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UEFS 2010 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

When examining the creature’s skull, Richard Forrest


A
felt really discouraged.
B
showed too little excitement.
C
couldn´t hide his enthusiasm.
D
realized it was really worthless.
E
couldn’t help feeling disappointed.
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UEFS 2010 - Inglês - Adjetivos | Adjectives, Oposto | Opposite

Based on the text, the words have opposite meanings in


A
“unearthed” (l. 2) — uncovered.
B
“fearsome” (l. 6) — frightening.
C
“easy” (l. 7) — simple.
D
“whole” (l. 13) — complete.
E
“enormous” (l. 16) — tiny
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UEFS 2010 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

Fill in the parentheses with T (True) or F (False).

The text has answers to the following questions:


( ) What did the pliosaurs look like?

( ) How large was the pliosaur from the text supposed to be?

( ) What does Richard Forrest do?

( ) Why did the owner decide to sell the fossilized skull?

( ) Where can the general public see the fossilized skull now?


According to the text, the correct sequence, from top to bottom, is


A
F T F F T
B
F T F T F
C
T T T F F
D
T F T F T
E
T T T T T
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UEFS 2010 - Inglês - Vocabulário | Vocabulary

The correct sign for the number “three thousand seven hundred” (l. 23) is in


A
3070.
B
3007.
C
3700.
D
30700.
E
37000.
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UEFS 2010 - Inglês - Tempos Verbais | Verb Tenses, Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

The sentence “the teenager should have sailed much farther north” (l. 17) describes


A
a fulfilled prediction in the past.
B
a strong necessity in the present.
C
a future event which may happen.
D
a past event which did not happen.
E
an improbable situation in the present.
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UEFS 2010 - Inglês - Sinônimos | Synonyms

In the fragment “rather than simply crossing the Equator” (l. 18-19), the expression in bold is synonymous with


A
besides.
B
so that.
C
in order to.
D
instead of.
E
so as to.
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UEFS 2010 - Inglês - Aspectos linguísticos | Linguistic aspects

“We don’t want to take away from what the kid’s done” (l. 20-21). The ’s in this sentence is the


A
contraction of is.
B
contraction of has
C
contraction of was.
D
genitive case.
E
plural ending.
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UEFS 2010 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

Concerning navigation rules, the Sail World website is said to be very


A
strict.
B
popular
C
relaxed.
D
suspicious.
E
understanding.
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UEFS 2010 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

The only sentence from the text in which a form of comparison has not been used is in


A
“to get the record as the youngest person to make the journey.” (l. 3-4)
B
“She’s hoping to reach Sydney Harbor later this month” (l. 7)
C
“the influential Sail World website […] is a stickler for the rules” (l. 14-15)
D
“the teenager should have sailed much farther north” (l. 17)
E
“Had she sailed three thousand seven hundred kilometers further she could have made that boast.” (l. 22-24)
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UEFS 2010 - Inglês - Aspectos linguísticos | Linguistic aspects, Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

“so they did know that they have to evacuate from dangerous structures.” (l. 14-15)


The verb form did is being used in this sentence


A
as a main verb.
B
to give emphasis.to contradict facts
C
to contradict facts.
D
to make an indirect question.
E
to invert the subject verb order.
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UEFS 2010 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

Considering Jessica’s voyage, the only fact not stated in the text is in


A
She sailed all by herself.
B
She didn’t stop anywhere.
C
She got no help during the journey.
D
She sailed completely around the world.
E
She thought about giving up a couple of times.
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UEFS 2010 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

Fill in the parentheses with T (True) or F (False).

About Jessica Watson, it’s correct to say:


( ) She’s in her early teens.

( ) She’s spent more than half a year at sea.

( ) She has been considered a record holder.

( ) She’s expected to be back home a few days before her seventeenth birthday.


According to the text, the correct sequence, from top to bottom is


A
F F T T
B
F T F T
C
T T F F
D
T F T F
E
T T T T
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UEFS 2010 - Inglês - Plural dos Substantivos | Regular and Irregular Plural Nouns, Substantivos: definição e tipos | Nouns: definition and types

The only alternative in which the word has totally regular plural form is


A
“many” (l. 1).
B
"lives” (l. 6).
C
"codes” (l. 8).
D
“people” (l. 13).
E
“those” (l. 30).
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UEFS 2010 - Inglês - Vocabulário | Vocabulary, Sinônimos | Synonyms, Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

The word or expression from the text can be grammatically and semantically replaced by the one on the right in


A
“are used to” (l. 13) — usually
B
“realize” (l. 17) — perform.
C
“Thus” (l. 21) — Therefore.
D
"Despite” (l. 27) — Although.
E
“must” (l. 28) — might.
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UEFS 2010 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

The fragment “giving people no time to escape” (l. 26) can be exactly rewritten as


A
allowing people to have a narrow escape.
B
not giving people any time to escape .
C
giving people not much time to escape.
D
not allowing people to decide to escape.
E
hardly giving people lots of time to escape.
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UEFS 2010 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

“the ground shaking was crescendoing” (l.17-18) means that the shake was


A
going down.
B
harmless enough.
C
quite unexpected.
D
becoming noisier.
E
getting more powerful
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UEFS 2010 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

The expression “death toll” (l. 12) refers to


A
the total number of people who died.
B
the average number of injured people.
C
the total number of people who survived.
D
the people who were killed by tidal waves.
E
the people who died under the collapsed buildings.
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UEFS 2010 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

Geophysicists said that northern Chile


A
is rather safe from earthquakes.
B
has never had a real big quake.
C
is likely to have a big quake sooner or later.
D
only had a very strong quake two centuries ago.
E
won’t be badly affected by quakes if it takes adequate precautions.
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UEFS 2010 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

When compared to Haiti’s earthquake, the quake’s build-up in Chile


A
was faster.
B
took longer.
C
was shorter.
D
was very sudden.
E
lasted about the same.
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UEFS 2010 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

Fill in the parentheses with T (True) or F (False).


Scientists say that many more people died in the earthquake in Haiti than in the one in Chile because:


( ) Chile’s strong rules about building improve its population safety.

( ) Although Haiti’s building structures are solid, its population lacks education.

( ) As earthquakes are very common in Chile, its population follows the correct procedure when they occur.

( ) People in Haiti hardly had any time to get out of dangerous situations during the quake.


According to the text, the correct sequence, from top to bottom, is


A
F F T F
B
F T F T
C
T T F F
D
T F T T
E
T T T T