TEXT FOR QUESTIONS 1 AND 2
Flowers of Friendship
Tulips pop up every spring in Ottawa – our country’s
capital city. These beautiful blooms are a unique thank you gift from the
country The Netherlands. Canadian soldiers helped free that country from the
Nazi during the Second World War.
We also helped the members of their royal family by
inviting Princess Juliana and her daughters to live safely in Ottawa during the
conflict. They were given a warm welcome in Ottawa. Dutch Princess
Margriet was even born here! The new princess’s name meant “daisy of freedom.”
Daisies grew in the Netherlands during the war and
people wore them as a symbol of hope and freedom.
During the war in the Netherlands, it was a difficult
time for the people who lived there.
In 1944-1945 the Nazi took control of the country. As
a result, more than 7,600 Canadians died in the war while helping to free the
Netherlands. But the Dutch people have never forgotten how the Canadian
soldiers helped them. They have sent us thousands of tulip bulbs
every year since the end of the war as a gift of thanks.
These blooms are a symbol of the international
friendship between Canada and the Netherlands that blossomed between the two
countries during the Second World War.
Available at: www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/information-for/educators/learning-modules/netherlands/flowers-of-friendship/story.
QUESTÃO 1
Read the text and choose the correct alternative
according to it.
a) Canadian soldiers fought the Dutch people during
the Second World War.
b) During the conflict, the Royal Dutch Family were
kept prisoners in Canada.
c) The Dutch royal family took refuge in Ottawa during
the Second World War.
d) The Dutch Princess Margriet was 5 years old when
she came to Canada.
e) Only a few soldiers died in the war in the
1944-1945.
QUESTÃO 2
What do the words in bold refer to in the text?
a) (1) the Canadian soldiers; (2) tulips; (3) in the Netherlands; (4) the Canadian people; (5) the Canadian people.
b) (1) Princess Juliana and her daughters; (2)
daisies; (3) in the Netherlands; (4) the Dutch people; (5) the Canadian people.
c) (1) Princess Juliana and her daughters; (2) bulbs;
(3) in Canada; (4) the Dutch soldiers; (5) the Dutch people.
d) (1) the members of The Netherlands’ royal family;
(2) tulip bulbs; (3) in the Netherlands; (4) the Nazi; (5) the Dutch people.
e) (1) The Dutch Princesses; (2) The Nazi; (3) in
Canada; (4) the Dutch people; (5) the Canadian people
TEXT FOR QUESTIONS 3 AND 4
Impressionist painters did not paint from their
imagination, from literature, history or mythology like most other painters of
the 19th century. They painted what they saw in the world around them: the town
where they lived, the landscape where they went on holiday, their family, their
friends, their studios and the things that were around their home.
Sometimes they were “commissioned” to paint a portrait
of someone.
Impressionist painters liked to paint “ordinary”
things that were part of everyday life.
They painted women doing the washing and ironing,
ballet dancers doing exercises, horses getting ready for a race and a
bored-looking waitress serving a customer. Nobody, before the Impressionists,
had ever thought that these subjects were interesting enough to paint.
Even though many Impressionist artists painted people,
they are thought of mainly for their landscape painting. Impressionist painters
were not satisfied with doing some drawings or quick painted sketches outdoors
and then making grand pictures in the studio.
Impressionist painters were not satisfied with
painting the shape of the land, the buildings and trees. They wanted to capture
the light and the weather.
The Impressionist painters looked for a technique to
paint landscapes that showed the light and the weather. The light and the
weather change all the time. The light of the sun on the landscape changes
every minute as the Earth turns. Impressionist painters looked at the works of
earlier French artists such as Camille Corot and Gustave Courbet. Courbet often
took his paints outdoors and made quick coloured sketches that he could then
use to make large paintings in his studio. The Impressionist painters were more
interested in the sketches than the finished paintings.
Available at: https://kids.kiddle.co/impressionism.
QUESTÃO 3
According to the text, Impressionist painters
a) painted subjects from their imagination.
b) liked painting an event from history or mythology.
c) are famous above all for their landscaping
painting.
d) looked for a technique that could be easier to use.
e) were more interested in the finished paintings in
their studios.
QUESTÃO 4
What do the words “commissioned” and “ordinary”,
respectively, mean in the text?
a) unauthorized; superior
b) dismissed; unusual
c) expelled; extraordinary
d) discharged; uncommon
e) requested; normal
QUESTÃO 5
Christian: I have a job as a salesman, but I am interested in a new job with a different company.
Matthew: That will save you a lot of money.
Christian: I know! Also, I _______ not have to work at weekends or evenings.
Matthew: Sounds good. But do you like the job you have now?
Christian: I like the people. If I go somewhere new, I _______ have to make friends with
everyone again.
Matthew: But I’m sure that won’t be a problem for you.
Christian: And if I _______ (stay) here, I probably _______ (become) the sales manager next year.
Matthew: Really?
Christian: Yes. And if I _______ (become) the manager, then I _______ (earn) a lot of money.
Matthew: That’s a difficult decision... If I were you, I’d keep your present
job. But, anyway, I hope you make the right choice. Good luck!
Read the dialogue and choose the alternative that
completes the gaps correctly.
a) will; will; stay; will become; become; will earn
b) will; will; will stay; will become; becomes; will
earn
c) do; will; stay; will become; will become; will earn
d) will; will; will stay; become; become; earn
e) will; do; stays; become; will become; will earn
QUESTÃO 06
Read the following text.
The Group of Seven
The Group of Seven largely painted in the Canadian
wilderness. In the early twentieth century, a group of Toronto artists became
friends. They shared a love of traveling and exploring Canada’s landscape.
Their paintings were very different from the art of the time, capturing not
just how the landscape looked, but how it made the artists feel as well. In
1920, they exhibited their work together for the first time, calling themselves
the Group of Seven. While some people were excited by their use of bright
colors and rough brushstrokes, others were horrified by their strange styles.
It took years for appreciation of their work to grow. But today, the Group of
Seven are some of Canada’s best-loved artists.
Available at:
www.kidscanpress.com/products/meet-group-seven.
Choose the correct alternative according to it the
text.
a) The Group of Seven was a group of the First Nations
artists.
b) Their painting style is very similar to the
traditional art of the time.
c) These artists devoted themselves to the Canadian
landscape painting.
d) People appreciated their work right from the
beginning.
e) Their artwork has never been recognized and
accepted.
QUESTÃO 07
Read the following text about Elon Musk.
Elon Musk is an entrepreneur and
businessman from South Africa. Some of the companies that he founded include
PayPal, SpaceX, and Tesla Motors. Musk is considered the wealthiest man in the
world.
Musk was born on June 28th, 1971,
in Pretoria, South Africa. His parents divorced when he was only 10, and to
escape from his unstable life he became interested in computers and software.
He taught himself how to create his own software and when he was 12 years old,
he sold his first software – a game he created called Blastar.
At age 17, in 1989, Musk moved to
Canada to attend Queen’s University and in 1992 he transferred to the
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, where he received bachelor’s degrees
in Physics and Economics in 1997. Musk obtained his Canadian citizenship that
year, in part because he felt it would be easier to obtain American citizenship
via that path.
Available at:
www.biography.com/business-figure/elon-musk.
According to the text, Elon Musk
a) has also been involved in Medicine.
b) bought his first video game when he was 12 years
old.
c) was 24 years old in 1989.
d) studied at three different universities in Canada.
e) got his degrees in Physics and Economics when he
was 26.
QUESTÃO 08
Continue reading the text about Elon Musk.
After this, the Internet boom
occurred, and Musk began building his internet businesses.
