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➭ 10 Multiple Choice Questions / 5 Options Each Question.

➭ Text  – Vacations Are Better Holiday Gifts for Children than Toys | https://people.com |

❑ PROVA:

TEXTO I: Instructions - answer questions 31 to 40 based on the following text:

Vacations Are Better Holiday Gifts for Children than Toys 

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If you're stressing about missing Black Friday sales and searching for _(1)_ alternative to _(2)_ expensive toy, there's good news: gifting your kids experiences and bonding time instead of things might be better for their soul (and mind!). In _(3)_ recent study published in The Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, researchers interviewed close to 500 women between 18 and 93 years old, asking them to answer the question "Most people feel loved when … " — and _(5)_ most popular answers had nothing to do with receiving items. "Our research found that micromoments of positivity, like a kind word, cuddling, or receiving compassion make people feel most loved," says one of the study's authors, Dr. Zita Oravecz.

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Psychological author Oliver James pointed out: "Give a 2-year-old a present and she’ll be interested in the box instead. It's similar with children and travel. We should let them explore their own ways of finding wonder in their surroundings.” Aside from a potential boost to long-term happiness, vacations can make children smarter, according to British child psychologist Dr. Margot Sunderland. "What is less widely known is that vacations can also advance brain development in children," she said. "This is because on a family vacation, you are exercising two genetically ingrained systems deep in the brain's limbic area, which can all too easily be 'unexercised' in the home. These ____ the PLAY system and the SEEKING system (Panksepp, 2016)."

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Sunderland continued, explaining that the brain's PLAY system "is exercised every time you bury your child’s feet in the sand, tickle them on the pool lounger, or take them for a ride on your back. The SEEKING system is exercised each time you go exploring together: the forest, the beach, a hidden gem of a village." Sunderland added "So when you take your child on a vacation, you are supporting their explorative urge (SEEKING system), a vital resource for living life well, and their capacity to play (PLAY system). In adulthood, this translates into the ability to play with ideas — essential, for example, to the successful entrepreneur." James says it's worth noting that vacations "remove us, physically, from our highly pressured everyday lives where everyone's focused on meeting targets. They are times when everyone can relax and be playful together." This collaborative playtime — free from toys and technology — is "a crucial human experience, for children especially, but for adults too. Without it, life is very empty and lacking in joy," he added. "Children see the world differently. For example: the way that French cafés have Orangina instead of Fanta is fascinating to kids, and details like that will stick with them for long after the vacation ends."

(Avaliable in: https://people.com/parents/vacations-better-than-toys-holiday-gifts-kids/ – text specially adapted for this test.)

QUESTÃO 31 – Mark the INCORRECT sentence about the text.

A) According to Dr. Zita Oravecz’s research, what makes people feel loved are moments, not things.

B) Dr. Zita Oravecz’s team talked to almost five hundred women, and the results were published in a Journal.

C) Dr. Margot Sunderland explains how vacations can make children more intelligent.

D) According to Sunderland, the PLAY system and the SEEKING system of the brain cannot be activated at home.

E) Oliver James believes that vacations promote collaborative playtime, which benefits not only kids, but also adults.

• ANSWER (D)

QUESTÃO 32 – Select the alternative that correctly fills the blanks in lines 01, 02, 03 and 05.

A) a – an – the – the

B) an – a – the – a

C) an – an – a – the

D) the – a – an – an

E) the – the – a – an

• ANSWER (C)

QUESTÃO 33 – Connect the researcher in Column 1, to the ideas they mentioned in the text in Column 2.

Column 1

1. Oliver James.

2. Dr. Zita Oravecz.

3. Dr. Margot Sunderland.

Column 2

( ) Adults should allow kids to explore the world around them their own way.

( ) Playing and exploring as a child impacts the person’s abilities as an adult.

( ) Small positive experiences can make people feel loved.

The correct order of filling in the parenthesis, from the top to the bottom, is:

A) 2 – 1 – 3.

B) 1 – 3 – 2.

C) 1 – 2 – 3.

D) 3 – 2 – 1.

E) 2 – 3 – 1.

• ANSWER (B)

QUESTÃO 34 – According to Oliver James (l. 23 to 29), analyze the following sentences:

I. Kids will remember the fascinating experiences from vacations for a long time.

II. While on vacation, you should keep trying to meet targets. III. Children cannot see things differently without toys and technology. Which ones are correct?

A) Only I.

B) Only II.

C) Only III.

D) Only I and II.

E) I, II and III.

• ANSWER (A)

QUESTÃO 35 – In line 10, the word “should” is used to express the idea of:

A) Possibility.

B) Condition.

C) Impossibility.

D) Prohibition.

E) Advice.

• ANSWER (E)

QUESTÃO 36 – The word “children” (l.10) is the plural of “child”.

Mark the INCORRECT combination of singular + plural form of the nouns.

A) Hero – Heroes.

B) Man – Men.

C) Half – Halves.

D) Woman – Women.

E) Tooth – Toothes.

• ANSWER (E)

◼ A) Hero – Heroes.

◼ B) Man – Men.

◼ C) Half – Halves.

◼ D) Woman – Women.

◼ E) Tooth – Toothes. (teeth)

QUESTÃO 37 – In line 12, the word “smarter” is:

A) The comparative form of the adjective “smart”.

B) The superlative form of the adjective “smart”.

C) The comparative form of the adverb “smart”.

D) The superlative form of the adverb “smart”.

E) The base form of the verb “smart”.

• ANSWER (A)

QUESTÃO 38 – Mark the sentence in which the phrasal verb or idiom has a similar meaning to “searching for”, in line 01.

A) We are looking forward to meet you! Come as soon as you can.

B) Anthony looks after his little brother when their parents go out.

C) Jimmy looks up to his father! He admires his strength of character.

D) She is looking for a new house, she wants to live near downtown.

E) If you don’t dress appropriately, they might look down on you!

• ANSWER (D)

◼ A) We are looking forward to meet you! Come as soon as you can.(Estamos ansiosos para conhecê-lo! Venha assim que puder.)

◼ B) Anthony looks after his little brother when their parents go out.(Anthony cuida de seu irmão mais novo quando seus pais saem.)

◼ C) Jimmy looks up to his father! He admires his strength of character.(Jimmy admira seu pai! Ele admira sua força de caráter.)

◼ D) She is looking for a new house, she wants to live near downtown.(Ela está procurando uma casa nova, ela quer morar perto do centro.)

◼ E) If you don’t dress appropriately, they might look down on you!(Se você não se vestir adequadamente, eles podem te desprezar!)

QUESTÃO 39 – Mark the word in which the “ch” is pronounced with a “k” sound, as in “psychological”:

A) Children.

B) Searching.

C) Technology.

D) Researchers.

E) Each.

• ANSWER (C)

◼ A) Children.

◼ B) Searching.

◼ C) Technology.

◼ D) Researchers.

◼ E) Each.

QUESTÃO 40 – Mark the alternative that best completes the statement “The dotted blank in line 16 should be completed with ___ because ___.”.

A) Is – “system” is singular

B) Are – “these” is used with plural

C) Are – “play system” is a compound noun

D) Is – “these” is used with singular

E) Is – there are two types of systems

• ANSWER (B)