Questões de Inglês para Administrador de Dados

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Consider the words simply (paragraph 1) and newly (paragraph 2). Mark the alternative that best describes such words in terms of grammar.
  • A They are verbs ended in –ly.
  • B They are adjectives ended in –ly.
  • C They are adverbs ended in –ly
  • D They are relative pronouns.
  • E They are nouns.
Observe the following excerpt: “With more and more words coined every year, dictionaries couldn’t possibly add them all to their existing word banks.” Mark the alternative that best describes the pronoun them.
  • A It is a personal pronoun which refers back to the word “banks” in the excerpt.
  • B It is a reflexive pronoun which refers back to the word “banks” in the excerpt.
  • C It is a possessive pronoun which refers back to the word “dictionaries” in the excerpt.
  • D It is a possessive adjective which refers back to the word “words” in the excerpt.
  • E It is an objective pronoun which refers back to the word “words” in the excerpt.
According to the text, what can be inferred about the vocabulary of a given language?
  • A That dictionaries welcome hundreds of new words every day and never let go of the obsolete ones.
  • B That all the newly added words to a dictionary are recent developments in the language.
  • C That dictionary editors don’t discard words; they simply add new ones to the book.
  • D That it never changes throughout time because dictionaries contain all the words ever used in such a given language.
  • E That it changes throughout time and one of the things determining the words that come and go is the usage of such words.
Observe the following excerpt: “(…) dictionary editors must discard some words to make room for new ones.” Mark the alternative that best describes the verb must.
  • A It is a modal verb which indicates dictionaries are obliged to discard words from their banks.
  • B It is a modal verb which indicates dictionaries don’t need to discard words from their banks.
  • C It is a modal verb which indicates dictionaries may discard words from their banks or not.
  • D It is a phrasal verb which means dictionaries have the possibility to discard words from their banks.
  • E It is a phrasal verb which means dictionaries intend to discard words from their banks sometimes.
What does the text mainly talk about?
  • A It talks about the fact words never go extinct.
  • B It talks about how the vocabulary of a language such as English changes through time.
  • C It talks about how the vocabulary of a language such as English remains unchanged through time.
  • D It talks about the languages of Finland, Norway and Sweden and its new vocabulary.
  • E It talks about obsolete words that are frequently used in the spoken English language.