Questões de Inglês — SEE-PB 2017 — Diversas

Questão 1SEE-PB·Diversas·2017Inglês

Consider the following sentences. Choose the one which has an adjective in the comparative form.

AThere are even special pillows for sale that fit over the arms of the chairs to make sleeping in class more comfortable. (3rd paragraph)BHowever, the biggest challenge for the government is the hagwons. (5th paragraph)COnly the students with the best grades get a place. (2nd paragraph)D... and the most popular ones make millions of dollars a year from online and in-person classes. (2nd paragraph)EThe students with the worst grades do not manage to get a place in one of Seoul's top universities.

Questão 2SEE-PB·Diversas·2017Inglês

What is a hagwon, according to the second paragraph?

Alt is a private course where many students go to after their regular classes at school finish.Blt is one of the best schools in Seoul.Clt is one of the most expensive private schools in Seoul.Dlt is the best private tutor in Seoul.Elt is one of South Korean top universities located in Seoul.

Questão 3SEE-PB·Diversas·2017Inglês

In the sentence "However, the biggest challenge for the government is the hagwons." (last paragraph), the word HOWEVER could be correctly replaced in this context, without change of meaning, by:

Questão 4SEE-PB·Diversas·2017Inglês

The active voice equivalent to " ... the students are sent home" in the context (last paragraph) is:

AThe street patrols will send the students home.BThe street patrols are sending the students home.CThe street patrols sent the students home.DThe street patrols have sent the students home.EThe street patrols send the students home.

Questão 5SEE-PB·Diversas·2017Inglês

According to the information provided in the fourth and fifth paragraphs, we can state that:

AThe owner of the hagwon is punished if there are students studying in the hagwon after 10 p.m.BThe street patrols are searching for students who are studying after their regular classes finish.CStudents are punished if they are found in a hagwon after 10 p.m.DHagwons must close before 9 p.m.EThe South Korean government is doing nothing to improve the educational system in the country.

Questão 6SEE-PB·Diversas·2017Inglês

The active voice equivalent to "Hagwons have been banned from having classes after 10 p.m." (last paragraph) is:

AThe government had banned hagwons from having classes after 10 p.m.BThe government has banned hagwons from having classes after 10 p.m.CThe government have banned hagwons from having classes after 10 p.m.DThe government banned hagwons from having classes after 10 p.m.EThe government had to ban hagwons from having classes after 10 p.m.

Questão 7SEE-PB·Diversas·2017Inglês

Active readers make use of different reading strategies to help them save time and cover a lot of ground. Their purpose for reading should determine which strategy or strategies to use. A very useful strategy involves running our eyes very quickly over large chunks of a text. lt allows us to pick up some of the main ideas of the text without paying attention to detail. lt is a fast process. We do not actually read the text in total. We may read a few words of each paragraph, perhaps the first and last sentences, in order to get the main ideas of the text. The above definition refers to the following reading strategy:

Questão 8SEE-PB·Diversas·2017Inglês

According to the second paragraph, we can state that:

Ait is quite easy to get into one of South Korean top universities.Ball the students in South Korea want to go to a university.Cit is really very difficult to get good grades in South Korean top universities.Donly the students who have the best grades manage to get into one of South Korean top universities.Efew students have good grades and are able to study in one of South Korean top universities.

Questão 9SEE-PB·Diversas·2017Inglês

According to the last paragraph, hagwons have been banned from having classes after 10 p.m. The word BANNED means:

Questão 10SEE-PB·Diversas·2017Inglês

The phrasal verb SEARCHING FOR in "But these are not police officers searching for teenagers ... " (first paragraph) could be replaced in this context by:

Questão 11SEE-PB·Diversas·2017Inglês

The pronoun THEM in "And stop them" (first paragraph) refers in the context to:

Athe police officers who are looking for bad teenagers.Bthe six government employees who are out checking the streets of Seoul.Cschool children who are still studying at 10 p.m.Dthe streets of Seoul, which are full of teenagers who behave badly.Eteenagers who are behaving badly in the streets of Seoul.

Questão 12SEE-PB·Diversas·2017Inglês

Who gets the higher salaries according to the text, schoolteachers o r private tutors?

ASchoolteachers, because they also teach online and in-person classes and the most popular teachers can make millions of dollars a year.BSchoolteachers, because they take additional training courses to become good professionals.CPrivate tutors, because they work very hard, from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. or 1 a.m.DPrivate tutors, because they teach online and in-person classes and if they become popular they can make millions of dollars a year.ESchoolteachers, because the students' parents rely on them to get their children into a good university.

Questão 13SEE-PB·Diversas·2017Inglês

According to the last paragraph, some students are reluctant to start studying. This means that the students:

Aare eager to study hard.Bwould like to study hard.Cdon't feel like studying.Dhave to be told to stop studying.Eare willing to study hard.

Questão 14SEE-PB·Diversas·2017Inglês

In the sentence "South Korean students mustn't sleep in the classroom", the modal verb MUSTN'T in this context indicates:

Questão 15SEE-PB·Diversas·2017Inglês

Read the sentences below and choose the correct sentence:

AIf the students in South Korea don't study hard, they won't get a place in one of the country's top universities.Blf the students in South Korea don't study hard, they weren't getting a place in one of the country's top universities.Clf the students in South Korea don't study hard, they wouldn't get a place in one of the country's top universities.Dlf the students in South Korea don't study hard, they hadn't gota place in one of the country's top universities.Elf the students in South Korea don't study hard, they didn't get a place in one of the country's top universities.

Questão 16SEE-PB·Diversas·2017Inglês

The relative pronoun THAT in "There are even special pillows for sale that fit over the arms of the chairs ... " (third paragraph) could be correctly replaced in this sentence by:

Questão 17SEE-PB·Diversas·2017Inglês

In "lf they find any in class, the owner of the hagwon is punished ... " (last paragraph) the words THEY and ANY refer in the context, respectively, to:

Athe street patrols / the children who are still studying before 10 p.m.Bthe owners of the hagwons / the children who are still studying after 10 p.m.Cthe street patrols / the children who are still studying after 10 p.m.Dthe owners of the hagwons / the children who are still studying before 10 p.m.Ethe street patrols / the children who are reluctant to study.

Questão 18SEE-PB·Diversas·2017Inglês

Choose the question we would ask to get the following answer: "The school day starts at 8 a.m." (2nd paragraph)

AWhat time does the school day start?BWhat time is it the school day starts?CWhat time do the school day start?DWhat time the school day starts?EWhat time does the school day starts?

Questão 19SEE-PB·Diversas·2017Inglês

The phrasal verb RELY ON in "Most parents rely on private tutoring ..." (second paragraph) means: