Questões sobre Interpretação de Texto

According to Text II, the idea conveyed by the expression “China-geddon” is:

• A. Chinese economy is almost a dream.
• B. China is the leader among the BRICs.
• C. Chinese inhabitants are far away from the Armageddon.
• D. China is one of the biggest economies in the world.
• E. Chinese economy is about to collapse.

Read the text below and answer the questions that follow.

Mark the alternative that best summarizes the main ideas of the text.

• A.

  The shift from 'education' to 'learning' in our present time implied that learners have now no obligation to attend regular classes or do tests at school.

• B.

  The shift in emphasis towards lifelong learning in our present society means that learners are now given opportunities to be trained to be world leaders.

• C.

  The recent changes in our society have had little impact on the concept of education, but one must acknowledge that learners nowadays are a lot more active than in the last century.

• D.

  Over the last decades social changes worldwide have determined the shift of focus of education to lifelong learning, implying that learning can take place in different kinds of situations inside and outside the confines of formal educational contexts.

• E.

  Although there have been great changes in the world's society lately, the concept of education remains the same as in the past century, with the only difference that schools are now promoting visits to museums, internships in companies and Internet assignments.

According to Text II, mortgages are still:

• A. undeveloped.
• B. developed.
• C. overdeveloped.
• D. increased.
• E. infamous.

Read the text below and answer the questions that follow.

In “[…] that underpin it […]” (first paragraph), the pronoun ITrefers to:

• A.

  beliefs.

• B.

  society.

• C.

  change.

• D.

  traditional.

• E.

  education.

Read the text below and answer the questions that follow.

In “[…] is not an inconsequential one.” (first paragraph),ONErefers to:

• A.

  shift.

• B.

  learner.

• C.

  learning.

• D.

  education

• E.

  inconsequential.

Mark the alternative in which JUST has the same meaning as in the following sentence from the text: “[…] not just within an educational setting.” (first paragraph):

• A.

  It's just my size.

• B.

  I've just arrived.

• C.

  This is just a minor comment.

• D.

  This hammer is just the thing I need.

• E.

  Is this a just decision? I myself think he's guilty.

Mark the alternative where the same rule for the –ING ENDING applies as in “[…] the shift from education to learning […]” (first paragraph):

• A.

  […] there are a growing number […]

• B.

  […] a broader notion of learning […]

• C.

  […] within an educational setting […]

• D.

  […] the boundaries…are breaking down […]

• E.

  […] the traditional beliefs and institutions […] are also undergoing change […]

The commonly used reading strategies of SKIMMING and SCANNING for the teaching of English at school in Brazil correspond to, respectively:

• A.

  deducing meaning of given words from context / reading between the lines.

• B.

  reading between the lines / deducing meaning of given words from context.

• C.

  reading for the general ideas / reading a text quickly to locate specific information.

• D.

  reading a text superficially to locate specific information / reading for the general ideas.

• E.

  reading for details / reading in order to find the correct order of scrambled paragraphs of a text.

The reading technique of WORKING OUT THE MEANING OF WORDS OR SENTENCES FROM CONTEXTis known as:

• A.

  scanning.

• B.

  inference

• C.

  skimming.

• D.

  false cognate.

• E. cognate word.

The word REQUIREMENTS (second paragraph) is an example of a(n) _________ in the English language in relation to Portuguese and should be a part of a programme of reading strategies for Brazilian students.

• A.

  fake term

• B.

  Indian word

• C.

  French word

• D.

  cognate word

• E.

  false cognate