AVALIAÇÃO BIMESTRAL 2 – 2ª SÉRIE 2023 (INGLÊS)

QUESTÃO 01

All my characters are me. I’m not a good enough actor to become a character. I hear about actors who become the role and I think ‘I wonder ___.’ Because for me, they’re all me.

Ryan Gosling

 

The option that best completes the quote by the American actor Ryan Gosling is

a) what does that feel like.

b) what that feels like.

c) if that feels like.

d) if does that feel like.

e) if what does that feel like.

 

QUESTÃO 02

The number of injuries suffered by children while they’re in school is on the rise. Many times, these injuries are normal accidents that couldn’t be avoided, but there are also injuries that occur due to fault or negligence of the teachers, the school administration, or the janitorial staff and it’s up to the school district and the administrators to reduce the risk of child injury whenever and wherever possible.

According to recent statistics, 55% of all major accidents in schools are caused by slips, falls, and trips. The most common place for these types of accidents to take place are in the corridors, playgrounds, and stairs of the school. Additionally, a child injury can occur in the classroom due to backpacks being left in an aisle way, cables to TV’s and computers not being properly secured, among other circumstances.

While some slips, falls, and trips may be hard to avoid, many of these school accidents could be prevented in schools by simple proactive or preventative efforts.

Available at: https://greenbergandstein.com/5-common-accidents-that-happen-at-school

 

Mark the alternative which contains a passage from the text in Passive Voice.

a) these injuries are normal accidents.

b) 55% of all major accidents in schools are caused by slips, falls, and trips.

c) The most common place for these types of accidents to take place.

d) a child injury can occur in the classroom.

e) some slips, falls, and trips may be hard to avoid.

 

QUESTÃO 03

Pushing back against the tide: Vanuatu’s climate fight

 

Mounds of heavy stones are all that protects Jeffrey Daniels’ home from the waves that wash onto tiny Emao, an island dotting the Pacific nation of Vanuatu. But the makeshift dams can’t stop his village from flooding during fierce tropical cyclones, tidal surges, or simply a heavy downpour.

“When the rain comes, we feel trapped as if we were standing on a ship,” Daniels said.

His home is located on an island strip less than 70 metres wide. When Daniels was a child, this land was twice as wide. Now his home and his village of Marow are vanishing, losing ground to the sea year by year. Where he used to play football, today there are only floating boats.

“If the sea levels continue to rise, this village will disappear,” he said. “Our community will disappear.”

Afraid that rising sea levels will swallow Marow within a few years, the entire village is planning to move to higher ground – a costly relocation that few here can afford. Many have already left for good, migrating to the capital, Port Vila, in search of work.

For Daniels, it’s the clearest sign of how climate change is disrupting lives and forcing vulnerable communities to adapt or go away.

Available at: www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news-feature/2020/12/1/pacific-vanuatu-disappearing-islandclimate-change-cyclone-lawsuit-migration

 

The people who live on the island of Emao, one of the many that make up Vanuatu, have recently…

a) had their homes destroyed by a tropical cyclone.

b) seen the price of their homes rise to high values.

c) been negatively affected by the rising of the sea.

d) abandoned football because land is too expensive.

e) been in a revolution, with the poor losing their homes.

 

QUESTÃO 04

When human activities produce greenhouse gases, around half of the emissions remain in the atmosphere, while the other half is absorbed by the land and ocean. These ecosystems – and the biodiversity they contain – are natural carbon sinks, providing so-called nature-based solutions to climate change.

Protecting, managing, and restoring forests, for example, offers roughly two-thirds of the total mitigation potential of all nature-based solutions. Despite massive and ongoing losses, forests still cover more than 30 per cent of the planet’s land.

United Nations Organization. Available at: https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/science/climate-issues/biodiversity

 

Analyze these sentences as right or wrong according to the information in the text.

