Questões PUC - RJ sobre Tempos Verbais | Verb Tenses

PUC - RJ 2019 - Inglês - Tempos Verbais | Verb Tenses, Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

The expression in bold expresses an idea of duty or moral obligation in

Adapted from https://www.bbc.com/news/world-47722427

A

“You may not post anything without my consent” (line 7)

B

“Ironically, children aren't technically allowed to register with most social media services until they are 13 anyway” (line 10)

C

“Konrad says his mother understood his concerns and acted quickly to deal with the issue - as he says all parents should.” (lines 16-17)

D

“…he is also worried about "facial recognition algorithms" and people being able to "start tracing me when I'm older". (lines 19-20)

E

“She would tag me and it would be on my news feed so everyone could see it.” (lines 25-26)

acc7a9d2-f8

PUC - RJ 2019 - Inglês - Tempos Verbais | Verb Tenses, Verbos modais | Modal verbs, Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

In the fragment “researchers and service providers must address public anxiety and make it clear that robots are designed to assist social workers, not replace them.” (lines 94-97), the verb form must conveys an idea of

Available at:<https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgetsand-tech/features/robot-carer-elderly-people-lonelinessageing-population-care-homes-a8659801.html>. Retrieved on:

July 2, 2019. Adapted.

A

strong recommendation

B

logical conclusion

C

possibility

D

condition

E

ability

3bce48ca-f7

PUC - RJ 2018 - Inglês - Tempos Verbais | Verb Tenses, Verbos modais | Modal verbs, Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

The sentence in which the boldfaced item expresses advice is

Available at: <http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20180503-our-fi ction-

-addiction-why-humans-need-stories>. Retrieved on: 3 May 2018.

Adapted.

A

“Today, we may not gather around the camp fire, but the average adult is still thought to spend at least 6% of the waking day engrossed in fictional stories on our various screens.” (lines 7-10)

B

“Evolutionary theory can also shed light on the staples of romantic fiction” (lines 63-64)

C

“The ‘dads’ might be the better choice for the long-term security and protection of your children” (lines 66-67)

D

“McEwan argues we should celebrate these evolved tendencies as the very source of fiction’s power to cross the continents and the centuries.” (lines 98-100)

E

“It would not be possible to enjoy literature from a time remote from our own…” (lines 101-102)

848ae36b-b6

PUC - RJ 2016 - Inglês - Tempos Verbais | Verb Tenses, Verbos modais | Modal verbs

In the fragment of the text ‘“It should fly again,” Musk said Friday’ (line 68) the modal verb “should” implies an idea of

A

advice.

B

necessity.

C

permission.

D

possibility.

E

request.

f4a88c81-b6

PUC - RJ 2016 - Inglês - Tempos Verbais | Verb Tenses, Verbos modais | Modal verbs

In the fragment of the text ‘“It should fly again,” Musk said Friday’ (line 68) the modal verb “should” implies an idea of

A

advice.

B

necessity.

C

permission.

D

possibility.

E

request.

b017a781-3c

PUC - RJ 2014 - Inglês - Tempos Verbais | Verb Tenses, Verbos modais | Modal verbs

In the fragment “The research should also motivate publishers…” (line 66), “should” conveys the idea of

A

obligation

B

possibility

C

recommendation

D

condition

E

request

c60a663a-3c

PUC - RJ 2014 - Inglês - Tempos Verbais | Verb Tenses, Verbos frasais | Phrasal verbs, Sinônimos | Synonyms

In the fragment “…you don’t need to give up restaurant dining completely.” (lines 45-46), the expression “don’t need to” may be replaced, with no change in meaning, by

A

don’t have to

B

cannot

C

may not

D

should not

E

must not

303af054-3b

PUC - RJ 2013 - Inglês - Tempos Verbais | Verb Tenses, Verbos modais | Modal verbs

In “The interesting point is that this may present more of an opportunity than a threat…” (lines 160-161), ‘may present’ is replaced without change in meaning by

A

can present.

B

will present.

C

should present.

D

has to present.

E

needs to present.

