Questões da prova TPS 2020/21 - tarde

1 Q86126
LÍNGUA INGLESA
Reading comprehension.
Ano: 2020 Banca: IADES


Considering the ideas of the text, mark the following item as
right (C) or wrong (E).

The author states that the COVID-19 pandemic has
interrupted diplomatic discussions around the globe.
2 Q86127
LÍNGUA INGLESA
Reading comprehension.
Ano: 2020 Banca: IADES


Considering the ideas of the text, mark the following item as
right (C) or wrong (E).

According to the text, the current viral outbreak has
sped up the move towards small groups of diplomats
holding their meetings online, but not large ones.
3 Q86128
LÍNGUA INGLESA
Reading comprehension.
Ano: 2020 Banca: IADES


Considering the ideas of the text, mark the following item as
right (C) or wrong (E).

The author asserts that a major challenge for diplomats
now is the timing of negotiations in relation to their
ability to receive quality information from a variety of
stakeholders.
4 Q86129
LÍNGUA INGLESA
Reading comprehension.
Ano: 2020 Banca: IADES

Considering the ideas of the text, mark the following item as
right (C) or wrong (E).

The information presented in the text indicates that the
size of the diplomatic corps in many developing
countries is one element influencing their overall
online presence.
5 Q86130
LÍNGUA INGLESA
Vocabulary.
Ano: 2020 Banca: IADES


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

The word “business” in line 7 only refers to economic
transactions.
6 Q86131
LÍNGUA INGLESA
Grammar.
Ano: 2020 Banca: IADES


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

In line 14, the word “one” is used as a pronoun for the
antecedent “a whole new environment” (line 13).
7 Q86132
LÍNGUA INGLESA
Vocabulary.
Ano: 2020 Banca: IADES


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

The phrase “capital-based experts” in line 16 refers
specifically to those who make international economic
investments.
8 Q86133
LÍNGUA INGLESA
Vocabulary.
Ano: 2020 Banca: IADES

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

In line 19, the word “hindered” could be replaced with
the expression set back without changing the meaning
of the sentence.
9 Q86134
LÍNGUA INGLESA
Vocabulary.
Ano: 2020 Banca: IADES


Considering the vocabulary of the text, mark the following
item as right (C) or wrong (E).

The word “very” in line 3 is synonymous with
extremely.
10 Q86135
LÍNGUA INGLESA
Vocabulary.
Ano: 2020 Banca: IADES


Considering the vocabulary of the text, mark the following
item as right (C) or wrong (E).

The expression “of no great concern” in line 5 carries
the notion of “having little importance”.
11 Q86136
LÍNGUA INGLESA
Grammar.
Ano: 2020 Banca: IADES


Considering the vocabulary of the text, mark the following
item as right (C) or wrong (E).

In lines 12 and 13, if one were to remove the phrase
“, as well as the interchange between government and
other domestic actors,”, the sentence that contained it
would no longer make sense.
12 Q86137
LÍNGUA INGLESA
Grammar.
Ano: 2020 Banca: IADES


Considering the vocabulary of the text, mark the following
item as right (C) or wrong (E).

In line 16, the pronoun “they” refers to “attributes”.
13 Q86138
LÍNGUA INGLESA
Reading comprehension.
Ano: 2020 Banca: IADES

Considering the ideas of the text, mark the following item as
right (C) or wrong (E).

The author of the text expresses concern for the current
standing of diplomats.
14 Q86139
LÍNGUA INGLESA
Reading comprehension.
Ano: 2020 Banca: IADES


Considering the ideas of the text, mark the following item as
right (C) or wrong (E).

The text states that contemporary diplomats have lost
prestige compared to their predecessors.
15 Q86140
LÍNGUA INGLESA
Reading comprehension.
Ano: 2020 Banca: IADES


Considering the ideas of the text, mark the following item as
right (C) or wrong (E).

It is correct to infer from the text that being a diplomat
is now more dangerous than it was in the past.
16 Q86141
LÍNGUA INGLESA
Reading comprehension.
Ano: 2020 Banca: IADES


Considering the ideas of the text, mark the following item as
right (C) or wrong (E).

According to the author, interstate norms of diplomacy
have changed substantially in recent years.
17 Q86142
LÍNGUA INGLESA
Grammar.
Ano: 2020 Banca: IADES


Considering the vocabulary of the text, mark the following item as right (C) or wrong (E).

In line 3, the word “their” refers to the expression “venerable principals” from line 2.
18 Q86143
LÍNGUA INGLESA
Vocabulary.
Ano: 2020 Banca: IADES


Considering the vocabulary of the text, mark the following item as right (C) or wrong (E).

In line 5, the expression “by and large” could be replaced with partially without changing the meaning of the sentence.
19 Q86144
LÍNGUA INGLESA
Grammar.
Ano: 2020 Banca: IADES


Considering the vocabulary of the text, mark the following item as right (C) or wrong (E).