I. The oceans and the land absorb approximately 50% of the greenhouse gases that humans produce.

II. More than 30% of the forests on Earth have been lost due to deforestation.

III. Nature-based solutions to climate change are provided by the land, the ocean and the biodiversity in them.

 

Which of the sentences are correct?

a) Only I and II.

b) Only II and III.

c) Only I and III.

d) All of them.

e) None of them. 

 

QUESTÃO 05

The largest extinction in Earth’s history marked the end of the Permian period, some 252 million years ago. Long before dinosaurs, our planet was populated with plants and animals that were mostly obliterated after a series of massive volcanic eruptions in Siberia.

Fossils in ancient seafloor rocks display a thriving and diverse marine ecosystem, then a swath of corpses. Some 96 percent of marine species were wiped out during the “Great Dying,” followed by millions of years when life had to multiply and diversify once more.

What has been debated until now is exactly what made the oceans inhospitable to life – the high acidity of the water, metal and sulfide poisoning, a complete lack of oxygen, or simply higher temperatures.

New research from the University of Washington and Stanford University combines models of ocean conditions and animal metabolism with published lab data and paleoceanographic records to show that the Permian mass extinction in the oceans was caused by global warming that left animals unable to breathe. As temperatures rose and the metabolism of marine animals sped up, the warmer waters could not hold enough oxygen for them to survive. The study is published in the Dec. 7 [2018] issue of Science.

Stanford University. Available at: https://earth.stanford.edu/news/what-caused-earths-biggest-mass-extinction

 

It is now believed that…

a) animals were unable to breathe in the Permian period due to acid waters.

b) the same conditions that caused the “Great Dying” are coming back.

c) the “Great Dying” was caused by human-provoked global warming.

d) ocean waters became too hot, causing the “Great Dying”.

e) volcanoes in Siberia are causing global warming again.

 

AVALIAÇÃO BIMESTRAL 3 – 1ª SÉRIE 2023 (INGLÊS)

QUESTÃO 01

Fat is an important part of your diet. Fat helps your body grow and develop, and may even keep your skin and hair healthy. But fats have more calories per gram than protein or carbs, and some are not healthy.

Some fats, such as oils that come from plants and are liquid at room temperature, are better for you than other fats. Foods that contain healthy oils include avocados, olives, nuts, seeds, and seafood such as salmon and tuna fish.

Solid fats such as butter, stick margarine, and lard, are solid at room temperature. These fats often contain saturated and trans fats, which are not healthy for you. Other foods with saturated fats include fatty meats, and cheese and other dairy products made from whole milk. Take it easy on foods like fried chicken, cheeseburgers, and fries, which often have a lot of saturated and trans fats. […]

Your body needs a small amount of sodium, which is mostly found in salt. But getting too much sodium from your foods and drinks can raise your blood pressure, which is unhealthy for your heart and your body in general. Even though you’re a teen, it’s important to pay attention to your blood pressure and heart health now to prevent health problems as you get older.

Try to consume less than 2 300 mg, or no more than 1 teaspoon, of sodium a day. This amount includes the salt in already prepared food, as well as the salt you add when cooking or eating your food.

Processed foods, like those that are canned or packaged, often have more sodium than unprocessed foods, such as fresh fruits and vegetables. When you can, choose fresh or frozen fruits and veggies over processed foods. Try adding herbs and spices instead of salt to season your food if you make your own meals. Remember to rinse canned vegetables with water to remove extra salt. If you use packaged foods, check the amount of sodium listed on the Nutrition Facts label. […]

KELLY, Aaron. Take Charge of Your Health: A Guide for Teenagers. Disponível em: www.niddk.nih.gov/healthinformation/weight-management/take-charge-healthguide- teenagers.

 

I. Both fat and sodium are essential nutrients to our health. However, teenagers should consume small amounts of them.

II. Fats that come from plants and seafood help teenagers grow and develop, keeping their skin and hair healthy.

III. Dairy products are good sources of healthy fats, and teenagers should eat them at room temperature.

IV. The maximum recommended daily consumption of sodium does not consider the salt added to food when we are preparing it.

V. In order to consume less sodium, choosing fresh food over canned or packaged food is a good option.

 

The text above is part of a guide of healthy habits for teenagers published by the British government. Read the extract and the statements about it, then choose the correct alternative:

a) All the statements are correct.

b) Only statement I is correct.

c) Statements I, II, and V are correct.

d) Statements II, III, and IV are correct.

e) All the statements are incorrect.

 

QUESTÃO 02

We’ve all heard Albert Einstein’s famous line: “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.”

As it turns out, insanity might be crediting that quote to Einstein over and over again. He never said it. Misattributions like this happen pretty often. One person quotes someone else without a shoutout, and all of a sudden, they become the original speaker. […]

“The ends justify the means.” – not Niccolo Machiavelli

In “Heroides II,” the Roman poet Ovid writes, “Exitus acta probat,” which translates as “the outcome justifies the means.” The closest Machiavelli comes to this idea, according to the Christian Science Monitor, occurs in “The Prince.” He argues that people will always consider a prince’s means as honest and praise him.

Considering he dedicated the book to the Medici family, who later arrested and tortured him, Machiavelli may have written the entire book satirically.

STERBENZ, Christina. 12 Famous Quotes That Always Get Misattributed. Disponível em: www.businessinsider.com/misattributed-quotes-2013-10.

 

Read the extract of an article about quotes that were wrongly attributed to some famous people. Then choose the speaker’s attitude towards the action expressed by the modal verb structures underlined in the passage:

a) Speculate about the present and the past.

b) Discuss abilities in the present and the past.

c) Express obligations in the present and the past.

d) Make polite requests in the present and the past.

e) Give advice in the present and the past.

 

QUESTÃO 03

What have you been doing?

Since I write a lot about positive body image, you’d think that I am well over the idea that weight should be something that I allow to define my life. Yet, the vestiges of my past life as a woman obsessed with weight still linger. A good example is vacation pictures. If I show you pictures of all the places I have been in my Iife, I can give you minute details about the place itself, the food, the sights and the weather. I can also tell you something else simply by looking at those pictures: the exact number on the scale I was at that particular time in my life.

Sometimes my past catches up with me. I like to think of myself as a recovering weight-a-holic.

The fear of being overweight is a constant one of despair at not being personally successful in controlling your own body. What good is being in control of finances, major companies and businesses if you’re not in control of your body?! Silly idea, right? And yet that is exactly the unconscious thought many intelligent women have.

Feeling satisfied with your appearance makes a tremendous amount of difference in how you present yourself to the world. Some women live their entire lives on their perception of their physical selves. But I’ve been there, done that. The hell with that idea! Personally, I became tired of living my Iife this way.

Bristen Houghton. Adaptado de: twitter.com

 

The underlined expression refers to the author’s experiencing the situation described below:

a) taking vacation pictures

b) worrying too much about her weight

c) being happy with her condition

d) worrying about her appearance

e) feeling comfortable about her past

QUESTÃO 04

The Maasai Mara National Park.

 

This park is the epitome of a quintessential African wildlife reserve and is home to a variety of impressive wildlife.

The Maasai Mara National Park is perhaps most famous for The Great Migration, when hundreds of thousands of animals flock to and from there each year.

This safari is still one of my favorite travel memories and one of the best experiences I’ve ___ had.

Being so close to the wild animals in their natural habitat was exhilarating, mesmerizing and humbling and has left me in awe ___ since. My safari experience at the Maasai Mara National Park has me even more convinced that nature and animals are amazing and should be respected. […]

 

COMMENTS:

Neha : To be honest, I haven’t been to any of these ___. I will go back and revisit my travel plans now that you have shown me these wonderful destinations. […]

Marlies: Beautiful places. I have ___ seen a couple places from this list but I think my list just got a bit longer because of yours. haha.

