Questõesde UERJ sobre Inglês

The language used in blogs can often be characterized as informal.

Two examples of informal use of language, present in the text, can be identified in:

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:

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:

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:

Conversely, when today’s youth hold a demonstration in front of a parliament building or contest a particular aspect of an institution, their forms of protest lack influence to cause change (l. 10-13)

The notion expressed by the underlined word is that of:

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:

The title and the words in the logo anticipate the theme of the text. This combination reinforces the idea that political engagement should be viewed as:

According to Carroll, the conflicting attitude between youth generations of the 1960s and of today is expressed in the following statement:

MoMA’s programs are rich and varied.

In addition to exhibitions, the museum offers a number of attractions such as: