(Originais Teachy 2023) - Questão Médio de Inglês

The following text is an extract from 'Matilda' by Roald Dahl: 'The parents, instead of applauding her, called her a noisy chatterbox and told her sharply that small girls should be seen and not heard.' In this sentence, what is the author's perspective about Matilda's parents' attitude towards her communication in the family context?

Rewrite the following sentence using the comparative form of the adjectives provided and explaining how the change impacts the meaning of the sentence: 'The elephant is big, but the hippo is bigger.' Use the adjectives 'big' and 'heavy' to create a sentence that includes both the comparative and superlative forms. Then, relate the concept of size and weight to physics, explaining how the mass of these animals relates to concepts of force and acceleration, and discuss the implications of these differences in a hypothetical scenario where both animals are required to climb a steep hill.

Imagine you are planning a surprise birthday party for your best friend, and you need to make sure that everything is organized perfectly. Write a paragraph describing the preparations you will make and the tasks you and your friends are going to complete before the big day. Use a variety of future tenses, including 'will' and 'going to', to explain your plans and intentions.

In Virginia Woolf's book 'A Room of One's Own', she wrote: 'One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.' Based on this quote, what is Virginia Woolf implying about the importance of food?