts:
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Q1725579 Inglês
Read the sentence below.

Electric overhead signs urged people to avoid ____________________ bicycles and other large items.

Choose the correct alternative that completes the context.
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Q1725016 Inglês
Considere the sentence below:

“A serious problem has ________.”

The right alternative to fill the blank is:
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Respostas
1601: E
1602: B
1603: B
1604: B
1605: B
1606: A
1607: D
1608: A
1609: A
1610: D
1611: C
1612: E
1613: B
1614: C
1615: D
1616: B
1617: A
1618: D
1619: C
1620: A