WESSELMAN, Sanne. Incredible Bucket List Destinations for Once in a Lifetime Trips. Available at: https://www.spendlifetraveling.com/ultimate-bucket-list-once-in-lifetime-destinations/#more-2424

 

Read part of an article about bucket list destinations, with a suggested destination and comments from two readers. Choose the option with the correct words to complete the text:

a) never, ever, yet, already

b) already, yet, never, ever

c) ever, ever, yet, already

d) ever, never, already, yet

e) already, ever, never, yet

 

QUESTÃO 05

Maya Angelou is hailed as one of the great voices of American literature and as a remarkable Renaissance woman. Being a poet, educator, historian, best-selling author, actress, playwright, civil-rights activist, producer and director, Dr. Angelou continues to travel the world making appearances, and spreading her legendary wisdom.

Born April 4, 1928 in Saint Louis, Missouri, Maya Angelou’s given name was Marguerite Johnson. In her early twenties she was given the name Maya Angelou after her debut performance as a dancer at the Purple Onion Cabaret. The author’s father, Bailey Johnson, was a naval dietician, and her mother was Vivian Johnson. She has one sibling, a brother named Bailey after their father. When she was about three years old, their parents divorced and the children were sent to live with their grandmother in Stamps, Arkansas. Angelou claims that her grandmother, whom she called “momma”, had a deep-brooding love that hung over everything she touched. Growing up in Stamps, Angelou learned what it was like to be a black girl in a world whose boundaries were set by whites. She learned what it meant to have to wear old hand-me-downs from a white woman. And she also learned the humiliation of being refused treatment by a white dentist. As a child, she always dreamed of waking to find her “nappy black hair” metamorphosed to a long blond bob, because she felt life was better for a white girl than for a black girl. Despite the odds, her grandmother instilled pride in Angelou with religion as an important element in their home.

After five years of being apart from their mother, the children were sent back to Saint Louis to be with her. This move eventually took a turn for the worst, when Angelou was raped by her mother’s boyfriend. The devastating act of violence committed against her caused her to become mute for nearly five years. She was sent back to Stamps because no one could handle the grim state Angelou was in. With the constant help of a woman named Mrs. Flowers, Angelou began to evolve into the young girl who had possessed the pride and confidence she once had. Again in 1940, her brother and her were sent to San Francisco to live with their mother. Life with her mother was a constant disorder. Living with her mother soon became too much for her, so she ran away to be with her father and his girlfriend in their rundown trailer. Finding that life with him was no better, she ended up living in a graveyard of wrecked cars that mainly housed homeless children. It took her a month to get back home to her mother. Angelou’s dysfunctional childhood, spent moving back and forth between her mother and grandmother, caused her to struggle with maturity. She became determined to prove she was a woman and began to rush toward maturity. Angelou soon found herself pregnant, and at the age of sixteen she delivered her son, Guy.

http:voices.cla.umn.edu vg

 

Consider the following information:

1) The city where Maya Angelou was born.

2) The number of dancing presentations she carried out before she was given a new name.

3) The number of brothers and sisters Angelou had.

4) The reason Angelou’s parents divorced.

5) The relative with whom Angelou went to live after her parents divorced.

6) The occupation Angelou had at the Purple Onion cabaret.

7) The amount of money she used to earn at the Purple Onion cabaret.

8) The church Angelou attended while living with her grandmother.

 

Which information is present in the text?

a) 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6.

b) 1, 3, 5, 7 and 8.

c) 2, 4, 6 and 7.

d) 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8.

e) 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 and 8.

AVALIAÇÃO BIMESTRAL 3 – 2ª SÉRIE 2023 (INGLÊS)

QUESTÃO 01

The Battle of the Alamo

On February 23, 1836, Mexican General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna ___ a siege of the Alamo Mission (near the present-day Texan city of San Antonio), which ___ occupied by rebel Texas forces since December. An army of over 1,000 Mexican soldiers began descending on the fort and setting up artillery.

Despite being clearly outnumbered, Alamo co-commanders James Bowie and William Travis ___ on remaining in place. The volunteer soldiers defending the Alamo included doctors and farmers, as well as Tennessee frontiersman and Congressman Davy Crockett, who fought in the Tennessee militia.

