Questõesde PUC - RS 2015 sobre Inglês

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PUC - RS 2015 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

INSTRUCTION: Consider texts 1 and 2 to solve the question.

After reading text 1 and text 2, one can state that



A
only text 1 presents facts located in time.
B
only text 2 has journalistic features.
C
both texts make use of academic language.
D
both texts narrate personal experiences.
E
both texts depict authentic episodes.
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PUC - RS 2015 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

Ao descobrir as reais condições de realização das escavações, o sentimento expresso pela autora é de

INSTRUCTION: Answer question according to text 2.

                                  

A
êxtase e curiosidade.
B
espanto e decepção.
C
desencanto e rebeldia.
D
tristeza e conformismo.
E
felicidade e entusiasmo.
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PUC - RS 2015 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

INSTRUCTION: Read the statements below about text 2 to solve the question.

1. The author decided to be an archeologist.

2. The author changed her professional goals.

3. The author used to travel to Mexico with her family.

4. The author took part in an excavation in the USA.

The facts presented by the author about her life are chronologically organized according to the sequence

INSTRUCTION: Answer question according to text 2.

                                  

A
3 – 4 – 2 – 1
B
3 – 1 – 4 – 2
C
3 – 1 – 2 – 4
D
1 – 3 – 4 – 2
E
1 – 4 – 3 – 2
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PUC - RS 2015 - Inglês - Vocabulário | Vocabulary, Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

In the text, the word “squeamishness” (line 03) is related to a state of

INSTRUCTION: Answer question according to text 2.

                                  

A
aversion.
B
tiredness.
C
boldness.
D
prostration.
E
unpleasantness.
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PUC - RS 2015 - Inglês - Preposições | Prepositions

INSTRUCTION: Answer the question considering the words that correctly and respectively complete the blanks in lines 16, 28, 39, and 48.

According to the text, the words that fit in the blanks are

INSTRUCTION: Answer question according to text 2.

                                  

A
beneath – behind – under – between
B
beneath – between – behind – under
C
between – behind – under – beneath
D
behind – under – beneath – between
E
behind – beneath – between – under
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PUC - RS 2015 - Inglês - Tempos Verbais | Verb Tenses, Substantivos: definição e tipos | Nouns: definition and types, Preposições | Prepositions, Infinitivo e gerúndio | Infinitive and gerund

In the text, the words “fleeing” (line 12), “According” (line 16), “briefing” (line 23), “smuggling” (line 33) are used as


A
noun – adjective – verb – noun
B
noun – adjective – verb – verb
C
adjective – noun – preposition – adjective
D
verb – preposition – noun – noun
E
verb – preposition – preposition – noun
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PUC - RS 2015 - Inglês - Discurso direto e indireto | Reported speech

INSTRUCTION: To answer the question, complete the rephrased speech of Peter Sutherland (lines 43-46), using the indirect speech.

Peter Sutherland said that ________ the international community ________ to frame its response to the crisis, it ________ a “moral failure”.

The alternative that fills in the blanks of the text above correctly is


A
unless – fails – wouldn’t be
B
unless – failed – will be
C
if – fails – would be
D
if – failed – will be
E
if – failed – would be
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PUC - RS 2015 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

O aumento no fluxo de migrantes para países europeus via Mediterrâneo ocorre devido a diferentes fatores, EXCETO


A
condição social degradante.
B
escassez de recursos naturais.
C
crescente desigualdade social.
D
constantes intervenções militares.
E
falta de oportunidade de trabalho.
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PUC - RS 2015 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

The Mediterranean crisis is also a security crisis because


A
migrants smugglers are bound to terrorism.
B
migrants smugglers are hired by terrorism.
C
migrants smugglers are threatened by terrorism.
D
smuggling networks are responsible for abject poverty.
E
smuggling networks are connected to naval operations.
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PUC - RS 2015 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

INSTRUCTION: Read text 1 and the statements about it to solve the question.

