Questões UERJ sobre Inglês | Pratique com o Prisma

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UERJ 2019 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

we didn’t know the extent to which these metaphors influence people. (ℓ. 12-13)

In the fragment above, the doubt expressed by the researcher can be formulated by the following question:

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A

How far do these metaphors influence people?

B

How come these metaphors influence people?

C

How fast did these metaphors influence people?

D

How long have these metaphors influenced people?

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UERJ 2019 - Inglês - Análise sintática | Syntax Parsing

test subjects were asked to read short paragraphs (ℓ. 14)
The reason for the omission of the agent in the sentence above is:

A

it is unknown to the reader

B

it is already present in the text

C

it creates ambiguity in the context

D

it becomes a surprise for the reader

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UERJ 2019 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

The author of the text introduces the topic by making use of the following strategy:

A

reporting a tragic event

B

raising a simple subject

C

addressing a basic issue

D

creating a hypothetical situation

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UERJ 2019 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

The power of metaphors discusses the use of metaphors in daily life, as well as the text O que nossas metáforas dizem de nós.
The following metaphor is present in both texts:

A

cancer is a virus

B

life is a journey

C

crime is a beast

D

depression is a black hole

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UERJ 2019 - Inglês - Tempos Verbais | Verb Tenses, Vocabulário | Vocabulary, Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

Had the Earth been flat, a total of three satellites would have been enough to provide this information (l. 30-31)
In relation to the rest of the statement, the underlined fragment has the objective of:

A

formulating a hypothesis

B

supporting an opinion

C

implementing an idea

D

proving a point

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UERJ 2019 - Inglês - Vocabulário | Vocabulary, Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

These and other flat-Earth assertions appear on the website of the FES, allegedly the world’s oldest official flat Earth organization, dating to the early 1800s. (l. 16-17)
In relation to the fragment above, the pieces of information introduced in the fifth paragraph (l. 18-20) serve the following purpose:

A

express doubt

B

sign agreement

C

provide an explanation

D

present a counter-argument

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UERJ 2019 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

The texts Sobreviveremos na Terra? and The flat Earth cruise: seriously, people? share one issue.
The issue mentioned in both texts is the following one:

A

the use of satellites

B

the shape of the planet

C

the planning of the trip

D

the exploration of space

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UERJ 2019 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

people who believe that our planet is not round (l. 1-2)
The expression from the text which refers to this same group of people is:

A

organizers of an annual conference (l. 1)

B

the ancient Greeks (l. 18)

C

flat-Earthers (l. 23)

D

everyone on Earth (l. 32)

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UERJ 2019 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

In order to support his point of view, the writer of the text quotes an authoritative source in the fragment below:

A

“the biggest, boldest adventure yet”. (l. 8)

B

“This likely began during the cold war”, (l. 13)

C

“surrounded on all sides by an ice wall that holds the oceans back”. (l. 22-23)

D

“But it is not enough, because the Earth is round”. (l. 32)

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UERJ 2018 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

The proverb which can best summarize the main idea present in the song is:

A

Time stands still.

B

Time is a great healer.

C

There’s a time and a place.

D

Time and tide wait for no man.

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UERJ 2018 - Inglês - Sinônimos | Synonyms, Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

The time has gone, the song is over (ℓ. 22)

The expression has gone refers to an action that can be described as:

A

just beginning

B

still happening

C

always repeated

D

already completed

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UERJ 2018 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

The song “Time” could be used to introduce the class “O tempo em nossas vidas” suggested in the text “Física para poetas”.

The fragment of the lyrics that best relates to the class is:

A

Kicking around on a piece of ground in your home town (ℓ. 3)

B

Shorter of breath and one day closer to death (ℓ. 16)

C

Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way (ℓ. 21)

D

It’s good to warm my bones beside the fire (ℓ. 27)

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UERJ 2018 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

You missed the starting gun (ℓ. 12)

The fragment above ends the metaphor created in the second stanza.

This metaphor establishes a connection between “life” and the following element:

A

train

B

crime

C

sport

D

station

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UERJ 2018 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

Plans that either come to naught (ℓ. 19)

Or half a page of scribbled lines (ℓ. 20)

The underlined expressions associate the plans mentioned by the poet to the following idea:

A

failure

B

success

C

efficiency

D

contradiction

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UERJ 2018 - Inglês - Vocabulário | Vocabulary

For example, unusually heavy rains may predispose regions to ebola outbreaks (ℓ. 18-19)

The fragment that contains an expression with the same function as the one underlined above is:

A

as scientists, activists and policy makers try to understand the possible implications (ℓ. 1-2)

B

While rising temperatures and sea levels are important to be considered, (ℓ. 2-3)

C

changing climate patterns can have vast implications for epidemic risk as well. (ℓ. 3-4)

D

These can spread illnesses such as zika, yellow fever and dengue (ℓ. 8-9)

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UERJ 2018 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

The texts “Três teses sobre o avanço da febre amarela” and “The effect of climate change on epidemic risk” mention possible reasons for disease outbreaks.

The reason which is presented in both texts is:

A

animal hunting

B

population growth

C

governmental neglect

D

environmental changes

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UERJ 2018 - Inglês - Voz Ativa e Passiva | Passive and Active Voice

One of the marked characteristics of scientific texts is the presence of passive voice.

An example from the text that illustrates this characteristic is indicated in:

A

The potential impacts of climate change have returned to headlines in recent weeks (ℓ. 1)

B

increases in extreme weather events may also lead to increases in infectious disease outbreaks. (ℓ. 11-12)

C

Epidemics have previously been seen as a consequence of natural disasters, (ℓ. 12-13)

D

which can lead to displaced and crowded populations, (ℓ. 13)

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UERJ 2018 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

the question is not if another outbreak will happen, but when, (l. 28-29)

The underlined words present the health community’s opinion concerning new outbreaks of epidemics.

According to their opinion, future outbreaks are seen as:

A

unlikely

B

certain

C

probable

D

impossible

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UERJ 2018 - Inglês - Sinônimos | Synonyms

The global health community has largely come to realize that public health preparedness is crucial (ℓ. 23-24)

Another word from the text that may replace the underlined one above without significant change in meaning is:

A

widely (ℓ. 5)

B

effectively (ℓ. 10)

C

particularly (ℓ. 14)

D

similarly (ℓ. 20)

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UERJ 2017 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

Current evidence suggests that these differences are not simply the result of recent acclimation (l. 19-20)

The underlined word above indicates that the author is cautious when he states that fact.

The sentence from the text that shows the same attitude on the author’s part is:

A

these high-elevation populations show a group of physiological adaptations to low oxygen. (l. 16-17)

B

these high altitude regions were settled within the last 10,000 years. (l. 21-22)

C

Skin pigmentation is perhaps the phenotype that varies most obviously among human populations. (l. 23)

D

Dark pigmentation is strongly associated with tropical climates, (l. 24)

Questõesde UERJ sobre Inglês

we didn’t know the extent to which these metaphors influence people. (ℓ. 12-13) In the fragment above, the doubt expressed by the researcher can be formulated by the following question:

test subjects were asked to read short paragraphs (ℓ. 14) The reason for the omission of the agent in the sentence above is:

The author of the text introduces the topic by making use of the following strategy:

The power of metaphors discusses the use of metaphors in daily life, as well as the text O que nossas metáforas dizem de nós. The following metaphor is present in both texts:

Had the Earth been flat, a total of three satellites would have been enough to provide this information (l. 30-31) In relation to the rest of the statement, the underlined fragment has the objective of:

The texts Sobreviveremos na Terra? and The flat Earth cruise: seriously, people? share one issue. The issue mentioned in both texts is the following one:

people who believe that our planet is not round (l. 1-2) The expression from the text which refers to this same group of people is:

In order to support his point of view, the writer of the text quotes an authoritative source in the fragment below:

The proverb which can best summarize the main idea present in the song is:

The time has gone, the song is over (ℓ. 22)The expression has gone refers to an action that can be described as:

The song “Time” could be used to introduce the class “O tempo em nossas vidas” suggested in the text “Física para poetas”. The fragment of the lyrics that best relates to the class is:

You missed the starting gun (ℓ. 12)The fragment above ends the metaphor created in the second stanza. This metaphor establishes a connection between “life” and the following element:

Plans that either come to naught (ℓ. 19)Or half a page of scribbled lines (ℓ. 20)The underlined expressions associate the plans mentioned by the poet to the following idea:

For example, unusually heavy rains may predispose regions to ebola outbreaks (ℓ. 18-19)The fragment that contains an expression with the same function as the one underlined above is:

The texts “Três teses sobre o avanço da febre amarela” and “The effect of climate change on epidemic risk” mention possible reasons for disease outbreaks. The reason which is presented in both texts is:

One of the marked characteristics of scientific texts is the presence of passive voice. An example from the text that illustrates this characteristic is indicated in:

the question is not if another outbreak will happen, but when, (l. 28-29) The underlined words present the health community’s opinion concerning new outbreaks of epidemics.According to their opinion, future outbreaks are seen as:

The global health community has largely come to realize that public health preparedness is crucial (ℓ. 23-24)Another word from the text that may replace the underlined one above without significant change in meaning is:

Current evidence suggests that these differences are not simply the result of recent acclimation (l. 19-20) The underlined word above indicates that the author is cautious when he states that fact. The sentence from the text that shows the same attitude on the author’s part is:

we didn’t know the extent to which these metaphors influence people. (ℓ. 12-13)

In the fragment above, the doubt expressed by the researcher can be formulated by the following question:

test subjects were asked to read short paragraphs (ℓ. 14)
The reason for the omission of the agent in the sentence above is:

The power of metaphors discusses the use of metaphors in daily life, as well as the text O que nossas metáforas dizem de nós.
The following metaphor is present in both texts:

Had the Earth been flat, a total of three satellites would have been enough to provide this information (l. 30-31)
In relation to the rest of the statement, the underlined fragment has the objective of:

The texts Sobreviveremos na Terra? and The flat Earth cruise: seriously, people? share one issue.
The issue mentioned in both texts is the following one:

people who believe that our planet is not round (l. 1-2)
The expression from the text which refers to this same group of people is:

The time has gone, the song is over (ℓ. 22)

The expression has gone refers to an action that can be described as:

The song “Time” could be used to introduce the class “O tempo em nossas vidas” suggested in the text “Física para poetas”.

The fragment of the lyrics that best relates to the class is:

You missed the starting gun (ℓ. 12)

The fragment above ends the metaphor created in the second stanza.

This metaphor establishes a connection between “life” and the following element:

Plans that either come to naught (ℓ. 19)

Or half a page of scribbled lines (ℓ. 20)

The underlined expressions associate the plans mentioned by the poet to the following idea:

For example, unusually heavy rains may predispose regions to ebola outbreaks (ℓ. 18-19)

The fragment that contains an expression with the same function as the one underlined above is:

The texts “Três teses sobre o avanço da febre amarela” and “The effect of climate change on epidemic risk” mention possible reasons for disease outbreaks.

The reason which is presented in both texts is:

One of the marked characteristics of scientific texts is the presence of passive voice.

An example from the text that illustrates this characteristic is indicated in:

the question is not if another outbreak will happen, but when, (l. 28-29)

The underlined words present the health community’s opinion concerning new outbreaks of epidemics.

According to their opinion, future outbreaks are seen as:

The global health community has largely come to realize that public health preparedness is crucial (ℓ. 23-24)

Another word from the text that may replace the underlined one above without significant change in meaning is:

Current evidence suggests that these differences are not simply the result of recent acclimation (l. 19-20)

The underlined word above indicates that the author is cautious when he states that fact.

The sentence from the text that shows the same attitude on the author’s part is: