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AULA 04 – ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS 
Comentários: A expressão sublinhada (parágrafo 13) significa manter-se comprometido = “Então, 
mantenha o compromisso de fazer acontecer.” 
a) ficar parado. 
b) criar uma comissão. 
c) manter-se dedicado. 
d) deixar pra lá. 
GABARITO: C 
 
Questão 14 (AFA/INÉDITA) – Mark the option which shows the appropriate plural form for the 
word “child” (paragraph 5). 
a) childs. 
b) childrens. 
c) childen. 
d) children. 
Comentários: A opção que mostra a forma plural apropriada para a palavra child (criança ou filho) 
é a letra D. O plural de child é irregular, não sendo formado com o mero acréscimo de -s. 
Gabarito: D 
 
Questão 15 (AFA/INÉDITA) – The expression “our already precarious parenting lives” 
(paragraph 2) suggests that parenting lives 
a) were unstable even before the pandemic. 
b) became precarious after the pandemic. 
c) were unlikely to collapse before the pandemic. 
d) were steady before the pandemic. 
Comentários: A expressão “nossa já precária vida de pais” (parágrafo 2) sugere que a vida de pais 
a) eram instáveis mesmo antes da pandemia. 
b) tornaram-se precárias após a pandemia. 
c) eram improváveis de entrar em colapso antes da pandemia. 
d) eram estáveis antes da pandemia. 
GABARITO: A 
 
 
 
 
 
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QUESTÕES EAM 
Read text I and answer questions 01 and 02 
Why you’re more creative in coffee shops 
If we’re already working in isolation at home, why do we miss working with our heads 
similarly down in a public setting? 
Some of the most successful people in history have done their best work in coffee shops. 
Pablo Picasso, JK Rowling, Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre, Bob Dylan – whether they’re 
painters, singersongwriters, philosophers or writers, people across nations and centuries have 
tapped into their creativity working away at a table in a café. 
Of course, Covid-19 has put the kibosh on lingering for hours in cozy rooms packed with people 
sipping lattes. As we begin another year living amid a pandemic, many of us continue to work 
remotely on our own. And if remote work becomes permanent for some – as many experts predict 
– we might ask ourselves why, when things settle down, we should bother going back out to work 
in public, only to ostensibly isolate ourselves with our heads down – something we’re already 
doing at home. 
But putting on your noise-cancelling headphones to toil away at your desk is actually different 
than doing the same surrounded by other people buzzing over your shoulder. There are many 
ways coffee shops trigger our creativity in a way offices and homes don’t. Research shows that 
the stimuli in these places make them effective environments to work; the combination of noise, 
casual crowds and visual variety can give us just the right amount of distraction to help us be our 
sharpest and most creative. (So, no, it’s not just that double espresso.) 
A sweet spot of noise and crowds 
Some of us stick in our earbuds as soon as we sit down to work in a public setting. But scientists 
have known for years that background noise can benefit our creative thinking. 
A 2012 study published in the Journal of Consumer Research showed that a low-to-moderate level 
of ambient noise in a place like a cafeteria can actually boost your creative output. The idea is that 
if you’re very slightly distracted from the task at hand by ambient stimuli, it boosts your abstract 
thinking ability, which can lead to more creative idea generation. 
(Adapted from https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20210114-why-youre-more-creative-in-coffee-shops) 
 
Questão 01 (EAM/INÉDITA) – Say if the following statements are T (true) or F (false) about 
coffee shops and the current world context. Then, mark the correct option, from top to bottom. 
( ) Coffee shops are a good place to work 
( ) Cafeterias are suitable workplaces for a certain type of profession 
( ) Covid-19 did not change the work routine of most workers 
( ) Remote work is a reality for many people, considering the current context 
( ) It is possible that there is a general post-pandemic doubt among workers regarding the 
workplace 
 
 
 
 
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(A) T – F – F – T – F 
(B) T – F – F – F – F 
(C) F – F – F – T – T 
(D) F – F – F – F – T 
(E) T – F – F – T – T 
Comentários: A primeira afirmativa é verdadeira (T – true). É correto afirmar que cafeterias são 
um bom lugar pra trabalhar. Isso pode ser confirmado com o trecho “...people across nations and 
centuries have tapped into their creativity working away at a table in a café”. 
A segunda afirmativa é falsa (F – false). Não é correto afirmar que as cafeterias são um bom local 
de trabalho para um certo tipo de profissão, mas sim, que diversos tipos de pessoas se tornaram 
mais criativas em uma cafeterias. Isso pode ser confirmado com o trecho “…whether they’re 
painters, singer-songwriters, philosophers or writers, people across nations and centuries have 
tapped into their creativity working away at a table in a café”. 
A terceira afirmativa é falsa (F – false). Não é correto afirmar que a Covid-19 não mudou a rotina 
de trabalho da maioria dos trabalhadores, mas sim, que mudou. Isso pode ser confirmado com o 
trecho “...Covid-19 has put the kibosh on lingering for hours in cozy rooms packed with people 
sipping lattes”. 
A quarta afirmativa é verdadeira (T – true). É correto afirmar que o trabalho remoto é a realidade 
para muitas pessoas, considerando o contexto atual. Isso pode ser confirmado com o trecho “And 
if remote work becomes permanent for some – as many experts predict – we might ask ourselves 
why, when things settle down…”. 
A quinta afirmativa é verdadeira (T – true). É correto afirmar que é possível que haja uma dúvida 
pós-pandêmica geral entre os trabalhadores em relação ao local de trabalho. Isso pode ser 
confirmado com o trecho “...we should bother going back out to work in public, only to ostensibly 
isolate ourselves with our heads down – something we’re already doing at home”. 
GABARITO: E 
 
Questão 02 (EAM/INÉDITA) – About the benefits resulting from the cafeteria as a workplace, it 
is correct to say that 
(A) The place with a lot of noise ends up affecting the creative process of the worker 
(B) Background noise pollution contributes to the development of work 
(C) According to studies, noise pollution is one of the main reasons for the creative block 
(D) The ability of abstract thinking is not affected by noise pollution 
(E) The double espresso is the main reason why the coffee shop is a good place to work 
Comentários: A alternativa A está incorreta. Sobre os benefícios resultantes da cafeteria como 
um bom local de trabalho, não é correto afirmar que um lugar com muito barulho acaba afetando 
o processo criativo do trabalhador, mas sim, que ajuda no processo criativo. Isso pode ser 
confirmado com o trecho “But scientists have known for years that background noise can benefit 
our creative thinking”.