Questões UFT 2011 sobre Inglês | Pratique com o Prisma

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UFT 2011 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

Judge the sentences according to the text:

I. Fiona is an example of someone who became ill because of a relationship breaking down.

II. In the sentence "She ended up weighing just six stone when she passed away when I was 21," the expression "passed away" can be replaced by died.

III. To the experts, the growing numbers of women developing anorexia or bulimia in adulthood is due to the fact that some women in their 40s or 50s refuse to look young like Madonna and Sharon Stone do.

IV. Bulimia and anorexia are examples of crippling conditions that threaten adults‘ health if they are under these vulnerable conditions: moving to another place, starting a new career, or seeing children become homeless people.

V. In the following extract "In one case the husband‘s parting words to her were a derogatory comment about her weight," the underlined words are used, respectively, as an object pronoun and as a possessive adjective.

A

I and III are correct.

B

I and IV are correct.

C

II and V are correct.

D

All the alternatives are correct.

E

All the alternatives are incorrect.

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UFT 2011 - Inglês - Vocabulário | Vocabulary, Sinônimos | Synonyms, Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

According to the text, mark the correct answer:

A

In the sentence "…so a few rich people can own everything…" the expression "a few" can be replaced by a little.

B

"Letting minks out of cages" can be replaced by releasing minks without changing the main idea of the sentence.

C

"Questioning the consumer way of life" is a criticism to communism.

D

"Poverty" means having a lot of money.

E

The meaning of ?logging? in balloon 2 is the same as log in.

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UFT 2011 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

Read the text below to answer question 19:

According to the text:

I. Regardless of the strong security, the slum inhabitants enjoyed Obama‘s presence.

II. Despite the police pacification program, inhabitants of City of God want more attention from government.

III. Sasha and Malia refused to play with the shantytown children.

IV. The slum inhabitants‘ support for Obama is partially explained by the identification with the skin color of the American president.

V. Obama promised to improve basic services in City of God, which explained his approval amongst the local residents.

VI. The story of the occupation by cocaine gangs of City of God is not unique amongst other Rio de Janeiro‘s slums.

Mark the CORRECT answer:

A

All the alternatives are correct.

B

All the alternatives are incorrect.

C

III and V are correct.

D

I, II, IV and VI are correct.

E

Only III is correct.

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UFT 2011 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

Mark the CORRECT answer according to the text:

A

Self-restraint attitudes in Japan are restricted to actions that compensate shortages of electricity brought on by the closing of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

B

There are no doubts about whether it is proper to partake in the seasonal pleasures that regulate much of Japanese life.

C

Kabukicho is a person who confirms that Tokyo‘s residents are being forced to self-restraint.

D

The changes in the Japanese way of life are probably going to last a long time.

E

Sushi bars and cabarets are not allowed anymore.

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UFT 2011 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

In relation to the word self-restraint we can state that:

I. It is not related to self-control.

II. It stands for a person who is always thinking first of his/her own interest and needs without concern for others.

III. It can be used to refer to someone who thinks more of others‘ needs and welfare than of his/her own.

IV. It reminds people that have pity for themselves.

V. It could be related to a person who can give up things that he or she wants, in order to help or for a good purpose.

VI. It is the contrary of what is used to refer to someone who is interested only in taking personal advantage.

Mark the CORRECT answer:

A

All the alternatives are correct.

B

All the alternatives are incorrect.

C

I and IV are correct.

D

Only IV is correct.

E

III, V, and VI are correct.

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UFT 2011 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

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

A

Plenty of evidence is given to prove that Marley is deceased.

B

The narrator doesn‘t know what the relationship between Marley and Scrooge was.

C

The sentence "he iced his office in the dogdays" means he wanted to make things worse.

D

Scrooge took offense when he was mistaken for Marley.

E

Scrooge is described as a generous sociable man.

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Read the statements below and mark the CORRECT answer:

A

The sentence "The register of his burial was signed by the clergyman, the clerk, the undertaker, and the chief mourner" is in active voice.

B

The sentence "ld Marley was as dead as a door-nail" is in the simple future.

C

The expression "to begin with" means to break up.

D

The apostrophe in "Marley‘s funeral" means is.

E

The word "cold" in the sentence "the cold within him froze his old features…? is not an adjective.

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UFT 2011 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

Mark T (true) or F (false), according to the opinion expressed in the comics above:

I. The statements try to alert to the fact that many attitudes adopted by governments and industries have effects similar to terrorist actions.

II. The character‘s speech defends that the word terrorism should have a much broader meaning than we are used to.

III. It is possible that society and governments support actions that are sometimes as harmful as terrorist actions.

IV. Are considered terrorist actions to the character only those listed in the second balloon.

V. Sometimes terrorist actions are indeed trying to protect society.

VI. The character admits that all actions taken against the law should be considered terrorist attitudes.

Mark the CORRECT answer:

A

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

B

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

C

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

D

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

E

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

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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

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

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

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 - Advérbios e conjunções | Adverbs and conjunctions

Mark the CORRECT answer according to the poem:

A

The words "conquering" (line 1) and "trampling" (line 3) are in the same grammatical category because they are both adverbs.

B

"Our" (line 1) is a possessive pronoun, while "us" (line 1) is a possessive adjective.

C

The pronoun "their" (line 3) refers to the word "swords".

D

The suffix "less" represents "lack of", so the word "senseless" (line 11) means without sense.

E

The construction ?milk-white" (line 14) is an adverb.

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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 - Advérbios e conjunções | Adverbs and conjunctions

In the sentence "innocent till proven guilty" the word ?till? can be replaced, without changing its meaning, by:

A

Until

B

Still

C

However

D

After

E

But

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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.

Questõesde UFT 2011 sobre Inglês

According to the text, mark the correct answer:

Mark the CORRECT answer according to the text:

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

Read the statements below and mark the CORRECT answer:

According to the text it is CORRECT to state that:

The main idea of the poem is:

Mark the CORRECT answer according to the poem:

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

In the sentence "innocent till proven guilty" the word ?till? can be replaced, without changing its meaning, by:

According to the text, mark the CORRECT answer: