Banco de questões: Numerais

The New York Times best-selling author, John Green, is known for his young adult novels. In one of his books, a character competes in a high-stakes spelling bee where the contestant must spell out numbers in words. The protagonist, using a quirky mnemonic device, recalls that the ordinal number for 'five' is 'fifth' and the cardinal number for 'fifteenth' is '15th'. Inspired by the book, you are to explain the irregularities in the English language when converting cardinal numbers to ordinal ones and vice versa. Furthermore, discuss the historical and cultural reasons behind these irregularities, providing examples to illustrate your points.

Leia o trecho do poema abaixo e responda à pergunta a seguir: Em uma manhã clara de verão, três pássaros pousaram na árvore do quintal. Um dos pássaros, o segundo a chegar, começou a cantar uma melodia suave que encantou todos à volta. Outro pássaro, o terceiro, juntou-se ao canto, enquanto o primeiro observava silenciosamente. Considerando o uso dos numerais no texto, qual frase descreve corretamente a ordem de chegada dos pássaros em números cardinais?

In a world-famous tennis competition, players receive titles based on the position they finish in the tournament. For the first place, they receive the title "First" and so on. What would be the correct title for a player who finishes in the 6th position?

Consider the following excerpt from the book '1984' by George Orwell: 'It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.' In this context, the numeral 'thirteen' is used in an unusual way. How could this numeral be expressed in an ordinal form?

Imagine you are a tourist guide in an English-speaking country and you are explaining the historical significance of various sites to a group of foreign visitors. During your presentation, you need to refer to specific years and centuries in English. Write a brief paragraph (4-5 sentences) about the historical importance of a famous landmark, making use of both cardinal and ordinal numbers to describe the sequence of events. Then, create a question that requires students to transform a given ordinal number into its corresponding cardinal form as it would be used in your historical explanation. For example, if you mention 'the 20th century', ask students to provide the cardinal form for '20th', which is '20'.