Questões UFT sobre Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

UFT 2010 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

According to the text, it is INCORRECT to state that:

A

Alzheimer‘s disease takes so many years, even decades, to cause symptoms that it generally goes unnoticed in one‘s entire life.

B

The fact that new diagnostic tests are now available and new drugs are in advanced clinical trials represents important improvement not only to diagnose the disease, but also to treat it in its early stages.

C

The Volumetric Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) technique enables researchers to identify subtle shrinkage in brain areas in the early stages of Alzheimer‘s disease. Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography

D

Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography (FDG-PET) is another technology used in the diagnosis of Alzheimer‘s. This technology has enabled scientists to suspect of Alzheimer‘s prior to the appearance of its very first symptoms.

E

Nowadays, advanced clinical trials of drugs for Alzheimer‘s are being done.

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UFT 2010 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

The sentence ?If you?re in junior high, high school or even the first years of college now, you may have been too little then to have been aware of what was happening on the day itself? refers to the fact that:

A

is such a shame that young people ignore September 11.

B

it is understandable that youngsters are not interested about 9/11.

C

there is a major possibility that young students did not understand immediately the real dimension of the September 11 events.

D

the new generations are more vulnerable to terrorist attacks.

E

the American youth is highly alienated.

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UFT 2010 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

Read the statements below:

I. The hijackers were the only people who tried to stop the planes from crashing against the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center.

II. Nakeira‘s teacher made her stay home watching the horrific scenes over and over again.

III. Genaro says he does not remember a thing related to September 11.

IV. Paris is only seven years old now and has not learned much about 9/11 yet.

V. Nancy‘s father was one of the victims of the collapse of the Twin Towers, that‘s why 9/11 became a frightening day for her.

VI. Lola witnessed the crash of the planes against the New York City buildings and understood immediately the meaning of the tragedy of 9/11.

According to the text, mark the CORRECT answer:

A

Only II is correct.

B

I, III and IV are correct.

C

Only VI is correct.

D

All the alternatives are correct.

E

All the alternatives are incorrect.

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UFT 2010 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

Read the statements below and mark the CORRECT answer:

A

To the female character, Windows is a troublesome operating system only because of the lots of spyware and viruses.

B

The boy is especially interested in the possibility of the many games he would be able to play.

C

Both characters are worried about the headache the Intel-powered iFruit with Windows will cause to their parents.

D

The boy‘s main interest is to buy the Intel-power iFruit to do his homework.

E

The female character acts as if she does not care about the use that the boy will make of the Intel-powered iFruit.

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UFT 2010 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

Read the statements below and mark the INCORRECT one according to the text:

A

“About four and a half” refers to Sophie‘s age.

B

“Yes, it was a very small school, it had 86 pupils” can be the answer to “What was your classroom like?”

C

Sophie shows she is interested and polite when replying to Barbara‘s questions, which are promptly answered and have some unrequested information added.

D

The sentence “No, I mean…” was used in the text to introduce a new question and solve a problem of misunderstanding.

E

The statement “In the other rooms, in the winter, there was ice inside the rooms!” suggests that the school maintenance was neglected.

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UFT 2010 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

Read the following affirmatives:

I. “Websters „spelling books” are books that you can access on the Internet to help you with the spelling of words.

II. The spelling of the word “colour” in British English is correct while the spelling of the word “color” in American English is wrong.

III. The word “bea” means, at the same time, a four winged insect that produces honey, and a special kind of spelling competition.

IV. Italian and Spanish words are relatively easy to spell because these languages are phonetic while English is not.

Considering the text, it is CORRECT to state that:

A

I and IV are correct.

B

II and III are correct.

C

only IV is correct.

D

all the statements are incorrect.

E

I, II and IV are correct.

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UFT 2010 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

Judge the statements below:

I. The sentences “There have been attempts to reform English spelling” and “She has never eaten Chinese food” are in the same verb tense.

II. The words “explains”, “differences” and “speakers” are, respectively, the plural forms of “explain”, “difference” and “speaker”.

III. The comparative form of the word “easy” is “easier” while the comparative form of the word “rational” is “more rational”.

IV. The sentences “The great American lexicographer Noah Webster (1758-1843) tried to create a more rational system” and “The first spelling bee was held in the USA in 1825…” are both in the past tense.

Mark the CORRECT answer:

A

I, II and III are correct.

B

II, III and IV are correct.

C

I, III and IV are correct.

D

All the statements are correct.

E

Only III is correct.

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UFT 2010 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

According to the text:

I. Lady Gaga‘s genes are being disputed by American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and Myriad Genetics (MYGN).

II. II. The U.S. Patent Office is prosecuting ACLU.

III. III. The notion of patenting genes seems as absurd as patenting the air we breath.

IV. IV. The author suggests that the policy of DNA codes patenting must be changed to something similar to what happens to the radio stations.

Mark the CORRECT answer:

A

all the alternatives are correct

B

all the alternatives are wrong

C

I and III are correct

D

III and IV are correct

E

III and IV are wrong

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UFT 2010 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

In the text, the author claims that:

A

Lady Gaga‘s hits are the cause of a court dispute between private companies and the public interests around genetic codes.

B

The ownership of genes by private companies is the cause of the increase in the statistics of breast cancer.

C

Society might win with the privatization of DNA codes.

D

The government leasing of electromagnetic frequencies is a perfect policy and it should be extended to the genetic area.

E

Although the government leasing of electromagnetic frequencies is not a perfect policy, it has brought a range of benefits.

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UFT 2010 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

According to the text:

A

Having two women care for a baby boy may cause, in adult life, serious physical brain damage.

B

The girls raised by nannies are not affected in adult life at all.

C

Men who are raised by baby-sitters tend to become womanizers.

D

The baby boy feels completely at one only with his mother.

E

Nannies should be forbidden from now on.

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UFT 2010 - Inglês - Sinônimos | Synonyms, Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

The word "shuddered" in the text indicates that Case feels:

A

delighted

B

annoyed

C

uneasy

D

frustrated

E

indifferent

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UFT 2010 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

According to the text:

I. Tahiti can be seen from the shores of Peru.
II. The access to the outer part of Tahiti is not difficult.
III. The inner part of Tahiti presents a sharp contrast to its shores.
IV. The natives of Tahiti are hostile and dangerous.

Mark the CORRECT answer:

A

only I is correct

B

II and III are correct

C

only III is correct

D

II and IV are correct

E

III and IV are correct

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UFT 2010 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

The Economist, December 19th ,2009.

According to the text, the point of view of the Fowler‘s Guide is that:

A

The use of the word 'But‘ is not allowed at the beginning of sentences.

B

Most liberal articles tend to start with conjunctions.

C

The idea that conjunctions should not be used in the beginning of sentences has no basis.

D

There is no foundation in the idea that the public prefers to start sentences with 'But‘.

E

The last word in a sentence should never be 'But‘.

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UFT 2011 - Inglês - Aspectos linguísticos | Linguistic aspects, Vocabulário | Vocabulary, Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

According to the text it is CORRECT to state that:

A

The expression "used to" in "You used to be such a good influence on me!" can be replaced by the word would without changes in the meaning.

B

Considering the sentence "Classes didn‘t use to be so difficult,' we can infer that Annie‘s classes now are easier than they used to be in the past.

C

In the sentence "I remember how you would complain about the coffee here in Canada," the word "would" indicates a hypothetical situation that has never happened.

D

The word "would" in "Remember the way we would sit around talking?" can be replaced by the expression used to without changing the main idea of the sentence.

E

In the sentences "I would see some great jacket, but you wouldn‘t let me buy it," the words "would" and "wouldn‘t" ?are used to express repeated events in Cindy`s life.

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UFT 2011 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

Judge the sentences according to the text:

I. The word "oversleep" in the sentence "These days, I oversleep," means sleep for longer than intended.

II. Annie used to complain about the coffee because of its "brown water" appearance.

III. We can state that the word "miss" in the sentence "I have to say, I miss you" has the same meaning as in the phrase "I often miss my classes!"

IV. Annie is a bit depressed but she thinks she will be better as soon as she finishes her exams.

V. The verb "to gab" in the sentence "All she ever does is gab on her cell!" means to talk continuously, especially about things which are not important.

