1____It is widely acknowledged that two of the most
important factors in determining the success of an
educational system are teachers and school leaders. For the
4 most part, the teaching profession fails to attract able young
entrants in Brazil: teacher salaries are lower than those of
tertiary education careers, the profession is not socially
7 valued, and part-time contracts of limited duration are
unattractive. Selection measures are not always effective in
selecting highly-qualified candidates. Initial teaching
10 education is weak and provides limited emphasis on
practical skills, leaving many teachers unprepared for the
classroom. Once on-the-job, teachers receive limited support
13 to improve their practice. Brazilian teachers rarely benefit
from systematic induction, and often face obstacles to
participate in continuous professional development
16 opportunities.

OECD. Education in Brazil: an international perspective,
OECD Publishing, Paris, https://doi.org/10.1787/60a667f7-en.
238 pgs. with adaptations.

After reading the text, choose which one of the following items is correct.

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1____It is widely acknowledged that two of the most

important factors in determining the success of an

educational system are teachers and school leaders. For the

4 most part, the teaching profession fails to attract able young

entrants in Brazil: teacher salaries are lower than those of

tertiary education careers, the profession is not socially

7 valued, and part-time contracts of limited duration are

unattractive. Selection measures are not always effective in

selecting highly-qualified candidates. Initial teaching

10 education is weak and provides limited emphasis on

practical skills, leaving many teachers unprepared for the

classroom. Once on-the-job, teachers receive limited support

13 to improve their practice. Brazilian teachers rarely benefit

from systematic induction, and often face obstacles to

participate in continuous professional development

16 opportunities.

OECD. Education in Brazil: an international perspective,

OECD Publishing, Paris, https://doi.org/10.1787/60a667f7-en.

238 pgs. with adaptations.

After reading the text, choose which one of the following items is correct.

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The author suggests that to gain better educational outcomes, one should support teachers and school leaders.

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The author suggests that to gain better educational outcomes, one should support students.

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The adjective “able” (line 4) could be replaced by “physically fit”, without change in meaning, as in “fails to attract physically fit young entrants”.

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In line 5, the pronoun “those” refers to “young entrants”.

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In line 15, the verb “participate” could be written in the noun form, “participation”, and the phrase would remain grammatically correct.

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