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a) The team are winning the game. 
 b) The group of students was excited. 
 c) The data was conclusive. 
 d) The list of items were on the table. 
 **Resposta:** b) The group of students was excited. 
 **Explicação:** "Group" é singular, então o verbo deve ser "was". 
 
18. **Which of the following is an example of an oxymoron?** 
 a) Bitter sweet 
 b) Bright darkness 
 c) Deafening silence 
 d) All of the above 
 **Resposta:** d) All of the above 
 **Explicação:** Todos os exemplos incluem combinações de palavras que têm 
significados opostos. 
 
19. **Identify the correct form of the verb in this sentence: "If he _____ harder, he would 
have passed the exam."** 
 a) studies 
 b) studied 
 c) had studied 
 d) study 
 **Resposta:** c) had studied 
 **Explicação:** "Had studied" é a forma correta para a terceira condicional. 
 
20. **What is the correct indirect question form? "Can you tell me where _____?"** 
 a) is the station 
 b) the station is 
 c) was the station 
 d) the station was 
 **Resposta:** b) the station is 
 **Explicação:** Em perguntas indiretas, a ordem das palavras é invertida. 
 
21. **Which sentence contains a hyperbole?** 
 a) I’m so hungry I could eat a horse. 
 b) The exam was difficult. 
 c) She sings beautifully. 
 d) He ran fast. 
 **Resposta:** a) I’m so hungry I could eat a horse. 
 **Explicação:** Esta é uma exageração para enfatizar a fome. 
 
22. **Which of the following sentences is a complex sentence?** 
 a) She loves to read, and he loves to write. 
 b) Although it was raining, we went for a walk. 
 c) The cat sat on the mat. 
 d) He plays soccer every Saturday. 
 **Resposta:** b) Although it was raining, we went for a walk. 
 **Explicação:** Uma complexa contém uma cláusula independente e uma 
dependente. 
 
23. **Select the correct preposition: "She is interested _____ learning new languages."** 
 a) at 
 b) in 
 c) on 
 d) for 
 **Resposta:** b) in 
 **Explicação:** "Interested in" é a expressão correta. 
 
24. **What is the meaning of the idiom "to break the ice"?** 
 a) To shatter something 
 b) To start a conversation in a social setting 
 c) To end a relationship 
 d) To do something risky 
 **Resposta:** b) To start a conversation in a social setting. 
 **Explicação:** A expressão significa iniciar uma interação social para aliviar a tensão. 
 
25. **Which sentence correctly uses a conditional clause?** 
 a) If I were rich, I would travel the world. 
 b) If I am rich, I will travel the world. 
 c) If I had known, I would have helped. 
 d) All of the above. 
 **Resposta:** d) All of the above. 
 **Explicação:** Todas as sentenças usam corretamente cláusulas condicionais. 
 
26. **Which of the following is an example of personification?** 
 a) The wind whispered through the trees. 
 b) The fog crept in. 
 c) Time flies. 
 d) All of the above. 
 **Resposta:** d) All of the above. 
 **Explicação:** Todas as opções atribuem características humanas a elementos não 
humanos. 
 
27. **Select the correct article: "She wants to be _____ engineer."** 
 a) a 
 b) an 
 c) the 
 d) no article 
 **Resposta:** b) an 
 **Explicação:** "Engineer" começa com um som de vogal, portanto "an" é usado. 
 
28. **Which sentence is in the passive voice?** 
 a) The dog chased the cat. 
 b) The cat was chased by the dog.