Mark the CORRECT answer:

A

I, II and III are correct.

B

III and IV are correct.

C

I, IV and V are correct.

D

II, III and V are correct.

E

Only V is correct.

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UFT 2011 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

Mark T (true) of F (false), according to the scene shown in the comics:

I. The man pays too much attention to the bird and disregards the computer.

II. It seems that the man doesn‘t even look at the bird and, if he did, he would probably notice that the parrot doesn‘t look well.

III. Actually, it is clear that the man has spent a lot of time online and it seems that he is more interested in browsing the Web than in taking care of his pet.

IV. The parrot seems to be dead and the apparent death of the bird is completely ignored by the man.

V. In relation to the bird in the cage, the man seems to act carelessly and neglectfully.

VI. The man doesn‘t even talk to the parrot.

Mark the CORRECT answer:

A

F, F, F, F, F, F.

B

T, F, T, T, T, T.

C

F, T, T, T, T, F.

D

F, F, F, T, T, T.

E

T, T, F, T, T, F.

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UFT 2011 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

Read the following statements and mark the CORRECT one according to the text:

A

Celebrities denied on Twitter that Amy Winehouse had died.

B

The cause of Amy Winehouse`s death was undoubtedly drug overdose.

C

The disclosure of Amy Winehouse`s divorce made celebrities mourn.

D

Amy Winehouse was in a rehabilitation facility when she was found dead.

E

Kelly Osbourne publicized her sorrow over losing her dear friend Amy Winehouse.

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UFT 2011 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

The main idea of the poem is:

A

An agreement of peace between two peoples.

B

An apology to the Muslim Empire.

C

An invitation to soldiers to surrender in the battle of Pharsalia.

D

A prayer to those who bred the brave horses.

E

An encouragement to soldiers going to war.

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UFT 2011 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

According to the text, mark the CORRECT answer:

A

In a diplomatic way, the British government accepted the proposal of the Oxford classics professors of offering Latin in every school in the United Kingdom.

B

The influences of the Roman Empire in modern western societies are found in many fields, such as science, politics, entertainment, languages, sports, law, etc.

C

The teaching of Latin in the UK schools will improve the interaction between the British and the native Latin speakers.

D

The idea of the Oedipus complex is a Latin heritage that belongs only to the philosophical area.

E

Nowadays the literary genres are only related to oratory ability.

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UFT 2012 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

Mark the INCORRECT affirmative according to the text:

A

The woman had three kids.

B

There was a ghost in the house.

C

The family’s employees were circumspect and prudent.

D

Their financial situation didn’t allow them to keep up the comfortable social position they wanted to.

E

Never had the husband succeeded despite his good expectations.

Questõesde UFT sobre Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

According to the text, it is INCORRECT to state that:

The sentence ?If you?re in junior high, high school or even the first years of college now, you may have been too little then to have been aware of what was happening on the day itself? refers to the fact that:

Read the statements below and mark the CORRECT answer:

Read the statements below and mark the INCORRECT one according to the text:

In the text, the author claims that:

According to the text:

The word "shuddered" in the text indicates that Case feels:

According to the text: I. Tahiti can be seen from the shores of Peru. II. The access to the outer part of Tahiti is not difficult. III. The inner part of Tahiti presents a sharp contrast to its shores. IV. The natives of Tahiti are hostile and dangerous. Mark the CORRECT answer:

The Economist, December 19th ,2009. According to the text, the point of view of the Fowler‘s Guide is that:

According to the text it is CORRECT to state that:

Read the following statements and mark the CORRECT one according to the text:

The main idea of the poem is:

According to the text, mark the CORRECT answer:

Mark the INCORRECT affirmative according to the text:

According to the text:

I. Tahiti can be seen from the shores of Peru.
II. The access to the outer part of Tahiti is not difficult.
III. The inner part of Tahiti presents a sharp contrast to its shores.
IV. The natives of Tahiti are hostile and dangerous.

Mark the CORRECT answer:

The Economist, December 19th ,2009.

According to the text, the point of view of the Fowler‘s Guide is that: