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TEACHER ANDREA BELO 
 
 
 
AULA 07 – LINKING WORDS (CONECTIVES) AND QUESTION WORDS (WH QUESTIONS) 
Read text IV and answer question 10 based on it. 
Text IV 
There’s no end to the benefits of donating blood for those who need it. 
According to the American Red Cross, one donation can save as many as three lives, and someone 
in the United States needs blood every two seconds. 
It turns out that donating blood doesn’t just benefit recipients. There are health benefits for 
donors, too, on top of the benefits that come from helping others. 
Donating blood has benefits for your emotional and physical health. According to a report by the 
Mental Health Foundation, helping others can: reduce stress, improve your emotional well-being, 
benefit your physical health, help get rid of negative feelings, provide a sense of belonging and 
reduce isolation. 
Research has found further evidence of the health benefits that come specifically from donating 
blood. 
 
QUESTÃO 10 (EEAR/INÉDITA) – “According to a report by the Mental Health Foundation, 
helping others can: reduce stress, […], help get rid of negative feelings […]”. The expression “get 
rid of” in bold in the text means 
(A) put away 
(B) throw away 
(C) put up with 
(D) find out 
(E) work out 
 
QUESTÕES EFOMM 
Online school to continue into next academic year amid risk of further disruption 
A virtual school will stay open for at least most of the next academic year amid a rise in the number 
of pupils selfisolating. 
Oak National Academy has been used by pupils and teachers to support remote learning - which 
has taken place during lockdowns and - during the Covid pandemic. 
The Reach Foundation, which the school is part of, said it will keep operating at no cost for at least 
the next two terms. 
The charity said this will help teachers to plan for the start of the next academic year by being 
able to access Oak National Academy’s online lessons and learning resources. 
The announcement comes against a backdrop of rising Covid infections in the UK and the large 
numbers of children self-isolating as the school year drew to a close. 
 
 
 
 
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TEACHER ANDREA BELO 
 
 
 
AULA 07 – LINKING WORDS (CONECTIVES) AND QUESTION WORDS (WH QUESTIONS) 
More than one million children were out of school last week due to Covid-related reasons - such 
as a positive test, suspected Covid case or being told to isolate - just before schools broke up for 
the summer holiday. 
In the final weeks of term, over 300,000 pupils used Oak National Academy’s online learning 
lessons and resources. 
Schools are already considering what measures they may need to put in place should pupils test 
positive, or they are asked to self-isolate in the next academic year. 
The extension of the virtual school into the autumn and spring terms is backed by £2.1m in funding 
from the Department for Education (DfE). 
Ed Vainker from the Reach Foundation - which has incubated Oak since its launch - said the charity 
understood teachers wanted the online school to continue. 
“We are also mindful that Covid-19 will be with us in some form for the foreseeable future, and 
the autumn and winter may bring further disruption,” the chief executive said. 
“I’m therefore pleased the DfE will continue to support Oak, so it remains open and free as part 
of resilience planning for the next two terms.” 
Nick Gibb, the schools minister, said: “From being set up by a small group of teachers in under 
two weeks, Oak National Academy has become one of the great success stories as we tackle the 
pandemic.” 
He said the online school helped millions of pupils and teachers while most children were not 
allowed to set foot in school during a lockdown last spring and one at the start of this year. 
But even since after all students were allowed back on since in March, Oak National Academy said 
30,000 teachers have used its services a week, with demand rising amid the spread of the Delta 
variant. 
“The impact Oak has made and the good it has done for the sector and children is immeasurable, 
and we will now look for the best way to harness that for the future,” Mr Gibb added. 
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/uk-online-school-two-terms-b1888491.html 
 
QUESTÃO 01 (EFOMM/INÉDITA) – In the extract from the text: “The announcement comes 
against a backdrop of rising Covid infections in the UK [...]” (paragraph 5). The word in bold is 
closest in meaning to 
A) Scenery 
B) Decrease 
C) Increase 
D) Scene 
E) View 
 
 
 
 
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TEACHER ANDREA BELO 
 
 
 
AULA 07 – LINKING WORDS (CONECTIVES) AND QUESTION WORDS (WH QUESTIONS) 
QUESTÃO 02 (EFOMM/INÉDITA) – In the extract from the text: “We are also mindful that Covid-
19 will be with us in some form for the foreseeable future, and the autumn and winter may 
bring further disruption” (paragraph 12), the verb “to bring” means 
A) To refuse 
B) To carry 
C) To hold 
D) To serve 
E) To consider 
 
QUESTÃO 03 (EFOMM/INÉDITA) – What is true according to the text? 
A) Despite the increase in the number of self-isolated students, a virtual school has decided to 
close its doors 
B) Oak National Academy lost its popularity during the period of social isolation resulting from 
the Covid-19 pandemic 
C) More than a million students were out of school last week because of the summer break 
D) The next school year will not need to have protective measures against Covid-19 
E) Given the pandemic conditions, Oak will continue to act as a great help to students and 
teachers 
 
QUESTÃO 04 (EFOMM/INÉDITA) – In the extract from the text: “[…] which has incubated Oak 
since its launch […] (paragraph 10), the word “which” refers to 
A) Reach foundation 
B) Oak 
C) Ed Vainker 
D) Teachers 
E) Department for Education 
 
Read the text below to answer question 05: 
Cannabis part of the future says tobacco giant 
The UK's largest tobacco firm says it __________ cannabis as part of its future as it tries to move 
away from selling traditional cigarettes. British American Tobacco said it wanted to "accelerate" 
its transformation by reducing the health impact of its products. 
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-57995285