Teste do Profissional de Língua Inglesa

Atenção! É normal que você ache este teste difícil. As perguntas estão relacionadas a assuntos tratados no módulo de Língua Inglesa em Nível Avançado dos cursos de pós-graduação em Ensino ou Tradução da Cult Estácio.

O Teste do Profissional possui 50 questões sobre gramática, vocabulário e uso da Língua Inglesa. Tente completar seu teste em até 1h15 (75 minutos), com um mínimo de 30 acertos (60% da prova).

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PART ONE - VOCABULARY

Do you know these idioms, collocations and expressions in English?

Choose the most appropriate word to complete the following sentences.

1. "He has quite a temper. In fact, it must _____ in the family."

a) Pass

b) Run

c) Form

d) Be

2. "Jane definitely wears the _____ in the family. Joshua lets her walk all over him."

a) Hat

b) Shirt

c) Pants

d) Shoes

3. "If you make a lot of money quickly, you make money hand over _____."

a) Wrist

b) Fist

c) Punch

d) Thumb

4. "If you can go wherever and whenever you want, the world is your _____."

a) Oyster

b) Yard

c) Playpen

d) Kingdom

5. "If you spend your life savings to throw a big party or celebration, you push the _____."

a) Envelope

b) Top

c) Limit

d) Boat

6. “To get glowing reviews” is an expression associated with:

a) sports

b) environment

c) social

d) film

7. Choose the most appropriate expression to complete the blank: The university sent Kate the acceptance letter for her to start her major in International Relations. Martin, ________, was not as lucky, so is planning to take a year off and work.”

a) On hand

b) On the other hand

c) By hand

d) Hands down

8. A possible Portuguese equivalent for the headline "FOOTING THE BILL" would be:

a) Pagando mico

b) Pagando caro

c) Pagando o pato

d) Pagando pecados

9. An equivalent noun phrase in Portuguese for the expression "a hike in prices" would be:

a) Uma enxurrada de preços

b) Uma escalada de preços

c) Uma estabilização de preços

d) Uma desvalorização de preços

10. If someone said to you "hold your horses", it would mean:

a) They want you to wait

b) They want you to go riding

c) They want you to keep still

d) They want you to go away

11. Choose the most appropriate option to substitute the words underlined in the sentence.

"Anyone wanting to (claim the post of) Senior Consultant must state his/her intention by Friday"

a) Apply for

b) Select for

c) Submit to

d) Screen to

PART TWO - GRAMMAR IN USE

How well do you know English Grammar rules?

12. Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?

a) It’s a shame to stay indoors in such a nice weather.

b) It’s a shame to stay indoors in a such nice weather.

c) It’s a shame to stay indoors in such nice weather.

d) It’s a shame to stay indoors in a so nice weather.

13. Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?

a) She answered in a perfect English.

b) She answered in perfect English.

c) She answered in some perfect English.

d) She answered in the perfect English.

14. Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?

a) Brazilian coffee is stronger than Colombian one.

b) Brazilian coffee is stronger than the Colombian one.

c) Brazilian coffee is stronger than Colombian.

d) Brazilian coffee is stronger than a Colombian.

15. Rearrange the words underlined in the sentence below to form the correct adjective order:

"The search is still on for (young) (students), who have graduated from (university), are notably (trendy) and undeniably (creative)."

a) Creative young trendy university students

b) Trendy university creative young students

c) Young creative university trendy students

d) Trendy creative young university students

16. Complete the sentence with the most appropriate adverb + adjective combination:

"I thought I made myself ______. I don't plan on signing the contract if you do not include the penalty clause."

a) Wholeheartedly clear

b) Strongly clear

c) Perfectly clear

d) Greatly clear

17. Complete the sentence below with the correct sequence of prepositions:

"It is my contention that the best anti-dote _____ radical Islam is liberal Islam, which is sympathetic _____ liberal values. Islam is essentially a set of revealed values designed to help prod humanity _____ the path _____ enlightenment and virtue."

a) For, to, towards, on

b) Against, towards, in, to

c) Of, for, along, to

d) To, to, along, of

18. Complete the sentence below with the correct pronoun:

"The most critical segment of the population is the one _____ had begun to make the climb up the social ladder."

a) What

b) That

c) Whose

d) Who

19. Which of the following sentences is NOT grammatically correct?:

a) It’s equipment to measure the radiation in the air.

b) It’s some equipment to measure the radiation in the air.

c) It’s an equipment to measure the radiation in the air.

d) It’s a piece of equipment to measure the radiation in the air.

20. In the sentence "The actors performed last night on the stage bravely", a more correct order of the adverbial phrases would be:

a) the actors perfomed on the stage last night bravely

b) the actors bravely performed last night on the stage

c) the actors on the stage bravely performed last night

d) the actors perfomed bravely on the stage last night

21. Which word should be used to correctly fill the blank on the sentence below:

"The player was given a second yellow card and sent _____."

a) out

b) off

c) away

d) home

22. Choose the most appropriate verb to complete the following sentence:

"Actually I had _____ somebody much older."

a) Thought

b) Visualized

c) Imagined

d) Conjured

23. Choose the most appropriate verb to complete the following sentence:

"She _____ herself sitting in her grandma's chair."

a) Imagined

b) Conceived

c) Saw

d) Projected

24. Choose the most appropriate verb to complete the following sentence:

"When do you _____ finishing the project?"

a) Predict

b) Envisage

c) View

d) Sight

25. When used in headlines, the word "curb" usually means:

a) limit

b) detonate

c) criticize

d) face

26. Which word fits in the gaps?

"Jane arrived late for work saying she had _____ to the dentist."

a) gone

b) come

c) went

d) been

27. The opposite of the verb "to button" is:

a) to disbutton

b) to unbutton

c) to debutton

d) to button off

28. The opposite of the verb "to prove" is:

a) to disprove

b) to unprove

c) to deprove

d) to improve

29. In the sentence "They were outplayed in yesterday's game", what does the expression "they were outplayed" means?

a) they were eliminated from the competition

b) they were exhausted by the end of the game

c) they did not play as well as their opponents

d) they were made to play outside

30. Which is the best translation to the sentence below:

"She was used to getting up early."

a) Ela costumava acordar cedo.

b) Ela está acostumada a acordar cedo.

c) Ela estava acostumada a acordar cedo.

d) Ela costuma acordar cedo.

