Questões de Inglês — FINEP / Diversas

Questão 1FINEP·Diversas·2011Inglês

The boldfaced item can be replaced by the word in parentheses, without change in meaning, in

A“Taking a break in the workday is more than an indulgence, though:” lines 10-12 (therefore).B“ ‘Indeed, many people are wishing they could just peel themselves away,’ ” lines 20-21 (Nevertheless).C“Thus, invite a co-worker to take daily walks with you ” lines 22-23 (So).D“then commit to just one or two big breaks a week.” lines 33-34 (however).E“While most co-workers care less about your habits than you think they do,” lines 52-53 (Because).

Questão 2FINEP·Diversas·2011Inglês

The author uses the fragment “Code yourself as ‘unavailable.’ ” (lines 29-30) to mean that

Awork mates must learn that you are not to be disturbed at any time.Bnobody needs to ask you why you are not at your desk at a certain hour.Cworkers should predict when their manager’s electronic schedules will not be available.Dall electronic schedules and agendas must be seen by the team members who share your office.Eprofessionals should assign periods in which they will be unreachable by their colleagues at work.

Questão 3FINEP·Diversas·2011Inglês

In the fragments, “office workers would rise up midday ” (lines 2-3) and “ ‘You have to eliminate the guilt ’ ” (lines 14- 15), the verb forms in bold express the ideas, respectively, of

Questão 4FINEP·Diversas·2011Inglês

In the excerpts “The promise of a lunch break could make for a more productive morning:” (lines 39-40) and “whether it’s going to the gym or sneaking out to your car to read,”(lines 49-50), the verb phrases ‘make for’ and ‘sneaking out to’ mean, respectively

Abring about – slipping away toBcall off – hurrying on toCget rid of – leaving fromDfight off – coming out ofEput up – escaping from

Questão 5FINEP·Diversas·2011Inglês

The author’s main purpose in this text is to

Awarn readers against working all day without having lunch.Blist five things all office workers should do to get a promotion.Cargument in favor of eating lunch in the office to save more time for gym classes.Dexplain why readers should get rid of their electronic devices for fifteen minutes every day.Econvince readers to have a healthier job routine by including some time away from work.

Questão 6FINEP·Diversas·2014Inglês

In the sentence of the text: “They will then be motivated to continue and keep learning” (lines 9-10), the pronoun they refers to

Questão 7FINEP·Diversas·2014Inglês

The expression of the text “another tip” (line 5) suggests that the author

Apresented a tip before.Bpresented two tips before.Chas never presented any tip.Dpresents a tip by the first time.Ewrote about suspending people’s autonomy.

Questão 8FINEP·Diversas·2014Inglês

The main idea defended by the author in the text is that

Athe desire for mastery is encouraged when things are broken into small pieces.Bpeople tend to feel more motivated when they are given more autonomy in their tasks.Clanguage learning apps encourage people to learn more.Dpeople’s desire for mastery diminishes when they are given more autonomy.Elanguage learning is always very challenging.

Questão 9FINEP·Diversas·2014Inglês

In the sentence of the text: “However, if you want people to continue using the app, and use it frequently and often, then you have to do more than just present lessons in the app” (lines 17-19), the connector However can be replaced, without any change in meaning, by

Questão 10FINEP·Diversas·2014Inglês

In the fragments of the text: “they may lose the desire to master whatever task you are asking them to do” (lines 12-13) and “then you have to do more than just present lessons in the app” (lines 18-19), the verb forms in bold express the ideas, respectively, of