Questões da prova TPS 2023 - tarde

1 Q85253
LÍNGUA INGLESA
Vocabulary.
Ano: 2023 Banca: IADES


As far as comprehension of the text above is concerned, mark the statementsbelow as right (C) or wrong (E).

Americans’ historical attachment to democratic values have prevented them from accepting the notion of an aristocracy, even if it has a democratic appearance.
2 Q85259
LÍNGUA INGLESA
Vocabulary.
Ano: 2023 Banca: IADES


As far as comprehension of the text above is concerned, mark the statementsbelow as right (C) or wrong (E).

“Hubris” (line 4) means “unwillingness or incapacity to adapt or adjust”.
3 Q85260
LÍNGUA INGLESA
Vocabulary.
Ano: 2023 Banca: IADES


As far as comprehension of the text above is concerned, mark the statementsbelow as right (C) or wrong (E).

“Wreckage” (line 7) is synonymous with “speed”.
4 Q85261
LÍNGUA INGLESA
Vocabulary.
Ano: 2023 Banca: IADES


As far as comprehension of the text above is concerned, mark the statementsbelow as right (C) or wrong (E).

“Twilight” (line 7) can be correctly replaced with “a period of decline.”
5 Q85262
LÍNGUA INGLESA
Vocabulary.
Ano: 2023 Banca: IADES


As far as comprehension of the text above is concerned, mark the statementsbelow as right (C) or wrong (E).

“Drudgery” (line 15) means “boring, hard, routine work”.
6 Q85263
LÍNGUA INGLESA
Vocabulary.
Ano: 2023 Banca: IADES


As far as grammar is concerned, mark the statementsbelow as right (C) or wrong (E).

The word “ever” (line 14) can be correctly replaced with “increasingly”, in this particular context, without effecting any change in the original meaning.
7 Q85269
LÍNGUA INGLESA
Vocabulary.
Ano: 2023 Banca: IADES


Considering the ideas and vocabulary presented in the text, mark the statement below as right (C) or wrong (E).

“Under the aegis of” (line 18) is the same as to face strife.
8 Q85270
LÍNGUA INGLESA
Vocabulary.
Ano: 2023 Banca: IADES


Considering the ideas and vocabulary presented in the text, mark the statement below as right (C) or wrong (E).

In the second paragraph, the word “underpinnings” (line 25) means support, basis or basic structure.
9 Q85271
LÍNGUA INGLESA
Vocabulary.
Ano: 2023 Banca: IADES


Regarding the vocabulary of the text, mark the statement below as right (C) or wrong (E).

“Irrespective of” (line 12) could be replaced by regardless of without changing the meaning of the sentence.
10 Q85273
LÍNGUA INGLESA
Vocabulary.
Ano: 2023 Banca: IADES


Regarding the vocabulary of the text, mark the statement below as right (C) or wrong (E).

The word “far-reaching” (line 38) means “to have great influence or many effects”.
11 Q85274
LÍNGUA INGLESA
Vocabulary.
Ano: 2023 Banca: IADES


Regarding the vocabulary of the text, mark the statement below as right (C) or wrong (E).

The word “apposite” (line 43) could be replaced by opposed without changing the meaning of the sentence.
12 Q85277
LÍNGUA INGLESA
Vocabulary.
Ano: 2023 Banca: IADES


Based on the text, mark the statement below as right (C) or wrong (E).

The word “contempt” (line 18) can be correctly replaced with disdain.
13 Q85278
LÍNGUA INGLESA
Vocabulary.
Ano: 2023 Banca: IADES


Based on the text, mark the statement below as right (C) or wrong (E).

The fragment “and returned to the wrack and low tide of my profession” (lines 38 and 39) states that the character is elated with his career.
14 Q85280
LÍNGUA INGLESA
Vocabulary.
Ano: 2023 Banca: IADES


Considering the vocabulary in the text, mark the statement below as right (C) or wrong (E).

The word churn up (line 16) means “to move something with great force or violently”.
15 Q85282
LÍNGUA INGLESA
Vocabulary.
Ano: 2023 Banca: IADES


Considering the vocabulary in the text, mark the statement below as right (C) or wrong (E).

In the second paragraph, the word “wisp” (line 30) refers to something small.
16 Q85283
LÍNGUA INGLESA
Vocabulary.
Ano: 2023 Banca: IADES


According to the text, mark the statement below as right (C) or wrong (E).

The word “assemble” (line 4) can be correctly replaced by the word “propose”.