Questões da prova TPS 2024 - tarde

1 Q84995
LÍNGUA INGLESA
Vocabulary.
Ano: 2024 Banca: CEBRASPE / CESPE
Judge whether the following item about text I is right (C) or wrong (E).

In the expressions “unalloyed triumph” (first sentence of the text) and “sheer silliness” (first sentence of the second paragraph), the adjectives “unalloyed” and “sheer” convey similar meanings.
2 Q84996
LÍNGUA INGLESA
Vocabulary.
Ano: 2024 Banca: CEBRASPE / CESPE

Judge whether the following item about text I is right (C) or wrong (E).

 

The last sentence of the second paragraph could be rewritten, maintaining its original meaning and correctness, as: Accordingly, Judith Thurman has already written that cave artists, notwithstanding their respect for naturalistic portraits, have an aversion to painting human beings with traces of crudeness, which suggests mockery.
3 Q84998
LÍNGUA INGLESA
Vocabulary.
Ano: 2024 Banca: CEBRASPE / CESPE

Considering text II, judge whether the following statement is right (C) or wrong (E).

As used in the third sentence of the first paragraph, the expression “most exacting class of critics” refers to critics who worry too much about being correct.
4 Q85009
LÍNGUA INGLESA
Vocabulary.
Ano: 2024 Banca: CEBRASPE / CESPE

Based on text II, judge whether the following statement is right (C) or wrong (E).

It can be correctly concluded from the excerpt “Praise is so much duller than criticism” (ninth sentence of the first paragraph) that the author wishes to write a book criticizing what he considers “monstrosities”.
5 Q85010
LÍNGUA INGLESA
Vocabulary.
Ano: 2024 Banca: CEBRASPE / CESPE

Based on text II, judge whether the following statement is right (C) or wrong (E).

In “for them the familiar appearance” (third sentence of second paragraph), “them” refers to the people the book is meant for: “those who look for bearings in a new field”.
6 Q85013
LÍNGUA INGLESA
Vocabulary.
Ano: 2024 Banca: CEBRASPE / CESPE

Regarding text III, judge whether the following statement is right (C) or wrong (E). 

The fragment “even at the expense of sheer quality” (last sentence of the second paragraph) could be, without harming the coherence of the text, replaced with even if this entails the choice of less qualified applicants.
7 Q85014
LÍNGUA INGLESA
Vocabulary.
Ano: 2024 Banca: CEBRASPE / CESPE

Regarding text III, judge whether the following statement is right (C) or wrong (E). 

The excerpt “It licenses a kind of international spoils system” could be, without altering the meaning of the sentence, replaced with It spoils the international system.
8 Q85016
LÍNGUA INGLESA
Vocabulary.
Ano: 2024 Banca: CEBRASPE / CESPE

Considering the grammatical and semantic aspects of text IV, judge whether the following statement is right (C) or wrong (E).

In the first sentence of the text, the verb “making” is being used with the sense of writing.