31. Which is the best translation to the sentence below:

"Você fumava?"

a) Have you smoked?

b) Were you used to smoke?

c) Are you used to smoke?

d) Did you use to smoke?

32. Which of the following sentences is NOT correct:

a) When he was a child, he read a lot.

b) When he was a child, he was reading a lot.

c) When he was a child, he used to read a lot.

d) When he was a child, he would read a lot.

33. Which verb form fits correctly into the gap?

"How long _____ English when you went to the US for the first time?"

a) had you been learning

b) have you been learning

c) were you learning

d) are you learning

34. Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?

a) She is depressed ever since her dog died.

b) She was depressed ever since her dog died.

c) She has been depressed ever since her dog died.

d) She used to be depressed ever since her dog died.

35. Which of the following statements about the sentence below is true?

"I've tried calling them three times this morning."

a) The time of speaking is the same morning that the calls were made.

b) The time of speaking is the same day that the calls were made, but in the afternoon or evening.

c) The time of speaking is not the same day that the calls were made.

d) It is not clear from the sentence whether the time of speaking is the morning, afternoon or evening.

PART THREE - LANGUAGE IN USE

Do you know how to use the English language correctly?

36. Complete the sentence with the most appropriate answer:

"______ office than the problems of mismanagement from the previous administration begin to jeopardize the federal budget."

a) As soon as he had taken up

b) Not only he had taken up

c) No sooner had he taken up

d) Not long after he had taken up

37. Choose the most appropriate expression with the word "surprise" to complete the sentence below:

"______, crime rates skyrocketed during the last economic slump."

a) Not surprisingly

b) With great surprise

c) Surprisingly so

d) Out of surprise

38. Complete the sentence with the most appropriate word:

"There were four key players out because of injury. They managed to draw the match, ______."

a) Fortunately

b) Nonetheless

c) Regardless

d) Thus

39. Which is the best translation to the sentence below:

"Os carros elétricos são mais econômicos."

a) Electrical cars are more economic.

b) Electric cars are more economic.

c) Electrical cars are more economical.

d) Electric cars are more economical.

40. Which is the best translation to the sentence below:

"Você tem uma tesoura mais afiada?"

a) Do you have a sharper scissor?

b) Do you have a sharper scissors?

c) Do you have any sharper scissors?

d) Do you have a scissors more sharp?

41. Which is the best translation to the sentence below:

"Está chovendo muito lá fora."

a) It’s hardly raining outside.

b) It’s raining strongly outside.

c) It’s raining a lot outside.

d) It’s raining hard outside.

42. Which one of the following adverbs best describes the connotation of the verb "to glare"?

a) briefly

b) furtively

c) angrily

d) happily

43. Which is the best translation to the sentence below:

"Comprei duas bermudas."

a) I bought two shorts.

b) I bought two pairs of shorts.

c) I bought two short.

d) I bought two pieces of shorts.

44. What's the difference in meaning, if any, between:

(i) "It's interesting work."

(ii) "It's an interesting work?"

a) There is no difference. They both mean “é um trabalho interessante”.

b) (i) means “é um trabalho interessante” and (ii) means “é uma obra interessante”

c) (i) means “é uma obra interessante” and (ii) means “é um trabalho interessante”

d) There is no difference. They both mean “é uma obra interessante”.

45. Which is the best translation to the sentence below:

"O carro do professor estava estacionado na frente do portão da escola?"

a) The teacher’s car was parked in front of the school’s gate.

b) The car of the teacher was parked in front of the gate of the school.

c) The car of the teacher was parked in front of the school’s gate.

d) The teacher’s car was parked in front of the gate of the school.

46, Which is the best translation to the sentence below:

"O novo álbum da Adele?"

a) Adele’s new album

b) the Adele’s new album

c) the new Adele’s album

d) the new album of Adele

47. Which is the best translation to the sentence below:

"Ela subiu a escada correndo para me trazer a carta."

a) She ran up the stairs to take me the letter.

b) She went running up the stairs to bring me the letter.

c) She went up the stairs running to bring me the letter.

d) She came running up the stairs to bring me the letter.

48. Which is the best translation to the sentence below:

"O professor pôs os óculos e depois tirou-os novamente."

a) The teacher put on his glasses and then took them out again.

b) The teacher put his glasses on and then took them off again.

c) The teacher put his glasses on and then took off them again.

d) The teacher put on his glasses and then took them again off.

49. What is the correct meaning of the sentence below:

"The senator went to hospital shortly after taking up office."

a) the senator paid someone a visit

b) the senator inspected the hospital

c) the senator invested in the hospital

d) the senator was hospitalized

50. What is the correct meaning of the sentence below:

"Many philosophers contend that extreme poverty generates nothing close to feelings of revolt and apathy."

a) Extreme poverty leads to something more than revolt and apathy

b) Extreme poverty leads to feelings of revolt or to feelings of apathy

c) Extreme poverty leads to something less than revolt and apathy

d) Extreme poverty leads to feelings of revolt and to feelings of apathy

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