Questões de Inglês — COPEL 2010

Look at the strip story below and answer the question that follows it. In the sentence “It ́s hard to get mad at someone who returns things so promptly” the relative pronoun “who” is being used to define the subject of a relative clause. Look at the sentences below and select the ones in which the underlined relative pronoun is used correctly. I. The girl in pink is the one that I told you about. II. Peter went to the restaurant which I eat. III. The woman whose we met at the mall is a teacher. IV. Do you know the Japanese guy with whom I travelled?

Answer questions 11, 12 and 13 based on the newspaper article below. Lessons in using the internet safely are set to become a compulsory part of the curriculum for primary school children in England from 2011. The lessons are one element of a new government strategy being unveiled called "Click Clever, Click Safe". Children will also be encouraged to follow an online "Green Cross Code" and block and report inappropriate content. "We must ensure that this virtual world is safe for our children just as we try to ensure that the real world is," said Prime Minister Gordon Brown at the launch of the campaign. "The internet is a wonderful and powerful tool that is changing the way we learn and the way we stay in touch," he added, "but unfortunately there are risks from those intent on exploiting its benefits." Fonte: http://news.bbc.co.uk/ December, 2009. In the sentence "We must ensure that this virtual world is safe for our children just as we try to ensure that the real world is," the modal verb Must means:

Read the book review below and answer questions 7, 8, 9 and 10. YOUTH PROLONGED: OLD AGE POSTPONED by Robert Weale (King's College London, UK) What exactly is human ageing? Can it be slowed down? These questions have puzzled scientists and laymen alike for generations, and continue to do so today. The author addresses these thought-provoking issues by challenging pre-conceived notions of age-perception, age-acceptance and inter-age relations. Pertinent matters of age-related communication are dealt with, and the reader is treated to a grand tour of the latest theories of ageing, age-related biological changes and age-related diseases, such as Alzheimer's Disease. Here, the author's expertise in agerelated eye diseases truly comes into its own. Weale's unique work not only underlines important genetic and avoidable risk factors but gives ample consideration to possible consequences stemming from different early lifestyles.Readers will re-consider their ideas of what it means to age, and gain a better understanding of what can and cannot slow down the process of ageing. Fonte: http://www.worldscibooks.com/ December, 2009.

"Pertinent matters of age-related communication are dealt with, and the reader is treated to a grand tour..." is in the passive voice. The author uses the passive voice to focus mainly on the actions. The same sentence in the active voice would be:

Choose the only correct alternative to fill in the blanks: I. Brazil is ________ Argentina. II. Japan is _________ Bolivia. III. The Everest is _________mountain in the world. IV. France is not __________ Canada.

Mark the alternative which is equivalent to: "Had I stopped" in the sentence below: "Had I stopped at the red light, I wouldn ́t have been involved in the accident."

Read the book review below and answer questions 7, 8, 9 and 10. YOUTH PROLONGED: OLD AGE POSTPONED by Robert Weale (King's College London, UK) What exactly is human ageing? Can it be slowed down? These questions have puzzled scientists and laymen alike for generations, and continue to do so today. The author addresses these thought-provoking issues by challenging pre-conceived notions of age-perception, age-acceptance and inter-age relations. Pertinent matters of age-related communication are dealt with, and the reader is treated to a grand tour of the latest theories of ageing, age-related biological changes and age-related diseases, such as Alzheimer's Disease. Here, the author's expertise in agerelated eye diseases truly comes into its own. Weale's unique work not only underlines important genetic and avoidable risk factors but gives ample consideration to possible consequences stemming from different early lifestyles.Readers will re-consider their ideas of what it means to age, and gain a better understanding of what can and cannot slow down the process of ageing. Fonte: http://www.worldscibooks.com/ December, 2009. In the text the sentence "These questions have puzzled scientists and laymen alike for generations" is the same as:

Answer questions 11, 12 and 13 based on the newspaper article below. Lessons in using the internet safely are set to

become a compulsory part of the curriculum for primary school children in England from 2011. The lessons are one element of a new government strategy being unveiled called "Click Clever, Click Safe". Children will also be encouraged to follow an online "Green Cross Code" and block and report inappropriate content. "We must ensure that this virtual world is safe for our children just as we try to ensure that the real world is," said Prime Minister Gordon Brown at the launch of the campaign. "The internet is a wonderful and powerful tool that is changing the way we learn and the way we stay in touch," he added, "but unfortunately there are risks from those intent on exploiting its benefits." Fonte: http://news.bbc.co.uk/ December, 2009. The sentence "Lessons in using the internet safely" could be appropriately replaced by:

Answer questions 11, 12 and 13 based on the newspaper article below. Lessons in using the internet safely are set to become a compulsory part of the curriculum for primary school children in England from 2011. The lessons are one element of a new government strategy being unveiled called "Click Clever, Click Safe". Children will also be encouraged to follow an online "Green Cross Code" and block and report inappropriate content. "We must ensure that this virtual world is safe for our children just as we try to ensure that the real world is," said Prime Minister Gordon Brown at the launch of the campaign. "The internet is a wonderful and powerful tool that is changing the way we learn and the way we stay in touch,"

he added, "but unfortunately there are risks from those intent on exploiting its benefits." Fonte: http://news.bbc.co.uk/ December, 2009. The Direct Speech sentence said by Prime Minister Gordon Brown "The internet is a wonderful and powerful tool that is changing the way we learn and the way we stay in touch," is equivalent to which sentence in Indirect Speech? Choose from the options below.