Questões PUC - RS sobre Inglês | Pratique com o Prisma

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PUC - RS 2010 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

I. A large number of construction workers died while this new route was being built.

II. The civil engineers responsible for the project worked very fast.

III. The costs of the construction were quickly paid for by the Victorian government.

IV. Those who wanted the project believed that a lot of money would result from it.

The statements that are true according to the text are

A

I and II.

B

I and III.

C

I and IV.

D

II and III

E

II and IV

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PUC - RS 2010 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

From the information in the text, one learns that the Victorian period in England:

A

produced the most amazing constructions ever

B

was in the eighteen hundreds.

C

introduced trains in Europe.

D

met predictable financial costs.

E

brought profits to Scotland

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PUC - RS 2010 - Inglês - Tradução | Translation

The term “due to” (line 05) can best be translated as:

A

como.

B

conforme.

C

para que.

D

devido a.

E

de acordo com.

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PUC - RS 2010 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

De acordo com o texto,

A

aulas de língua estrangeira sempre contemplam aspectos culturais dos diferentes países a partir das suposições dos professores.

B

diferentes países em todo o mundo estão intrinsecamente ligados através do ensino de línguas.

C

os professores de línguas estrangeiras parecem ainda não estar conscientes de que língua e cultura devem ser ensinadas em conjunto.

D

os professores de língua estrangeira trazem aspectos culturais para dentro das suas aulas a partir de suas suposições.

E

a abordagem de aspectos culturais não cabe no ensino de línguas estrangeiras.

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PUC - RS 2010 - Inglês - Vocabulário | Vocabulary

The meaning of the term “trend”, as used in the text (trends, line 01), is:

A

a gradual change or development that produces a particular result.

B

a situation that leads to winning or making progress.

C

a particular way to treat a problem or situation.

D

a situation that has been created because of teaching difficulties.

E

a methodology problem under study for a solution to be found

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PUC - RS 2010 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

The general idea of the excerpt is to:

A

promote foreign language teaching in different cultures.

B

discuss a current approach to foreign language teaching

C

analyze the expectations of foreign language teachers

D

examine the cultures of several foreign languages.

E

introduce foreign languages in the teaching of culture.

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PUC - RS 2010 - Inglês - Palavras conectivas | Connective words

The gap in line 12 can be filled correctly with:

A

Also.

B

Hence.

C

Therefore

D

However.

E

Besides

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PUC - RS 2011 - Inglês - Análise sintática | Syntax Parsing

The word “peak” (line 16) has the same syntactic function in the text as in

A

The share index rose to a new peak of 23.7.

B

The singer died at the peak of her career.

C

There’s no snow on the mountain peak.

D

Prices peak just before Christmas.

E

Peak demand for gas is around noon.

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PUC - RS 2011 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

According to the last sentence in the first paragraph (lines 12 to 14), methods to keep track of surgeons’ abilities/skills

A

should be put into practice.

B

must guide the surgeons’ careers.

C

can easily be accessed.

D

will soon be used in hospitals.

E

have to be clear to their patients.

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PUC - RS 2011 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

According to the text,

A

healing a patient’s health problems stands above a surgeon’s skills.

B

the older the surgeon, the more efficient his performance.

C

all surgeons become equally less efficient with time.

D

visual capacity is not as important as other functions.

E

it is not really possible to establish how a surgeon becomes less capable.

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PUC - RS 2011 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

This excerpt is about

A

the perceptions individuals have about the aging of their doctors.

B

the development and decline of the capabilities of surgeons.

C

the importance of the five senses when performing surgeries.

D

the skills doctors develop as they perform surgeries.

E

the reasons why surgeries need to be conducted under good lighting.

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PUC - RS 2011 - Inglês - Vocabulário | Vocabulary, Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

According to the text, the best definition for the term “short-cut” (line 09) is

A

shortening a distance.

B

cut something short.

C

reducing the distance between two issues.

D

abbreviating an issue.

E

accomplishing something faster.

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PUC - RS 2011 - Inglês - Adjetivos | Adjectives, Palavras conectivas | Connective words

A opção que indica possibilidade de substituição da palavra “random” (line 03), sem que o sentido do texto seja comprometido, é

A

specific.

B

indefinite.

C

arbitrary.

D

spontaneous.

E

deliberate.

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PUC - RS 2011 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

The dictionary definition of the word “art”, as it is used in line 05, is

A

The special skill required by those who practice one of the fine arts.

B

Creative work, generally the making or doing of things that have form.

C

Products of creative work: paintings, statues.

D

An object that was made a long time ago and is of historical importance.

E

Modification of things by human skill, to answer the purpose intended.

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PUC - RS 2011 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

Consider the following statements in relation to the text.

Experiments with other species are expected to succeed with the help of

I. random breeding.

II. genetic engineering.

III. natural selection and overproduction of protein.

The only statement(s) which is (are) correct, according to the text, is (are):

A

I.

B

II.

C

I and II.

D

I and III.

E

II and III.

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PUC - RS 2011 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

According to the text,

A

the amount of fish in the oceans will increase.

B

food in general is getting low in fat.

C

it’s proved that genetic modified food will be safer for consumption.

D

expanding the research may bring environmental disorders.

E

existing research may open the way for researches with other species.

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PUC - RS 2011 - Inglês - Pronome subjetivo | Subjective pronoun, Pronomes | Pronouns

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

A

1 e 2

B

1 e 4

C

2 e 3

D

2 e 5

E

3, 4 e 5

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PUC - RS 2012 - Inglês - Prefixos e sufixos | Prefixes and suffixes

The words “unavoidable” (line 29) and “unpalatable” (line 29) are formed by adding the prefx “un-” to “avoidable” and to “palatable”, in order to give them the opposite meaning. The alternative where this did not occur is

A

unlettered.

B

unworthy.

C

unanimous.

D

unbuttoned.

E

unwholesome.

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PUC - RS 2012 - Inglês - Vocabulário | Vocabulary, Sinônimos | Synonyms

The word “breaks” in “attractive women get a lot of the breaks” (lines 01-02) has the same meaning as in:

A

If the weather breaks we can go outdoors to play.

B

His voice usually breaks when he gets upset.

C

There were small breaks at the corner of the frame which the police didn’t notice.

D

How many breaks are there on a baseball game?

E

Some people seem to get all the breaks even when there is no great difference in talent.

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PUC - RS 2012 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

INSTRUCTION: Answer question 58 in relation to the researchers results referred in text 2.

Attractive women who want to be hired immediately should

1. fght against discrimination and jealousy.

2. analyze the cause of the inequality.

3. avoid to send pictures with their résumés, if possible.

4. criticize the way HR staff interview women.

5. attach to their CV photos that make them look graceless.

The only correct attitudes are

A

1 and 2.

B

3 and 5.

C

2, 3 and 4.

D

2, 4 and 5.

E

1, 3, 4 and 5.

Questõesde PUC - RS sobre Inglês

From the information in the text, one learns that the Victorian period in England:

The term “due to” (line 05) can best be translated as:

De acordo com o texto,

The meaning of the term “trend”, as used in the text (trends, line 01), is:

The general idea of the excerpt is to:

The gap in line 12 can be filled correctly with:

The word “peak” (line 16) has the same syntactic function in the text as in

According to the last sentence in the first paragraph (lines 12 to 14), methods to keep track of surgeons’ abilities/skills

According to the text,

This excerpt is about

According to the text, the best definition for the term “short-cut” (line 09) is

A opção que indica possibilidade de substituição da palavra “random” (line 03), sem que o sentido do texto seja comprometido, é

The dictionary definition of the word “art”, as it is used in line 05, is

According to the text,

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

The words “unavoidable” (line 29) and “unpalatable” (line 29) are formed by adding the prefx “un-” to “avoidable” and to “palatable”, in order to give them the opposite meaning. The alternative where this did not occur is

The word “breaks” in “attractive women get a lot of the breaks” (lines 01-02) has the same meaning as in: