Read the excerpt below from Moby-Dick by Herman Melville:
"Chief among these motives was the overwhelming idea of the great whale himself. Such a portentous and mysterious monster roused all my curiosity. Then the wild and distant seas where he rolled his island bulk; the undeliverable, nameless perils of the whale; these, with all the attending marvels of a thousand Patagonian sights and sounds, helped to sway me to my wish."
According to the excerpt, which factor most strongly influenced Ishmael's decision to undertake a whaling voyage?

Read the excerpt below from Moby-Dick by Herman Melville:
"Why is almost every robust healthy boy with a robust healthy soul in him, at some time or other crazy to go to sea? Why upon your first voyage as a passenger, did you yourself feel such a mystical vibration, when first told that you and your ship were now out of sight of land?"
Considering the narrator's argument in the excerpt, what idea is being emphasized?

Read the excerpt below from Moby-Dick by Herman Melville:
"Call me Ishmael. Some years ago—never mind how long precisely—having little or no money in my purse, and nothing particular to interest me on shore, I thought I would sail about a little and see the watery part of the world."
Based on the excerpt, what can be inferred about Ishmael's motivation for going to sea?

Read the excerpt below from Moby-Dick by Herman Melville:
"Who-e debel you?"—he at last said—"you no speak-e, dam-me, I kill-e."
[...]
"Don't be afraid now," said he, grinning again. "Queequeg here wouldn't harm a hair of your head."
[...]
"Me sabbee plenty," grunted Queequeg, puffing away at his pipe and sitting up in bed.
Read the statements below carefully:

I.Queequeg's speech demonstrates a limited command of English grammar and vocabulary.

II.The landlord's statement "Don't be afraid now" performs the social function of reassurance.

III.The expression "wouldn't harm a hair of your head" is used to communicate that Queequeg poses no threat to Ishmael.

IV.The phrase "Me sabbee plenty" illustrates a standard grammatical structure commonly found in formal English.

V.The interaction reveals an initial communication barrier between the characters.

Which statements are correct 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?

Read the excerpt below from Moby-Dick by Herman Melville:

"No, when I go to sea, I go as a simple sailor, right before the mast, plumb down into the forecastle, aloft there to the royal mast-head."
Considering the maritime terminology employed in the excerpt, analyze the descriptions below and identify the alternative in which all terms are correctly matched to their nautical meanings.

Read the excerpt below from Moby-Dick by Herman Melville:
"No, when I go to sea, I go as a simple sailor, right before the mast, plumb down into the forecastle, aloft there to the royal mast-head."
Match the words and expressions from Column 01 with their grammatical or lexical classifications in Column 02.

Column 01
(   ) simple (   ) sailor (   ) forecastle (   ) aloft (   ) royal mast-head
Column 02
I.Noun referring to a crew member aboard a vessel.
II.Adverb indicating an elevated position on a ship.
III.Adjective describing a noun.
IV.Compound nautical noun referring to a location high on a mast.
V.Nautical noun referring to the forward section where sailors are accommodated.


Correlate the columns according to the grammatical or lexical classification of each highlighted term. Then choose the alternative containing the correct sequence.

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."
"I thought so. All right; take a seat. Supper?—you want supper? Supper 'll be ready directly."


Considering the interaction between Ishmael and the innkeeper, identify the alternative that best describes the primary social function performed by the innkeeper's utterances.

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?

Situação hipotética: um estudante escreveu “The teachers’ lounge is upstairs” para se referir à sala compartilhada por vários professores. Assertiva: o apóstrofo após o “s” é compatível com o possessivo de um substantivo plural regular.