Questões de Concurso

In the sentence “and the fragrant elders bent …” (line 5), the word in bold refers to: 

Read the sentence below extracted from an educational article: "The principal's comprehensive policy helped to ameliorate the students' behavior and academic performance." In this context, the word comprehensive may be confused with the Portuguese word "compreensivo". However, its actual meaning in the sentence is closest to: 

Consider the last part of the article to answer question.

An open invitation to all
For Makowski, the location is just as important as the books. “Opening a library in a metro station is like a dream for us,” he says. “Libraries should be beautiful and open; inviting, not intimidating. It’s not a shrine, but a place where you can spend time freely, take part in discussions, public consultations, or meet people.”
In the coming months, Metroteka plans to host author readings, workshops, and classes to further engage the community. Books can be returned either directly to the library or via parcel lockers outside the station, available around the clock.
As commuters pass through Kondratowicza station with coffee in hand and a novel tucked under one arm, Metroteka quietly transforms daily routines into cultural moments. By meeting people where they are, literally underground, the library isn’t just promoting reading. It’s redefining what public space can offer.

You, an English teacher, decided to use the last part of the article to teach fixed phrases, idiomatic expressions and phrasal verbs to your students. After reading the article, you found three good examples to use during your class. Before explaining, you ask your students to guess their meanings. All your students’ guesses can be considered correct in the context of the article, EXCEPT

Read the excerpt below from Moby-Dick by Herman Melville: "I told him that I never liked to sleep two in a bed; that if I should ever do so, it would depend upon who the harpooneer might be, and that if he really had no other place for me, and the harpooneer was not decidedly objectionable, why rather than wander further about a strange town on so bitter a night, I would put up with the half of any decent man's blanket."
Read the statements below carefully:

I.The expression would depend upon indicates a conditional future situation viewed from a past perspective.
II.The modal verb should is used to express a hypothetical possibility.
III.The adjective objectionable refers to someone considered unsuitable or unacceptable.
IV.The expression put up with means to search for alternative accommodation.
V.The adjective decent conveys a positive evaluation of a person's character or behavior.



Which statements are correctly interpreted according to the excerpt?

Read the excerpt below from Moby-Dick by Herman Melville:
"For to go as a passenger you must needs have a purse, and a purse is but a rag unless you have something in it. Besides, passengers get sea-sick—grow quarrelsome—don't sleep of nights—do not enjoy themselves much, as a general thing..."
Considering the meanings conveyed by the vocabulary and grammatical structures employed in the passage, analyze the statements below and choose the alternative that best interprets the highlighted expressions within their context.

I.The modal verb must expresses necessity related to travelling as a passenger.
II.The word unless introduces a condition that affects the meaning of the previous statement.
III.The adjective quarrelsome describes a tendency to engage in arguments or disputes.
IV.The expression as a general thing indicates an exception to a commonly observed situation.


Which alternative presents the correct analysis?