Questões de inglês

Origem:

(Utiraden.1999) The phrase "unintended consequences" (par.3) means:

a) unplanned results. b) unforeseen actions. c) unexpected problems. d) unimaginative outcome. e) unpredictable advances.

resposta:[A]

(Utiraden.1999) According to paragraph 3, Johannes Gutenberg:

a) lived in the fourteenth century. b) fought against the industrial revolution. c) had the ambition to produce handwritten Bibles. d) wished that the price of handwritten Bibles became lower. e) invented the movable type, literacy and scientific knowledge.

resposta:[D]

(Utiraden.1999) CURRENT (ref.1) could be replaced by:

a) actual. b) present. c) instant. d) popular. e) ordinary.

resposta:[B]

(Utiraden.1999) The words WHICH (ref.2) and THEM (ref.3) refer, respectively, to:

a) Ray Bradbury s - daily lives. b) Ray Bradbury - information technologies. c) Ray Bradbury s - changes in our daily lives. d) Fahrenheit 451 - new information technologies. e) Fahrenheit 451 - changes.

resposta:[E]

(Utiraden.1999) RELIED in "people relied on their memories" (par.4) means:

a) depended upon with confidence. b) restored to its original condition. c) were more self-assured. d) provided a remedy for. e) put a new vigor into.

resposta:[A]

(Utiraden.1999) Mark the change brought by the telephone according to the fourth paragraph of the text.

a) Many people lost interest in letter writing. b) Relatives and friends stopped receiving calls. c) Handwritten envelopes became popular. d) The mailboxes became forever empty. e) The joy of handwritten envelopes disappeared.

resposta:[A]

(Utiraden.1999) The last sentence of paragraph 4 expresses the idea that both the television and the computer have:

a) made us more rebellious. b) kept us apart from others. c) glued us to our families. d) forced our attachment to family. e) committed us to any community.

resposta:[B]

(Utiraden.1999) The sentence "Although no one can predict the full effect of the current information revolution" (par.4) expresses an idea of:

a) addition. b) cause. c) contrast. d) time. e) consequence.

resposta:[C]

(Utiraden.1999) The words OFTEN (par.4) and BARELY (par.4) are synonymous with, respectively:

a) sometimes - just. b) rarely - scarcely. c) eventually - amply. d) frequently - hardly. e) repeatedly - sufficiently.

resposta:[D]

(Utiraden.1999) Check the item that states the function of some of the paragraphs.

a) Paragraph 1 describes in detail the plot of Ray Bradbury s Fahrenheit 451. b) Paragraph 2 gives technical details about how computers work. c) Paragraph 3 shows us where information technologies are taking us. d) Paragraph 4 explains why people stopped writing letters to friends and relatives. e) Paragraph 5 describes how television and computer technology are affecting our lives.

resposta:[E]

(Utiraden.1999) Check the option that could NOT replace the phrase "on demand" (ref.4) without changing the meaning of the sentence.

a) If ordered. b) If required. c) When asked for. d) When taken. e) When needed.

resposta:[D]

(Utiraden.1999) What does the author mean with "One trend is clear" (par.6)?

a) One fashion is safe to test. b) One guidance is free from doubt. c) One general direction is easy to understand. d) A path to follow is distinct to analyze. e) A future tendency is clean.

resposta:[C]

(Utiraden.1999) "Less intimate and more isolated" (par.5) are comparatives. Check the item that contains the correct superlative from of the two adjectives.

a) The intimatest and the more isolated. b) The intimatest and the least isolated. c) The most intimate and the less isolated. d) The least intimate and the less isolated. e) The least intimate and the most isolated.

resposta:[E]

(Utiraden.1999) Mark the sentence that is NOT an equivalent to "if we hook up to the Internet we ll be smart" (par.6).

a) If we re addicted to the Internet we ll be intelligent. b) If we re committed to the Internet we ll be faithful. c) If we re connected to the Internet most of the times, we ll be skillful. d) If we are frequent users of the Internet we ll be bright. e) If we hook up to the Internet we ll be clever.

resposta:[B]