302a935f-3b

PUC - RJ 2013 - Inglês - Tempos Verbais | Verb Tenses, Presente perfeito progressivo | Present perfect continuous

In the fragment “For the last 20 years Itamaraty has been working to position Brazil as a leader of first South America and then the global South.” (lines 100-102), ‘has been working’ expresses

A

a finished action in the past.

B

an action that finished very recently.

C

an action in progress at a moment in the past.

D

a past action which has a result in the present.

E

an action which started in the past and continues in the present.

6967dc3f-3b

PUC - RJ 2013 - Inglês - Tempos Verbais | Verb Tenses, Verbos modais | Modal verbs

At the end of the text (. 103-106), “might” suggests

A

certainty.

B

obligation.

C

quality.

D

possibility.

E

ability.

c9c06b4b-3d

PUC - RJ 2012 - Inglês - Tempos Verbais | Verb Tenses, Verbos modais | Modal verbs

The boldfaced expression conveys the idea of advice in

A

“To find an explicit political interculturalism we need to turn to Quebec,”(lines 98-99)

B

“This can be prevented or overcome through an interculturalism that promotes community cohesion on a local level and the subscription to national citizenship identities.” (lines 125-128)

C

“and so is more likely to emphasise the protection of individual rights.” (lines 150-151)

D

“It is much better to acknowledge that the ‘multi’ in ‘multiculturalism’ will encompass different kinds of groups and does not itself privilege any one kind,” (lines 177-179)

E

“but that ‘recognition’ should be given to the identities that marginalised groups themselves value and find strength in,” (lines 180-182)

30661d7f-5c

PUC - RJ 2012 - Inglês - Tempos Verbais | Verb Tenses, Verbos modais | Modal verbs

“We can’t deny” in “...we can’t deny that the world has changed very quickly...” (L. 12-13) and “My phone can make” in “My phone can make and receive phone calls...” (L. 19-20) express the ideas of, respectively:

A

probability – duty.

B

condition – ability.

C

obligation – assumption.

D

possibility – obligation.

E

impossibility – ability.

608cc6b5-4b

PUC - RJ 2012 - Inglês - Tempos Verbais | Verb Tenses, Verbos modais | Modal verbs

“Might” in “...might save your life” (L. 10) and “Shouldn’t” in “Shouldn’t evolution have selected for a species...” (L. 29-31) express the ideas of, respectively:

A

probability – duty.

B

condition – ability.

C

obligation – assumption.

D

possibility – what is desirable.

E

theoretical ability – suggestion.

Questõesde PUC - RJ sobre Tempos Verbais | Verb Tenses

The expression in bold expresses an idea of duty or moral obligation in

In the fragment “researchers and service providers must address public anxiety and make it clear that robots are designed to assist social workers, not replace them.” (lines 94-97), the verb form must conveys an idea of

The sentence in which the boldfaced item expresses advice is

In the fragment of the text ‘“It should fly again,” Musk said Friday’ (line 68) the modal verb “should” implies an idea of

In the fragment of the text ‘“It should fly again,” Musk said Friday’ (line 68) the modal verb “should” implies an idea of

In the fragment “The research should also motivate publishers…” (line 66), “should” conveys the idea of

In the fragment “…you don’t need to give up restaurant dining completely.” (lines 45-46), the expression “don’t need to” may be replaced, with no change in meaning, by

In “The interesting point is that this may present more of an opportunity than a threat…” (lines 160-161), ‘may present’ is replaced without change in meaning by

In the fragment “For the last 20 years Itamaraty has been working to position Brazil as a leader of first South America and then the global South.” (lines 100-102), ‘has been working’ expresses

At the end of the text (. 103-106), “might” suggests

The boldfaced expression conveys the idea of advice in

“We can’t deny” in “...we can’t deny that the world has changed very quickly...” (L. 12-13) and “My phone can make” in “My phone can make and receive phone calls...” (L. 19-20) express the ideas of, respectively:

“Might” in “...might save your life” (L. 10) and “Shouldn’t” in “Shouldn’t evolution have selected for a species...” (L. 29-31) express the ideas of, respectively: