Angola Army Military Academy Entrance Exam key terms

Agreement between the verb and its subject in number and person, so that a singular subject takes a singular verb form and a plural subject takes a plural form.

The relationship between a verb and its complements, determining whether it needs a direct object, an indirect object with a preposition, or both, according to standard Portuguese usage.

The process of breaking a sentence into its grammatical components, such as subject, predicate, object and adjunct, in order to identify their functions and relations.

A clause that depends on a main clause to make complete sense and that performs a function such as noun, adjective or adverb within the larger sentence.

The set of linguistic links, such as pronouns, conjunctions and repeated key words, that hold a text together and make its parts connect logically for the reader.

A written text that presents and defends a point of view on a topic, organised into introduction, development with arguments, and conclusion, using formal standard language.

The style of writing used in public administration documents, marked by clarity, objectivity, formality, impersonality and respect for standard grammar and protocol formulas.

A mathematical function of the form f(x) = ax² + bx + c with a not equal to zero, whose graph is a parabola opening upward or downward depending on the sign of a.

An equation of the form ax² + bx + c = 0 with a not equal to zero, solved by factoring or by the quadratic formula using the discriminant delta equal to b² − 4ac.

A sequence in which each term after the first is obtained by adding a fixed constant called the common difference to the previous term.

A sequence in which each term after the first is obtained by multiplying the previous term by a fixed non-zero constant called the common ratio.

In any right-angled triangle, the square of the hypotenuse equals the sum of the squares of the other two sides, expressed as a² + b² = c².

The ratios between the sides of a right triangle, namely sine, cosine and tangent, used to relate angles to side lengths in geometric and physical problems.

The relationship between two triangles that have equal corresponding angles and proportional corresponding sides, allowing unknown lengths to be calculated by proportion.

Three principles describing motion: a body stays at rest or in uniform motion unless a net force acts; force equals mass times acceleration; and every action has an equal and opposite reaction.

The single force that produces the same effect as all forces acting on a body combined, obtained by vector addition of the individual forces.

The total of kinetic energy and potential energy possessed by a body, which remains constant in a system where only conservative forces do work.

Work is the energy transferred when a force moves a body along a distance; power is the rate at which that work is done, measured in watts.

The statement that the current through a conductor is directly proportional to the voltage across it and inversely proportional to its resistance, written as U = R·I.

A closed path through which electric current flows, containing a source of voltage, conductors and components such as resistors connected in series or in parallel.

The force that holds atoms together in a compound, classified mainly as ionic, covalent or metallic according to how electrons are shared or transferred.

A process in which substances called reactants are transformed into new substances called products, with atoms rearranged but neither created nor destroyed.

The calculation of the quantities of reactants and products in a chemical reaction using the balanced equation and the mole relationships between substances.

The amount of substance containing as many elementary entities as there are atoms in twelve grams of carbon-12, approximately 6.02 × 10²³ particles.

A homogeneous mixture of solute and solvent, whose concentration expresses how much solute is present per unit volume or mass of the mixture.

The 1884–1885 meeting of European powers that set rules for the partition of Africa, recognising the Congo Free State and requiring effective occupation of claimed territories.

The division of the African continent among European colonial powers during the late nineteenth century, which ignored existing political and ethnic boundaries.

The system by which Portugal ruled territories in Africa, imposing administration, forced labour and assimilation policies until independence was achieved in the 1970s.

The armed struggle waged by Angolan nationalist movements against Portuguese colonial rule, beginning in 1961 and continuing until the 1974 change of regime in Portugal.

The achievement of sovereignty by Angola on 11 November 1975, when Portuguese rule ended and the country became an independent state.

The official emblems that represent the Angolan state, namely the national flag, the national anthem and the coat of arms, which express sovereignty and national identity.

The obligations that a citizen owes to the state and community, such as respecting the constitution and laws, paying taxes and defending the country.

The basic entitlements guaranteed to every person by the constitution, including life, liberty, equality, education and health, protected against arbitrary interference.

The English verb form used to describe completed actions or states in the past, usually made by adding -ed to regular verbs or using an irregular form.

The English tense formed with have or has plus the past participle, used for actions that happened at an unspecified time or continue to affect the present.

The ability to read an English text and extract its main idea, specific details, implied meaning and the sense of unfamiliar words from context.

A form of deductive reasoning in which a conclusion is drawn from two premises that share a common term, valid when the conclusion necessarily follows from them.

The mental process of deriving conclusions from given information using rules of deduction, induction or elimination rather than prior knowledge of the subject.

An ordered series of numbers, letters or symbols that follows a rule, where the task is to identify the pattern and determine the next element.

A relationship between two pairs of items in which the connection between the first pair is repeated in the second, used to test relational reasoning.

The capacity of the body to sustain prolonged physical effort while supplying muscles with oxygen, commonly assessed by running or walking set distances.

The ability of a muscle or group of muscles to perform repeated contractions or hold a position over time without excessive fatigue.

The range of movement available at a joint or group of joints, influenced by muscle length, connective tissue and regular stretching practice.

A screening measure calculated by dividing body mass in kilograms by the square of height in metres, used to classify weight relative to height.

The set of attributes such as endurance, strength, flexibility and speed that allow a person to carry out physical tasks, including military training, effectively.

The sharpness of vision, measuring the ability to distinguish fine details at a distance, commonly tested with a standard eye chart during medical screening.

The sense of hearing, assessed during medical screening to confirm that a candidate can perceive sounds at normal thresholds required for military service.

The conclusion of a health examination stating whether a candidate meets the physical and mental health standards required for admission and military service.