Questões UERJ sobre Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

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UERJ 2013 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

Besides describing the effect of the Brazilian political situation on the media, the first paragraph also mentions that the author had no idea of this situation at the time.

The author's complete lack of knowledge is best established by means of the following sentence:

A

I was born a year after the military coup in Brazil. (l. 1)

B

I had no clue of what was going on in my country. (l. 2-3)

C

all the media were completely censored at that time. (l. 5)

D

a cake recipe in the middle of the news never really caught my attention. (l. 6-7)

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UERJ 2014 - Inglês - Pronome demonstrativo | Demonstrative pronoun, Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension, Pronomes | Pronouns

This sums up autofiction. (l. 31) The underlined pronoun refers to:

A

the summary of the term proper

B

the life of the autobiography writer

C

the feature of the genre concerned

D

the content of the preceding quotation

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UERJ 2014 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

The genre of autofiction shares some of the features of autobiographies. One of the important characteristics of autofiction can be summarized as:

A

the distinction between reality and fiction is highly obscure

B

the discrimination between past and present is fairly vague

C

the difference between genre and style is intentionally hazy

D

the contrast between the self and the other is slightly ambiguous

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UERJ 2014 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

Before the difference between autofiction and autobiography is presented, an important concept for the understanding of such distinction is introduced in the text.
This concept is the one of:

A

self

B

past

C

truth

D

genre

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UERJ 2014 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

In the second paragraph, the author of the text cites E. Stuart Bates, who defines the term autobiography. Another writer, Philippe Lejeune, criticizes this definition and proposes a new one.
The characteristic present in Lejeune’s definition that justifies his criticism is:

A

erudition

B

ambiguity

C

usefulness

D

preciseness

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UERJ 2014 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

According to Saskia Sassen, protesters have taken to the streets to show their dissatisfaction with various issues.

One of the main reasons for the protests is the lack of confidence in:

A

political parties.

B

living standards.

C

immigration systems.

D

governmental entities.

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UERJ 2014 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

In the fourth paragraph (l. 10-16), the author characterizes the typical members of the Brazilian society engaging in the protests.

This characterization is based on the criteria of:

A

age, education, income.

B

maturity, schooling, profit.

C

experience, culture, interest.

D

generation, breeding, expenditure.

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UERJ 2014 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

From the first to the fourth paragraph, various protest movements in different countries of the world are mentioned.

The author establishes links among them by means of the following textual strategy:

A

causality.

B

comparison.

C

enumeration.

D

particularization.

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UERJ 2014 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

This text is an example of the genre opinion article.

The purpose of this article can be described as:

A

provide the analysis of a current issue.

B

reveal the truth about a political event.

C

expose the details of a complex matter.

D

explain the coverage of a sensitive subject.

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UERJ 2015 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

In the speech balloon of panel 1, the word that appears twice.
The second that fulfils the following cohesive function:

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A

showing emphasis in speech

B

refering back to the quotation

C

pointing to the book in the picture

D

linking main and subordinate clauses

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UERJ 2015 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

Consider the visual representation of the tiger in the comic strip.
The effect of closeness between the tiger and the viewer is obtained in the panel below:

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A

5

B

6

C

7

D

8

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UERJ 2015 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

Besides being funny, comics often expresses criticism.
The comic strip criticizes men’s incapacity to take the following action:

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A

fight what baffles them

B

confront what fools them

C

resist what alienates them

D

avoid what confuses them

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UERJ 2012 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

In the last paragraph, the author advises his readers to follow certain procedures so that they can come to their own conclusions.

One of these conclusions, however, may decrease the number of visitors to his blog because readers might consider his criticism as:

A

fair

B

faulty

C

severe

D

partial

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UERJ 2012 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

Which brings up another subject. (l. 21)

A new subject is introduced by the sentence above. The subject can be best summarized by the following word from the text:

A

results

B

criteria

C

prejudices

D

accomplishments

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UERJ 2012 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

The author not only states that readers like positive reviews, but also gives reasons for their preference. The paragraph where these reasons can be found is the:

A

second

B

fourth

C

sixth

D

eighth

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UERJ 2012 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

In the third paragraph, the author explains why he prefers to write positive reviews, but one of these explanations is strictly related to his aim in writing raves.

The author’s main goal can be identified in the following alternative:

A

write texts about good music

B

read the comments about his opinion

C

increase the number of links to his site

D

direct his readers to his musical preference

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UERJ 2012 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

This made me wonder why I bother being critical of anything. (l. 3)

The fragment above points to what motivated the blog writer to develop his reflection. His motivation is related to the:

A

criticism raised by the blog readers

B

reviews written by the other critics

C

album recorded by the jazz master Mingus

D

comments posted by the Amazon.com users

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UERJ 2008 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

In the text, Henk Campher describes a transition he experienced in his life. His shift in political orientation was primarily due to:

A

value change

B

racial tolerance

C

regime pressure

D

religious influence

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UERJ 2008 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

Involvement in community issues and political campaigns are great opportunities to gain access to individuals such as politicians and community leaders. (l. 41-44)

The fragment above highlights the importance of:

A

civic behavior

B

local engagement

C

active partnership

D

government influence

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UERJ 2008 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

There is a dramatic contrast between Henk, the Afrikaner, and Henk, the African. This contrast is best represented by the following words:

A

London and Seattle

B

regime and government

C

small world and global stage

D

apartheid policies and politics

Questõesde UERJ sobre Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

Besides describing the effect of the Brazilian political situation on the media, the first paragraph also mentions that the author had no idea of this situation at the time. The author's complete lack of knowledge is best established by means of the following sentence:

This sums up autofiction. (l. 31) The underlined pronoun refers to:

The genre of autofiction shares some of the features of autobiographies. One of the important characteristics of autofiction can be summarized as:

Before the difference between autofiction and autobiography is presented, an important concept for the understanding of such distinction is introduced in the text. This concept is the one of:

In the second paragraph, the author of the text cites E. Stuart Bates, who defines the term autobiography. Another writer, Philippe Lejeune, criticizes this definition and proposes a new one. The characteristic present in Lejeune’s definition that justifies his criticism is:

According to Saskia Sassen, protesters have taken to the streets to show their dissatisfaction with various issues. One of the main reasons for the protests is the lack of confidence in:

In the fourth paragraph (l. 10-16), the author characterizes the typical members of the Brazilian society engaging in the protests. This characterization is based on the criteria of:

From the first to the fourth paragraph, various protest movements in different countries of the world are mentioned. The author establishes links among them by means of the following textual strategy:

This text is an example of the genre opinion article.The purpose of this article can be described as:

In the speech balloon of panel 1, the word that appears twice.The second that fulfils the following cohesive function:

Consider the visual representation of the tiger in the comic strip.The effect of closeness between the tiger and the viewer is obtained in the panel below:

Besides being funny, comics often expresses criticism.The comic strip criticizes men’s incapacity to take the following action:

In the last paragraph, the author advises his readers to follow certain procedures so that they can come to their own conclusions.One of these conclusions, however, may decrease the number of visitors to his blog because readers might consider his criticism as:

Which brings up another subject. (l. 21)A new subject is introduced by the sentence above. The subject can be best summarized by the following word from the text:

The author not only states that readers like positive reviews, but also gives reasons for their preference. The paragraph where these reasons can be found is the:

In the third paragraph, the author explains why he prefers to write positive reviews, but one of these explanations is strictly related to his aim in writing raves.The author’s main goal can be identified in the following alternative:

This made me wonder why I bother being critical of anything. (l. 3)The fragment above points to what motivated the blog writer to develop his reflection. His motivation is related to the:

In the text, Henk Campher describes a transition he experienced in his life. His shift in political orientation was primarily due to:

Involvement in community issues and political campaigns are great opportunities to gain access to individuals such as politicians and community leaders. (l. 41-44)The fragment above highlights the importance of:

There is a dramatic contrast between Henk, the Afrikaner, and Henk, the African. This contrast is best represented by the following words:

Besides describing the effect of the Brazilian political situation on the media, the first paragraph also mentions that the author had no idea of this situation at the time.

The author's complete lack of knowledge is best established by means of the following sentence:

Before the difference between autofiction and autobiography is presented, an important concept for the understanding of such distinction is introduced in the text.
This concept is the one of:

In the second paragraph, the author of the text cites E. Stuart Bates, who defines the term autobiography. Another writer, Philippe Lejeune, criticizes this definition and proposes a new one.
The characteristic present in Lejeune’s definition that justifies his criticism is:

According to Saskia Sassen, protesters have taken to the streets to show their dissatisfaction with various issues.

One of the main reasons for the protests is the lack of confidence in:

In the fourth paragraph (l. 10-16), the author characterizes the typical members of the Brazilian society engaging in the protests.

This characterization is based on the criteria of:

From the first to the fourth paragraph, various protest movements in different countries of the world are mentioned.

The author establishes links among them by means of the following textual strategy:

This text is an example of the genre opinion article.

The purpose of this article can be described as:

In the speech balloon of panel 1, the word that appears twice.
The second that fulfils the following cohesive function:

Consider the visual representation of the tiger in the comic strip.
The effect of closeness between the tiger and the viewer is obtained in the panel below:

Besides being funny, comics often expresses criticism.
The comic strip criticizes men’s incapacity to take the following action:

In the last paragraph, the author advises his readers to follow certain procedures so that they can come to their own conclusions.

One of these conclusions, however, may decrease the number of visitors to his blog because readers might consider his criticism as:

Which brings up another subject. (l. 21)

A new subject is introduced by the sentence above. The subject can be best summarized by the following word from the text:

In the third paragraph, the author explains why he prefers to write positive reviews, but one of these explanations is strictly related to his aim in writing raves.

The author’s main goal can be identified in the following alternative:

This made me wonder why I bother being critical of anything. (l. 3)

The fragment above points to what motivated the blog writer to develop his reflection. His motivation is related to the:

Involvement in community issues and political campaigns are great opportunities to gain access to individuals such as politicians and community leaders. (l. 41-44)

The fragment above highlights the importance of: