Quantificadores (Quantifiers) - 30 Exercícios com gabarito

01. (ESCOLA NAVAL) Which option completes the text below correctly?

There are ____different opinions on how ____ water you should be drinking every day. Health authorities commonly recommend eight 8- ounce glasses, which equals about 2 liters, or half a gallon. This is called the 8x8 rule and is very easy to remember. However, _____ health gurus believe that you need to sip on water constantly throughout the day, even when you're not thirsty. As with most things, this depends on the individual. _____ factors (both internal and external) ultimately affect your need for water.  

(https://www.healthline.com)

a) many / much / some / Many

b) many / much / little / Much

c) much / many / some / None

d) much / many / little / Much

e) a lot of / much / none / Many

02. (UEL) Assinale a letra correspondente à alternativa que preenche corretamente as lacunas da frase apresentada:

"Did you like the film?"

"No, not very __________."

"__________ was wrong with it?"

"The actors were good but the story was too sentimental."

a) much – What

b) many – Why

c) few – When

d) little – How

e) so – Where

03. (MACKENZIE) Indicate the alternative that best completes the following sentences:

I. Could you give me __________ water? I'm so thirsty.

II. I have very __________ money. I need more.

III. Who has __________ friends than John? Nobody I think.

IV. Only __________ people came to the party yesterday. It was boring!

V. I have __________ time to stay with my family nowadays.

a) I. less; II. little; III. lesser; IV. a few; V. few

b) I. some; II. a little; III. few; IV. little; V. lesser

c) I. a little; II. little; III. fewer; IV. few; V. less

d) I. little; II. a little; III. less; IV. a few; V. least

e) I. few; II. less; III. least; IV. little; V. more

04. (UNESP) Assinale a alternativa que preenche corretamente as lacunas da frase a seguir:

Do politicians work __________ and earn __________ money?

a) little – many

b) very – much

c) much – few

d) little – much

e) hard – many

05. (EEAR) Read the text to answer question. 

Paul: Mary, the party is tomorrow! Do we have everything we need? Mary: We have _____ juice, but we should buy more. Pau: Do we need to buy bread? Mary: Well, we have _____, I don’t know if it’s enough. Paul: So let’s talk to Jen and ask for ____ advice. 

Choose the alternative that best completes the text:

a) a lot of / some / some

b) many / some / an

c) many / a / some

d) a lot / a / an

06. (UFPR) __________ of our history and the lives of __________ of  our great men and women are recreated by the movies.

– Choose the alternative(s) that can complete the sentence above correctly:

01) much – much

02) much – many

04) many – much

08) a lot – a lot 

16) a lot – much

32) a lot – many

a) 02 + 08 + 16 + 32 = 58

b) 01 + 04 + 08 + 32 = 45

c) 02 + 04 + 08 + 16 = 30

d) 01 + 02 + 32 = 35

e) 02 + 08 + 32 = 42

07. (FUVEST) Assinale a alternativa que preenche corretamente as lacunas:

Give me __________ tea with __________ sugar.

a) many – much

b) some – a lot of

c) short – many

d) bit – a lot of

e) some – many

08. (ESCOLA NAVAL) Which option completes the paragraph below correctly?

Money and happiness

While it is true that money can't buy love or happiness, a certain amount is necessary to have a baseline of happiness. Interestingly, from science we learn that for most people the magic number is between $75- $100K per year. At that point we have enough money not to be struggling between paychecks, and there is a diminishing return on making more money after that. The nice thing is happiness is more about our habits and attitudes that we can control through things like exercise, mindfulness, gratitude, kindness, etc. regardless of how ______or how ,______ money we have. Happiness Is a choice and a process, not a place.

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a) much / little

b) many/few

c) much / few

d) many/little

e) many/much

09. (ESCOLA NAVAL) Choose the option which completes the sentences below correctly:

It is ________ use trying to change her mind.

Slowly, ___________children began coming to school.

Unfortunately, he had __________ friends.

Could you possibly give me ___________ help?

a) a little / a few / few / little

b) a little / a few / little / little

c) a little / few / few / a little

d) little / few / little / a little

e) little / a few / few / a little

10. (ITA) Assinale a opção cuja frase esteja gramaticalmente correta:

a) There is fewer people at the party than Mary expected.

b) There is less people at the party than Mary expected.

c) There are less people at the party than Mary expected.

d) There are fewer people at the party than Mary expected.

e) There was less people at the party than Mary expected.

11. (CESGRANRIO) Which of the following sentences can be completed with the word MANY as in "the laser has many applications"?

a) The laser beam is being used by __________ telephone companies.

b) The laser beam has caused __________ advance in various areas.

c) Science has gained __________ from the latest applications of the laser.

d) __________ effort has resulted in significant technological improvement.

e) Scientists have devoted __________ time to research in the field of communication.

12. (EFOMM) Complete the sentences with too many, too much or enough. Then, choose the correct alternative.

1 - I've been to rather __________ parties recently.

2 - You're spending far ________ time on your computer.

3 - Stop. You're asking me _______ questions.

4 - Help! I've got _________ luggage.

5 – Oh, sorry, I didn't call you. I didn't have _________ time.

a) too many – too much – too many– too much - enough

b) too much – enough – too many – too much – too much

c) enough – enough – too much - enough – too many

d) too many – too much – enough – too much – enough

e) too much – too many – enough – enough – enough

13. (EsFCEx) Write “T” if the sentence is grammatically correct, and “F” if it is grammatically incorrect. Then choose the alternative with the correct sequence.

(  ) Many people are dying in Haiti.

(  ) Much of the children are sick and hungry.

(  ) There are only a few food to eat.

(  ) Not much fresh water is left.

(  ) They need lot money to rebuild the country.

a) T – F – F – T – F

b) T – T – F – F – T

c) T – T – F – T – F

d) F – F – F – F – T

e) F – T – T – F – T

14. (UFRS) Na sentença “the Tamagotchi is a Keychain-size plastic egg that houses a small LCD in which ‘lives’ a creature that you nurture by pushing a variety of buttons”, a expressão a variety of buttons significa o mesmo que:

a) little buttons.

b) several buttons.

c) all the buttons.

d) very small buttons.

e) too many buttons.

15. (EsFCEx) Choose the alternative that correctly completes the sentences below in the right order:

We don't have __________ money, just __________ reais. Let's take only __________ milk.

a) many - few - a few

b) much - a few - some

c) a lot of - many - few

d) few - some - many

e) many - few - some

16. (ESCOLA NAVAL) Which of the alternatives below completes the sentence correctly?

There are no figures for ______ (1) of the applicants successfully get off waiting lists. It varies since it depends on the strength of the application pool and whether the fully accepted students decide to attend or go elsewhere.

a) how many

b) how

c) how much

d) many

e) much

17. (UFRS) These pioneers began a revolution that has culminated in a firmly established belief among most American employers that women can do the job – any job – as well as men. Many thought that day would never come.

– Na frase "Many thought that day would never come", a palavra mais adequada para completar o sentido de many é: 

a) beliefs.

b) most.

c) women.

d) standards.

e) discrimination.

18. (UEL) When the first men arrived in Samoa they found blind men who could see well __________ to describe things in detail just by holding their hands over objects. In France, just after the First World War, Jules Romain tested hundreds of blind people, and found a __________ that could tell the difference between light and dark. He narrowed their photosensitivity down to the nose or in the fingertips. 

– Assinale a alternativa que preenche corretamente as lacunas do texto:

a) so – some

b) very – any

c) enough – few

d) little – one

e) less – plenty

19. (CESGRANRIO) The item that presents, respectively, a synonym for BUT and the opposite of MUCH in "but there is much to be gained" is:

a) nevertheless – anything

b) even though – a few

c) besides – a little

d) however – few

e) yet – little

20. (CESGRANRIO) The following sentences should be completed with FEW or LITTLE:

I. Many of us tried but very __________ succeeded.

II. To our surprise, changes in foreign policy were __________.

III. That school is so expensive that only __________ children can attend it.

IV. That crane can lift objects weighing a __________ hundred pounds.

V. We had __________ chance of success.

– The sentence which must be completed which FEW are:

a) I and IV, only.

b) II and III, only.

c) I, II and V, only.

d) I, II, III and IV, only.

e) II, III, IV and V, only.

21. (UFPE) Identify the equivalent phrases to the one which is in capital word:

Not since the O.J. Simpson criminal trial have SO MANY Americans been discussing one single issue.

(  ) such a small number of

(  ) such a large number of

(  ) such a few

(  ) such a considerable number of

(  ) such a fair number of

a) F V F V F

b) F V F V V

c) F F F V V

d) V V V F V

e) V V F V F

22. (MACKENZIE) Indicate the alternative that best completes the following sentences:

A: I don't like stroganoff. Would you like (I) pizza instead?

B: Oh no! Let's buy (II) loaves of bread and make sandwiches.

A: But we have (III) time to do that. We're late for school.

B: Alright, but we've got (IV) ham and (V) hot dogs.

a) I. a little; II. a few; III. very little; IV. only a little; V. few

b) I. only a little; II. many; III. very little; IV. a few; V. any

c) I. few; II. very few; III. more; IV. little; V. some

d) I. very little; II. only a few; III. many; IV. a few; V. more

e) I. little; II. much; III. few; IV. a few; V. very little

23. (PUCPR) Mark the correct alternative to fill the gaps of the dialogue below:

At the Supermarket...

Wife: Do we need (I) wheat?

Husband: Yes, we do. We haven't got (II) wheat.

Husband: We need (III) apples, don't we?

Wife: No, we don't. We have got (IV) apples. But we have (V) carrots and (VI) cheese. Let's get some...

a) I. some; II. much; III. any; IV. few; V. many; VI. little

b) I. much; II. any; III. many; IV. too much; V. few; VI. few

c) I. few; II. some; III. little; IV. many; V. little; VI. little

d) I. any; II. much; III. some; IV. many; V. few; VI. little

e) I. few; II. many; III. few; IV. no; V. much; VI. many

24. (UFV) In the sentence "MANY thinkers have tried to give us answers," the capital word has a meaning close to:

a) a few.

b) few.

c) little.

d) several.

e) much.

25. (FATEC) Assinale a alternativa que apresenta o uso gramatical correto de "there is":

a) There is few teachers and parents talking to the children.

b) There is some children who need help.

c) There is a lot of frightened adults after the attack.

d) There is many events happening at the same time.

e) There is much anger among people in New York.

26. (CESGRANRIO) LITTLE is used in "There is still very little known about compulsive spenders". Check the item in which it must also be used to complete the sentence meaningfully.

a) __________ people claim they don't like to go shopping. 

b) Many adults are compulsive spenders, but very __________ children suffer from this obsession. 

c) Researchers are willing to spend __________ thousand dollars to find out more about compulsive shopping. 

d) As the famous psychiatrist was talking about compulsive shoppers, the audience interrupted very __________. 

e) Apparently, changes in the treatment recommended to obsessive shoppers were very __________.

27. (JFS) Read the following excerpt: 

Watched by his wife, Zahra Rahnavard, Mr. Mousavi told an audience of female supporters in Tehran: "We should reform laws that are unfair to women." As Ms. Rahnavard spoke, many in the crowd shouted protests against the morality police, who regularly arrest women they deem inappropriately dressed.

– Which of the following is the best option to be used after the word many in the sentence “many in the crowd shouted protests against the morality police” in order to complete its meaning?

a) women.

b) people.

c) citizens.

d) dwellers.

e) wives.

28. (EFOMM) Tom takes __________ luggage in his trips. He usually takes __________ suitcase.

a) a few – no

b) little – one

c) very little – any

d) very few – one

e) a little – no

29. (ESCOLA NAVAL) Analyse the sentences below. Which alternative is correct?

a) A little people passed the exam because it was too difficult.

b) Few people passed the exam because it was too difficult.

c) Much people passed the exam because it was too difficult.

d) Many people passed the exam because it was too difficult.

e) A lot of people passed the exam because it was too difficult.

30. (JFS) Taking the following sentences mark the option which fills the blanks correctly. 

i. A great __________ people who voted for her in the last election will not be doing so this time.

ii. Have you heard __________ of Polly recently?

iii. The repairs to our car cost __________ more than we were expecting.

iv. I know quite __________ people who've had the same problem.

v. With __________ training she could do very well.

a) i. much; ii. much; iii. very; iv. few; v. little

b) i. much; ii. much; iii. very; iv. a few; v. a little

c) i. many; ii. little; iii. much; iv. few; v. little

d) i. many; ii. little; iii. much; iv. a few; v. a little

e) i. many; ii. much; iii. much; iv. a few; v. a little

 

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