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Q4197235 Inglês
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Why Soft Skills Matter


When discussing careers, professional growth, or the process of finding a job, people often focus mainly on "hard skills." These are abilities directly associated with carrying out specific tasks or performing a certain profession. In most cases, they can be tested or measured because they are developed through diplomas, certifications, technical courses, workshops, academic education, and professional training programs.

    In contrast, "soft skills" are not as easy to evaluate quantitatively. They are usually connected less to formal education and more to personal experience, behavior, attitude, and the way individuals interact with others. For this reason, they are frequently referred to as "people skills." They involve qualities such as the ability to communicate effectively, cooperate with others, motivate teams, or demonstrate leadership in different situations.

    Among the soft skills most valued in the workplace are creativity, teamwork, leadership, organization, adaptability, and strong written and verbal communication. These competencies contribute to the development of a more complete and versatile professional. In competitive job markets, they can even become a major advantage for candidates seeking employment opportunities. Since interpersonal interaction exists in nearly every profession, these skills are important across practically all industries. For employers and job seekers alike, these abilities are considered "transferable skills" because they can be applied successfully in different positions, companies, and professional environments. Organizations generally appreciate professionals who can adapt easily, collaborate with others, and maintain effective interpersonal relationships, making soft skills increasingly valuable in modern workplaces.


Adapted from the article "Soft Skills" available at: https://lingua.com/businessenglish/reading/soft-skills/
The expression “job seekers" could be replaced, without changing the meaning in the text, by:
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Q4197233 Inglês
Read the text to answer question.


Why Soft Skills Matter


When discussing careers, professional growth, or the process of finding a job, people often focus mainly on "hard skills." These are abilities directly associated with carrying out specific tasks or performing a certain profession. In most cases, they can be tested or measured because they are developed through diplomas, certifications, technical courses, workshops, academic education, and professional training programs.

    In contrast, "soft skills" are not as easy to evaluate quantitatively. They are usually connected less to formal education and more to personal experience, behavior, attitude, and the way individuals interact with others. For this reason, they are frequently referred to as "people skills." They involve qualities such as the ability to communicate effectively, cooperate with others, motivate teams, or demonstrate leadership in different situations.

    Among the soft skills most valued in the workplace are creativity, teamwork, leadership, organization, adaptability, and strong written and verbal communication. These competencies contribute to the development of a more complete and versatile professional. In competitive job markets, they can even become a major advantage for candidates seeking employment opportunities. Since interpersonal interaction exists in nearly every profession, these skills are important across practically all industries. For employers and job seekers alike, these abilities are considered "transferable skills" because they can be applied successfully in different positions, companies, and professional environments. Organizations generally appreciate professionals who can adapt easily, collaborate with others, and maintain effective interpersonal relationships, making soft skills increasingly valuable in modern workplaces.


Adapted from the article "Soft Skills" available at: https://lingua.com/businessenglish/reading/soft-skills/
In the sentence "These competencies contribute to the development of a more complete and versatile professional," the word "versatile" could be replaced, without changing the meaning, by:
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Q4197231 Inglês
Choose the alternative in which the pair of words are synonyms.
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Q4189797 Inglês

Proper storage of pharmaceutical products is essential to maintain their safety, quality, and effectiveness. Medicines must be kept under controlled environmental conditions, including appropriate temperature, humidity, and light exposure. Certain drugs require refrigeration, while others must be stored at room temperature according to manufacturer specifications.

Pharmacists and pharmacy technicians are responsible for monitoring storage conditions and ensuring that expired or compromised products are promptly removed from circulation. Failure to comply with storage standards may result in reduced therapeutic efficacy or potential risks to patients.

Additionally, access to medication storage areas should be restricted to authorized personnel only. Regular inspections and accurate documentation are necessary to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.

Considering the text and standard English usage, judge the following items.

In the text, the adjective “expired” describes products that are no longer valid for use.
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Q4186205 Inglês

California is Free of Drought for The First Time in 25 Years


By Clara Harter 



*California can be referred to as “The Golden State”.

(Available at: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-01-09/california-has-no-areas-of-dryness-first- time-in-25-years – text specially adapted for this test).  

Analyze the following statements about the highlighted word nugget (l. 03) in the context presented in the text:
I. In the article, it means a small, rough lump of mineral.
II. It quantifies the uncountable noun “news”.
III. It refers to an official or technical report released by authorities.
Which ones are correct? 
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Q4186202 Inglês

California is Free of Drought for The First Time in 25 Years


By Clara Harter 



*California can be referred to as “The Golden State”.

(Available at: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-01-09/california-has-no-areas-of-dryness-first- time-in-25-years – text specially adapted for this test).  

What is the atmospheric sponge effect mentioned in the article? 
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Q4185984 Inglês
Which item below is NOT classified as a concrete noun?
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Q4185983 Inglês
Which word below is a compound word?
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Q4185980 Inglês
    Sappho was a Greek lyric poet greatly admired in all ages for the beauty of her writing style and for her ability to impress readers with a lively sense of her personality. Her language contains elements from Aeolic vernacular speech and Aeolic poetic tradition, with traces of epic vocabulary familiar to readers of Homer. Her phrasing is concise, direct, and picturesque. 