The word “-isms” in line 9 is a term often used to represent political ideologies and artistic movements.
20 Q86145
LÍNGUA INGLESA
Grammar.
Ano: 2020 Banca: IADES

Regarding the grammatical aspects of the text, mark the following item as right (c) or wrong (e).

The fragments “which all creations of a people seem to obey.” (line 4) and which all creations of people seem to obey mean the same and can be used interchangeably.
21 Q86146
LÍNGUA INGLESA
Reading comprehension.
Ano: 2020 Banca: IADES


Regarding the grammatical aspects of the text, mark the
following item as right (c) or wrong (e).

The two instances of “man” in the fragments “their mode of representing man” (line 24) and “Only one man ever shook” (line 26) refer to quite distinct concepts.
22 Q86147
LÍNGUA INGLESA
Grammar.
Ano: 2020 Banca: IADES

regarding the grammatical aspects of the text, mark the
following item as right (c) or wrong (e).

The two instances of “whom” in “whom he worshipped and whom he had represented” (lines 31 and 32) can, in an informal context, be replaced with who, but “whom” and “who” play very distinct grammar roles in a sentence.
23 Q86148
LÍNGUA INGLESA
Vocabulary.
Ano: 2020 Banca: IADES


Regarding the grammatical aspects of the text, mark the following item as right (c) or wrong (e).

“Granted” (line 23) is a word used to acknowledge that something is true, before something about it is said.
24 Q86149
LÍNGUA INGLESA
Grammar.
Ano: 2020 Banca: IADES


Based on the text, mark the following item as right (c) or wrong (e).

In the fragment “no one asked him to be ‘original’” (line 16), the underlined word is in inverted commas because originality, as we know it today, did not exist in Egyptian art. 

25 Q86150
LÍNGUA INGLESA
Vocabulary.
Ano: 2020 Banca: IADES


Based on the text, mark the following item as right (c) or
wrong (e).

The fragment “shook the iron bars of the egyptian
style” (lines 26 and 27) means “to raise the required
artistic standards further”.
26 Q86151
LÍNGUA INGLESA
Reading comprehension.
Ano: 2020 Banca: IADES

based on the text, mark the following item as right (c) or
wrong (e).

the author seems to suggest that some of amenophis’
shortcomings are his physical appearance and mobility
impairment.
27 Q86152
LÍNGUA INGLESA
Reading comprehension.
Ano: 2020 Banca: IADES


based on the text, mark the following item as right (c) or
wrong (e).

for some of his subjects, amenophis did not carry
himself in as kingly a fashion as he should.
28 Q86153
LÍNGUA INGLESA
Vocabulary.
Ano: 2020 Banca: IADES


as far as vocabulary is concerned, mark the following item
as right (c) or wrong (e).

the expression “fall into place” (lines 2 and 3) means
“to begin to make sense or to fit together”.
29 Q86154
LÍNGUA INGLESA
Vocabulary.
Ano: 2020 Banca: IADES


as far as vocabulary is concerned, mark the following item
as right (c) or wrong (e).

the fragment “after his god” (line 34) means
“prostrated himself in front of the deity”.
30 Q86155
LÍNGUA INGLESA
Vocabulary.
Ano: 2020 Banca: IADES


as far as vocabulary is concerned, mark the following item
as right (c) or wrong (e).

the word “novel”, in “novel character” (line 37),
means “fictional, not based on real life”.
31 Q86156
LÍNGUA INGLESA
Vocabulary.
Ano: 2020 Banca: IADES


as far as vocabulary is concerned, mark the following item
as right (c) or wrong (e).

the fragment “a homely idyll” (lines 47 and 48)
describes perfect domestic or marital bliss.
32 Q86157
LÍNGUA INGLESA
Vocabulary.
Ano: 2020 Banca: IADES


Considering the ideas and the vocabulary of the text, mark
the following item as right (C) or wrong (E).

In lines 29 and 30, the words “doubt” and “folly” have
the same meaning.
33 Q86158
LÍNGUA INGLESA
Vocabulary.
Ano: 2020 Banca: IADES


Considering the ideas and the vocabulary of the text, mark the following item as right (C) or wrong (E).

In line 37, the word “sprang” is synonymous with originated.
34 Q86159
LÍNGUA INGLESA
Reading comprehension.
Ano: 2020 Banca: IADES


Considering the ideas and the vocabulary of the text, mark the following item as right (C) or wrong (E).

From the information presented in the text, it is correct to infer that, thanks to their grasp of timeless geometrical and mathematical truths, Ancient Greeks generally understood the culture of the Bible.
35 Q86160
LÍNGUA INGLESA
Reading comprehension.
Ano: 2020 Banca: IADES


Considering the ideas and the vocabulary of the text, mark the following item as right (C) or wrong (E).

From the information presented in the text, it is correct to infer that Plato was a relativist.
36 Q89239
LÍNGUA INGLESA
Reading comprehension.
Ano: 2020 Banca: IADES ANULADA


Considering the vocabulary of the text, mark the following item as right (C) or wrong (E).

The word “others” in line 9 refers to those in the general public.