The final attack came before dawn on March 6. Mexican troops breached the north wall and flooded into the compound, surprising many of the Texans inside, who ___.

The fighting lasted 90 minutes, some of it hand-to-hand combat. Bowie and Travis were killed, as was Crockett. Several Texans reportedly surrendered, but Santa Anna ordered all prisoners be executed.

Adapted from This Day in History. The Battle of the Alamo Comes to an End. Available at: www.history.com/this-day-in-history/alamo-texas-battle-ends.

 

Mark the option that correctly fills in the blanks in the text, respectively:

a) had ordered – have been – were insisting – was sleeping

b) ordered – was – had insisted – were sleeping

c) ordered – had been – insisted – had been sleeping

d) was ordering – had been – insisted – slept

e) ordered – has been – have insisted – had slept

 

QUESTÃO 02

Marissa: Why is Andrew so upset with me? What have I done to him? I ___ said something wrong, but I can’t remember what it was.

Marissa is wondering what went wrong. Complete her thought with one of the options below:

a) must have

b) had already

c) should have

d) will have

e) sure had

 

QUESTÃO 03

I told my father that I had gotten another bad grade in physics. He was not angry, but he gave me no choice but to change my weekly schedule. Now I’ll have to stop going to the gym every day and focus on catching up with my studies.

 

Mark the option that means the same as the underlined part of the student’s account:

a) requested me

b) answered me

c) asked me

d) made me

e) got me

 

QUESTÃO 04

Music market. Even worse: The new-music market is actually shrinking. The best-selling physical format in music is the vinyl LP, which is more than 70 years old. I’ve seen no signs that the record labels are investing in a newer, better alternative – ___, here too, old is viewed as superior to new.

___, record labels – once a source of innovation in consumer products – don’t spend any money on research and development to revitalize their business,

___ every other industry looks to innovation for growth and consumer excitement.

Record stores are caught up in the same time warp. In an earlier era, they aggressively marketed new music, ___ now they make more money from vinyl reissues and used LPs.

Excerpted from: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/01/old-music-killing-new-music/621339

 

Mark the option that logically completes the text respectively:

a) at the same time – Obviously – when – so

b) since – In addition – moreover – after all

c) while – Such as – despite – because

d) even though – However – so – and

e) because – In fact – although – but

 

QUESTÃO 05

Introduction

The Tales of Beedle the Bard is a collection of stories written for young wizards and witches. They have been popular bedtime reading for centuries, with the result that the Hopping Pot and the Fountain of Fair Fortune are as familiar to many of the students at Hogwarts as Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty are to Muggle (nonmagical) children.

Beedle’s stories resemble our fairy tales in many respects; for instance, virtue is usually rewarded, and wickedness punished. However, here is one very obvious difference. In Muggle fairy tales, magic tends to lie at the root of the hero or heroine’s troubles – the wicked witch has poisoned the apple, or put the princess into a hundred years’ sleep, or turned the prince into a hideous beast. In The Tales of Beedle the Bard, on the other hand, we meet heroes and heroines who can perform magic themselves, and yet find it just as hard to solve their problems as we do. Beedle’s stories have helped generations of wizarding parents to explain this painful fact of life to their young children: that magic causes as much trouble as it cures. […]

ROWLING, J. K. The Tales of Beedle the Bard. London: Lumos. 2012. p. xi-xii.

 

Analyze the connective expressions highlighted from the text. According to their functions on the context, mark the only correct alternative:

a) 1. consequence, 2. exemplification, 3. opposition, 4. contrast, 5. addition, 6. opposition.

b) 1. result, 2. enumeration, 3. consequence, 4. reason, 5. emphasis, 6. opposition.

c) 1. opposition, 2. cause, 3. reason, 4. result, 5. addition, 6. contrast.

d) 1. cause, 2. condition, 3. exemplification, 4. contrast, 5. inclusion, 6. consequence.

e) 1. consequence, 2. condition, 3. opposition, 4. contrast, 5. addition, 6. cause.