    Many legends about her have been repeated for centuries. She is said, for example, to have been married to Cercylas, a wealthy man from the island of Andros. But many scholars challenge this claim. Most modern critics also consider it legend that Sappho leaped from the Leucadian rock to certain death in the sea because of her unrequited love of Phaon, a younger man and a sailor. She had at least two brothers, Larichus and Charaxus, and may have had a third. A fragment from Sappho that is dedicated to Charaxus has survived. One of her poems mentions a daughter named Cleis or Claïs. The tradition that she fled the island or was banished and went to Sicily may be true, but she lived most of her life in her hometown of Mytilene on Lesbos. Her work contains only a few apparent allusions to the political disturbances of the time. 

Source: Britannica. Adaptation.
Which pair of words below can directly replace the underlined words in the 2nd paragraph of the text, in the same order, without changing their meaning? 
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Q4183478 Inglês
Read the sentence below extracted from an educational article: "The principal's comprehensive policy helped to ameliorate the students' behavior and academic performance." In this context, the word comprehensive may be confused with the Portuguese word "compreensivo". However, its actual meaning in the sentence is closest to: 
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Q4174346 Inglês

Choose the alternative in which the underlined word is not a false cognate in English.

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Q4174334 Inglês

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Social media restrictions for under-16s even if no ban, minister says


    The government is committed to implementing social media restrictions for under-16s but ministers must "make sure it works" before introducing changes, the Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has told the BBC. The government is consulting on an outright ban, as well as other measures designed to stop teenagers accessing addictive and harmful material.

    Phillipson's comments came after junior education minister Olivia Bailey said the government would "impose some form of age or functionality restrictions" even if it stopped short of a ban. Campaigners have called for an Australia-style ban on children using social media, but there are questions about how effective the prohibition has been.

    Monday saw the latest stand-off between the government and House of Lords over the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill, which would give ministers the power to introduce sweeping restrictions on social media usage. Peers have repeatedly pushed the government to press ahead with a ban, voting in favour of opposition amendments on four occasions.

    The government proposed further amendments to the bill on Monday in an effort to end the deadlock, including one which would give ministers the power to implement a ban in the future but stops short of introducing as quickly as the Lords had called for. MPs supported the government's changes to the draft law by 272 votes to 64, with the bill now returning to the Lords for what looks to be the final consideration before it receives royal assent and becomes law.


Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y7d2zx63jo

In the sentence “even if it stopped short of a ban,” the expression “stopped short of” most nearly means: 
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Q4164512 Inglês
The James Webb Space Telescope has just captured the first direct measurement of a black hole


By Space Daily Editorial Team







(Available at: https://spacedaily.com/d-the-james-webb-space-telescope-has-just-captured-the-first-directmeasurement-of-a-black-hole-50-million-times-the-mass-of-the-sun-sitting-in-an-ancient-galaxy-where-itoutweighs-every-star-around-i/ – text specially adapted for this test). 
Mark the alternative in which the word “rather” is used with the same meaning as in line 30. 
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Q4164509 Inglês
The James Webb Space Telescope has just captured the first direct measurement of a black hole


By Space Daily Editorial Team







(Available at: https://spacedaily.com/d-the-james-webb-space-telescope-has-just-captured-the-first-directmeasurement-of-a-black-hole-50-million-times-the-mass-of-the-sun-sitting-in-an-ancient-galaxy-where-itoutweighs-every-star-around-i/ – text specially adapted for this test). 
Mark the INCORRECT statement about the text. 
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Q4163926 Inglês
Um analista de sistemas recebeu o seguinte trecho extraído da documentação de implantação de uma aplicação corporativa em ambiente distribuído:
“If the client request times out before the handshake is completed, the application may retry the operation using a fallback communication protocol. This behavior is commonly adopted to improve fault tolerance in distributed systems.” Com base no trecho apresentado e no contexto do inglês técnico aplicado à tecnologia da informação, podemos afirmar que:
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Q4163272 Inglês
In the context of the text, what is the MOST accurate synonym for the word legacy as it appears in the phrase addressing a long-standing planning legacy issue? 
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Q4155979 Inglês
In the statement “Peter dropped in yesterday.”, the underlined expression implies that Peter: 
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Q4155965 Inglês
Choose the item in which the meaning of the suffix is NOT correct. 
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Q4155963 Inglês
In the statement “Her rugged face gave away her age.”, the -ed sound in the word “rugged” is the same as in the word:  
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Q4155960 Inglês
Choose the alternative in which all four collocations with “do” and “make” are correct. 
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Respostas
161: B
162: A
163: C
164: C
165: B
166: A
167: C
168: B
169: D
170: D
171: E
172: A
173: C
174: B
175: C
176: B
177: B
178: C
179: D
180: D