Questões UERJ 2021 sobre Inglês | Pratique com o Prisma

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UERJ 2021 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

The lyrics to the songs The boxer and Morro velho mention characters who move to other cities. A common feature concerning these characters’ lives is:

Morro velho

MILTON NASCIMENTO

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PAUL SIMON and ART GARFUNKEL

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A

the early age when they left home

B

the marital status when they came back

C

the difficulties faced when they were away

D

the social condition when they went abroad

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UERJ 2021 - Inglês - Sinônimos | Synonyms

I was no more than a boy (l. 5)
The underlined expression may be substituted, without significant change in meaning, by the word below:

PAUL SIMON and ART GARFUNKEL

Adaptado de genius.com.

A

yet

B

not

C

only

D

already

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UERJ 2021 - Inglês - Sinônimos | Synonyms

where the ragged people go (l. 8)
In the text, the underlined words refer to the following social group:

PAUL SIMON and ART GARFUNKEL

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A

the needy

B

the elderly

C

the hippies

D

the workers

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UERJ 2021 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

An example of paradox can be found in the following statement:

PAUL SIMON and ART GARFUNKEL

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A

Asking only workman’s wages, I come looking for a job (l. 11)

B

And younger than I’ll be; that’s not unusual (l.19)

C

After changes we are more or less the same (l. 23)

D

And I’m laying out my winter clothes and wishing I was gone (l. 24)

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UERJ 2021 - Inglês - Sinônimos | Synonyms

In line 13, come-on is a verb transformed into a noun.
This noun has the following meaning:

PAUL SIMON and ART GARFUNKEL

Adaptado de genius.com.

A

arrival

B

doubt

C

promise

D

invitation

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UERJ 2021 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

Nor is it strange (l. 20)
The inversion observed in the line above emphasizes what is being said.
Another way of expressing emphasis is exemplified in the fragment below:

PAUL SIMON and ART GARFUNKEL

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A

But I get no offers (l. 12)

B

I do declare, (l. 14)

C

the years are rolling by me (l. 16)

D

that’s not unusual (l. 19)

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UERJ 2021 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

In the last stanza, there is a change in perspective, suggesting a less subjective look at what happened. This change is signaled by:

PAUL SIMON and ART GARFUNKEL

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A

the verbs in the present

B

the third person pronoun “he”

C

the sentence in direct speech

D

the words “anger”and “shame”

Questõesde UERJ 2021 sobre Inglês

The lyrics to the songs The boxer and Morro velho mention characters who move to other cities. A common feature concerning these characters’ lives is:

I was no more than a boy (l. 5) The underlined expression may be substituted, without significant change in meaning, by the word below:

where the ragged people go (l. 8)In the text, the underlined words refer to the following social group:

An example of paradox can be found in the following statement:

In line 13, come-on is a verb transformed into a noun.This noun has the following meaning:

Nor is it strange (l. 20)The inversion observed in the line above emphasizes what is being said.Another way of expressing emphasis is exemplified in the fragment below:

In the last stanza, there is a change in perspective, suggesting a less subjective look at what happened. This change is signaled by:

I was no more than a boy (l. 5)
The underlined expression may be substituted, without significant change in meaning, by the word below:

where the ragged people go (l. 8)
In the text, the underlined words refer to the following social group:

In line 13, come-on is a verb transformed into a noun.
This noun has the following meaning:

Nor is it strange (l. 20)
The inversion observed in the line above emphasizes what is being said.
Another way of expressing emphasis is exemplified in the fragment below: