Questõesde PUC - RJ sobre Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension
Based on the meanings of the words in the article, it can
be said that
The fragment “It was liberalism’s greatest triumph, but it
also engendered a narrow, technocratic politics obsessed
by process” (lines 27-29) is structured by
The fragment “If they cannot find a voice within the
mainstream, they will make themselves heard from without.”
(lines 15-16) means that, in case enraged people cannot
find representation within the mainstream, they
Francis Fukuyama is mentioned in Paragraph 4 (lines
21-31) because he
Based on the opening lines of the text “Many Brexiteers
built their campaign on optimism. Outside the European
Union, Britain would be free to open up to the world. But
what secured their victory was anger” (lines 1-4), one can
infer that
In the last paragraph (lines 95-98), Monika Halan implies
that the new policies towards demonetisation are
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According to Monika Halan, editor of the Delhi-based
financial newspaper Mint, in India,
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The boldfaced expression introduces an idea of
IMPLICATION in
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In terms of reference, it is correct to affirm that
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The sentence in which the boldfaced item expresses
OBLIGATION is
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In the fragment “Is a cashless future actually desirable
even if it is possible?” (lines 52-53), “actually” can be
replaced, with no change in meaning, by
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In the fragment “…it is a little bit more difficult in general for
the people to get away with tax fraud.” (lines 29-31), “get
away with” can be replaced, without change in meaning,
by
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By mentioning Maijlis Jonsson in paragraphs 1 (lines 1-5)
and 3 (lines 16-25), the author implies that the elderly are unable to handle credit cards.
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The communicative intention of the article is to
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According to Professor Niklas Arvidsson, in a cashless
society there is a risk that
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The underlined expression introduces an idea of RESULT in
By Dr. Joel Fuhrman
Retrieved and adapted from https://www.drfuhrman.com/learn/library/articles/46/weight-watchers-focuses-onweight-not-health
Access on April 26, 2017.
The verb phrase “struggling with” in the fragment “Weight Watchers mostly serves those who remain
forever on the weight loss merry-go-round, struggling with marginally effective recommendations and
outcomes” (lines 42-43) can be replaced, without change in meaning, by
By Dr. Joel Fuhrman
Retrieved and adapted from https://www.drfuhrman.com/learn/library/articles/46/weight-watchers-focuses-onweight-not-health
Access on April 26, 2017.
Health-promoting (line 5) is to disease-causing (line 49) as:
By Dr. Joel Fuhrman
Retrieved and adapted from https://www.drfuhrman.com/learn/library/articles/46/weight-watchers-focuses-onweight-not-health
Access on April 26, 2017.
The word “mainstream” in “mainstream audience” (line 25) is closest in meaning to
By Dr. Joel Fuhrman
Retrieved and adapted from https://www.drfuhrman.com/learn/library/articles/46/weight-watchers-focuses-onweight-not-health
Access on April 26, 2017.