I. The international community fails to respond to the crisis.

II. The number of migrants looks set to increase to the end of the year.

III. The UN Secretary-General acceded the possibility of an Army intervention.

IV. The EU has encouraged dialogue and cooperation between the enmeshed countries.

The correct statements are, only,


A
I and II.
B
I and III.
C
II and III.
D
II and IV.
E
III and IV.
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PUC - RS 2015 - Inglês - Tempos Verbais | Verb Tenses, Presente simples | Simple present , Passado simples | Simple past

Fill in the gaps with the suitable sequence of verbs.

INSTRUCTION: Answer question  according to text 2.


A
publishes – finds – has.
B
publishes – finds – had.
C
published – found – has.
D
published – found – have.
E
published – finds – have.
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PUC - RS 2015 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

The author states that Harry Potter is a protagonist who puts up with all the circumstances below, EXCEPT

INSTRUCTION: Answer question  according to text 2.


A
supporting his nemesis.
B
interacting with “out-groups”.
C
being in touch with “in-groups”.
D
facing standard youngster challenges.
E
fighting the creation of an eugenic state.
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PUC - RS 2015 - Inglês - Tradução | Translation

The expression “don’t fare much better” (line 33) can be translated as

INSTRUCTION: Answer question  according to text 2.


A
“não cobram muito”.
B
“não vão muito longe”.
C
“não são os melhores”.
D
“não têm melhor destino”.
E
“não aplicam a melhor tarifa”.
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PUC - RS 2015 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

INSTRUÇÃO: Para responder à questão, considere as afirmativas e preencha os parênteses com C (certo) ou E (errado).

É correto afirmar que a leitura de Harry Potter

( ) é objeto de estudo em Psicologia.
( ) ajuda adolescentes a superarem seus traumas.
( ) ameniza atitudes preconceituosas em crianças.

O correto preenchimento dos parênteses, de cima para baixo, é:

INSTRUCTION: Answer question  according to text 2.


A
F – V – V.
B
F – F – V.
C
V – F – F.
D
V – V – F.
E
V – F – V.
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PUC - RS 2015 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

According to the text, examples of stigmatized groups in J.K. Rowling series, Harry Potter, are

INSTRUCTION: Answer question  according to text 2.


A
teenagers.
B
witches.
C
wizards.
D
half-bloods.
E
pure-bloods.
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PUC - RS 2015 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

The word “both” (line 12) refers to

INSTRUCTION: Answer question in relation to text 1.

A
pasta dish and wine.
B
saltiness and sweetness.
C
in-flight dining & retail.
D
combination and perception.
E
taste buds and sense of smell.
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PUC - RS 2015 - Inglês - Sinônimos | Synonyms

The word “So” (line 28) can be substituted, without a change in the meaning, by

INSTRUCTION: Answer question in relation to text 1.

A
yet.
B
hence.
C
although.
D
otherwise.
E
furthermore.
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PUC - RS 2015 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

INSTRUCTION: To answer question, consider the sentences below and the meaning of the expression “give a kick".


I. The cooker was so old that the chef had to give it a kick to make it work.


II. It gives my mother a kick to cook for the family on Sundays.


III. The cook added red wine to the meat sauce to give it a kick.

The sentence(s) in which the expression “give a kick" is being used with the same meaning as in the text (line28) is /are only.


INSTRUCTION: Answer question in relation to text 1.

A
I.
B
II.
C
III.
D
I and II.
E
II and III.
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PUC - RS 2015 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

According to the text, the most outstanding factor/factors, affecting the way food tastes is/are

INSTRUCTION: Answer question in relation to text 1.

A
smell.
B
noise.
C
flavours.
D
humidity.
E
taste buds.
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PUC - RS 2015 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

According to the first paragraph of the text, it is possible to say that

INSTRUCTION: Answer question in relation to text 1.

A
airline companies food seems to be flavourless.
B
airline companies don’t care about the food they serve.
C
airline foods are manipulated by companies to taste bland.
D
airline food changes its structure at a level of thousands of feet.
E
airline companies are wholly accountable for the taste of their food.