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Prof. Leonardo Pontes 
 
 
 
AULA 03 – Adjectives and Adverbs 
 
 The fossils were very close together, so the paleontologists removed large pieces of the 
surrounding rock from the canyon walls. 
 One of the fossil-rich slabs weighed about 1,000 pounds and was more than four feet wide, 
according to Carys Richards, a communications manager with the NCC. 
 Nathan had heard of the hadrosaur before his big find but said it wasn't the most well-known 
dinosaur. 
 It's probably his favorite now -- beating out the wildly popular Tyrannosaurus rex. 
 Nathan and his dad have come to watch the dig several times since the discovery and were there 
on Thursday when the team was hauling out the last specimens. 
 "It was pretty fun to be there and watch them do their things," Nathan said. 
(Adapted from https://edition.cnn.com/2020/10/16/world/canada-dinosaur-find-12-year-old-trnd-
scn/index.html) 
 
 
31. (2020 – Estratégia Militares – Inédita) The word “sent” underlined in the text is 
a) An adjective 
b) A verb 
c) A noun 
d) An adverb 
Comentários: 
A alternativa A está incorreta. A palavra “sent” não é um adjetivo, mas sim, um verbo (sent – 
enviou). 
A alternativa B estácorreta. A palavra “sent” é um verbo (sent – enviou), assim como esta 
opção indica. 
A alternativa C está incorreta. A palavra “sent” não é um substantivo, mas sim, um verbo (sent 
– enviou). 
A alternativa D está incorreta. A palavra “sent” não é um advérbio, mas sim, um verbo (sent – 
enviou). 
GABARITO: B 
 
Read the lyrics and answer question 32 
Lonely - Justin Bieber, Benny Blanco 
 
Everybody knows my name now 
But somethin' 'bout it still feels strange 
Like lookin' in a mirror, tryna steady yourself 
And seein' somebody else 
And everything is not the same now 
It feels like all our lives have changed 
Maybe when I'm older, it'll all calm down 
But it's killin' me now 
What if you had it all 
But nobody to call? 
Maybe then, you'd know me 
'Cause I've had everything 
 
 
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Prof. Leonardo Pontes 
 
 
 
AULA 03 – Adjectives and Adverbs 
 
But no one's listening 
And that's just fuckin' lonely 
I'm so lonely 
Lonely 
Everybody knows my past now 
Like my house was always made of glass 
And maybe that's the price you pay 
For the money and fame at an early age 
And everybody saw me sick 
And it felt like no one gave a shit 
They criticized the things I did 
As an idiot kid 
What if you had it all 
But nobody to call? 
Maybe then, you'd know me 
'Cause I've had everything 
But no one's listening 
And that's just fuckin' lonely 
I'm so lonely 
Lonely 
I'm so lonely 
Lonely 
(Adapted from https://www.lyricfind.com/) 
 
 
32. (2020 – Estratégia Militares – Inédita) The word “idiot” underlined in the text is 
a) A verb 
b) A noun 
c) An adverb 
d) An adjective 
Comentários: 
A alternativa A está incorreta. A palavra “idiot” não é um verbo, mas sim, um adjetivo, pois 
qualifica a palavra “kid”, ou seja, “idiot kid” (garoto idiota). 
A alternativa B está incorreta. A palavra “idiot”, nesse caso, não é um substantivo, mas sim, um 
adjetivo, pois qualifica a palavra “kid”, ou seja, “idiot kid” (garoto idiota). 
A alternativa C está incorreta. A palavra “idiot” não é um advérbio, mas sim, um adjetivo, pois 
qualifica a palavra “kid”, ou seja, “idiot kid” (garoto idiota). 
A alternativa D está correta. A palavra “idiot” é um adjetivo, pois qualifica a palavra “kid”, ou 
seja, “idiot kid” (garoto idiota), assim como esta opção indica. 
GABARITO: D 
 
Read the text and answer question 33 and 34 
COVID-19 Conspiracy Theories Are Spreading Rapidly—and They're a Public Health 
Risk All Their Own 
 
 
 
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Prof. Leonardo Pontes 
 
 
 
AULA 03 – Adjectives and Adverbs 
 
 Public health crises have spawned conspiracy theories as far back as when the Black 
Death ravaged Europe in the 1300s, as people desperately try to make sense of the chaotic 
forces disrupting their lives. While modern science offers a better understanding of how 
diseases infect people and how to contain them, COVID-19 conspiracy theories are spreading 
rapidly via social media, unreliable news outlets and from our own political leaders, including 
U.S. President Donald Trump. The result: many Americans now believe pandemic-related 
conspiracy theories—and, alarmingly, those same people are less likely to take steps to 
prevent the virus from spreading. 
 In a University of Pennsylvania Annenberg Public Policy Center study published 
Monday in Social Science & Medicine, researchers surveyed a group of 840 U.S. adults—first 
in late March, and then again in mid-July—to determine how Americans’ beliefs and actions 
regarding the pandemic changed over time. Overall, they found that COVID-19 conspiracy 
theories are not only commonplace, they’re gaining traction. Back in March, 28% of people 
believed a debunked rumor that the Chinese government created the coronavirus as a 
bioweapon; that number rose to 37% by July. About 24% believed that the U.S. Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention exaggerated the virus’ danger to hurt Trump politically 
despite a lack of evidence; by July, that figure rose to 32%. And in March, about 15% of 
respondents said they believed that the pharmaceutical industry created the virus to boost 
drug and vaccine sales—another unfounded theory—compared to 17% in July. 
(Adapted from https://time.com/5891333/covid-19-conspiracy-theories/) 
 
33. (2021 – Estratégia Militares – Inédita) “ _____ the US still have the _____ number of 
COVID-19 cases?”. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb and the adjective 
 
a) Does / worst 
b) Does / better 
c) Is / best 
d) Is / worse 
e) Do / worst 
Comentários: 
A primeira lacuna deve ser preenchida com “Does” pois esta forma verbal se encaixa em uma 
pergunta funcionando como um auxiliar, onde as ações principais permanecem no infinitivo. 
A segunda lacuna deve ser preenchida com “worst” (pior) pois é o melhor adjetivo que se 
refere ao número de casos da COVID-19. 
GABARITO: A 
 
34. (2021 – Estratégia Militares – Inédita) Which sentence is grammatically correct? 
 
a) That women is in love with me 
b) A motorcycle is more slow than a car 
c) She practices physical exercise every week 
d) I have a sofa new 
e) He need to be loved 
Comentários: 
A alternativa A está incorreta. A palavra “women” está no plural, ou seja, mulheres; o correto 
seria “woman” (mulher). Ou seja “aquela mulher está apaixonada por mim”.