After leaving university, still
in his twenties, Elon Musk helped to create the PayPal company. PayPal was
created as a way to send and receive money digitally. This made shopping for
goods and services much easier than they had been in the past. In 2002, Musk
and other investors sold PayPal for more than a billion dollars. He later went
on to create several other companies. In 2004, Musk invested in Tesla, an
electric car company, and eventually became its co-founder and CEO. Today,
Tesla is well known throughout the world for its innovative technology and is
one of the world’s most valuable companies.
Available at:
www.biography.com/business-figure/elon-musk.
According to the text, it is correct to say that
a) PayPal is owned by his creator Elon Musk.
b) Sending and receiving money digitally became easier
with PayPal.
c) Musk was the only investor who created PayPal.
d) Tesla designs and manufactures space rockets.
e) Tesla is known only in the United States.
QUESTÃO 09
Read the following text about Impressionism.
Before Impressionism, most
paintings pictured an event from history or mythology. Painters followed strict
rules about such things as color and composition (the arrangement of the scene
within the painting). The painter’s goal was to perfectly picture a grand
scene. Landscapes in art were often imaginary, perfect landscapes painted in
the studio.
The impressionists changed all
that. They painted outdoors.
As they were outside, they looked
at how light and colour changed the scenes. They often painted thickly and used
quick (and quite messy) brushstrokes. In most of the paintings before
Impressionism, you can’t really see the brushstrokes at all.
Available at:
www.tate.org.uk/kids/explore/what-is/impressionism.
According to the text,
a) before Impressionism, painters broke the rules of
academic paintings.
b) impressionists painted only imaginary and perfect landscapes
in the studio.
c) impressionists painted scenes outdoors and the
effect of light on them.
d) brushstrokes are not visible in impressionist
paintings.
e) before Impressionism, paintings were characterized
by visible brush strokes.
QUESTÃO 10
Read the following dialogue.
Sophia: How about going out tonight?
Isabella: Well, I have a big project to finish for my
design class. But if I _____ (finish) this afternoon, I _____ (do) something fun as a treat in the evening.
Sophia: That sounds great! The Royal Ballet is
performing at the local theater tonight. If it _____ (not be) too expensive, I _____ (buy) the tickets. Would you like to come?
Isabella: Yes, sure!
Choose the alternative that completes the spaces with
the verbs in parentheses correctly.
a) finish – will do – isn’t – will buy
b) finish – do – isn’t – buy
c) finish – will do – won’t be – will buy
d) will finish – do – isn’t – buy
e) will finish – won’t do – isn’t – buy
1.
a) O humor da tirinha
consiste em a exagerada alegria de Mafalda pela chegada da primavera se tornar
uma reflexão mais profunda
ao perceber que sua felicidade era diminuída em
comparação com a conquista de mais um ano de vida pelo senhor idoso.
b) I. Mafalda fica feliz
pelo fato de a estação primavera ter chegado.
II. O senhor fica feliz
por ele (sujeito) ter chegado à primavera, ter conseguido chegar a mais um ano
de vida.
3. a) Preparando a volta à escola. / Preparando a volta
às aulas. Foi preciso trocar a palavra ao e inserir à e às, respectivamente.
b) O acento grave em a representa a contração da
preposição a com o artigo definido feminino a, indicando a fusão
dessas duas vogais.
d) Nesse exemplo, também houve a fusão entre a vogal que
é preposição e a outra que é artigo.
6. a) Porque, em filmes, séries e quadrinhos de ficção
científica, o encontro de um extraterrestre com um terráqueo muitas vezes é
marcado pela ordem “Leve-me a seu líder”, ou seja, essa frase se tornou um
clichê.
b) Sim. Porque o alienígena não deseja ser levado a um
líder, e sim ao borracheiro, pois o pneu de sua espaçonave está furado.
c) Não se inicia uma frase com um pronome oblíquo átono.
9.
o / ao
ao
a
o
ao / à
à
a
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