Questões sobre Interpretação de Texto

Based on the text above, judge the following items.

The couple’s feelings as they get near home are expressed as a struggle between hope and discouragement.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

It can be inferred from the text that

• A.

  it is necessary to establish a standard language in India, so everybody will be able to communicate as literate people do.

• B.

  in India, English, initially, was an instrument of domination; now it is regarded as a cultural heirloom and, as such, must be preserved at any cost. Users should be aware that language does not belong only to a certain group of individuals, but to the whole nation.

• C.

  the use of any language varies according to needs and motivations of its speakers. Therefore, any attempt at teaching a second language using a universal approach is suspect because it will not take in consideration local sociopolitical, educational and communicative needs.

• D.

  India faces, nowadays, a linguistic dilemma: it wants the literacy and westernization associated to the English language, but, at the same time, the country is too diverse to adopt a single norm.

Based on the text above, judge the following items.

The author mocks his wife’s driving skills.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

Social use of language or Pragmatics involve three major communication skills: using language for different purposes, changing language according to the needs of a listener/reader or situation, and following rules of conversation. About the latter, it is possible to say it involves

• A.

  requesting something, saying good-bye.

• B.

  talking differently to a baby than to an adult, rephrasing when misunderstood.

• C.

  promising something, taking turns in conversation.

• D.

  taking turns in conversation, rephrasing when misunderstood.

Based on the text above, judge the following items.

The couple was sad because the baby was asleep and therefore could not enjoy the beautiful sunset.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

Consider Kress’s text as a whole and choose one alternative to fill in the blank space of the sentence below.

Media texts are problematic to classify for a range of reasons, not least of which is that ______.

• A.

  these modalities are too new to be studied

• B.

  the modalities are changing and developing literally before our eyes

• C.

  researchers have biased views regarding these modalities

• D.

  the modalities are too complex

Based on the text above, judge the following items.

The writer believes that family life is somewhat similar to parking in New York.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

The text above

• A.

  presents the opinion of a biased teacher who does not agree with the English programme adopted by her school.

• B.

  presents the impartial opinion of a teacher who agrees with the English programme adopted by her school.

• C.

  presents the opinion of a caring teacher who is concerned with the effectiveness of the English programme adopted by her school.

• D.

  presents the candid opinion of a teacher who is not concerned about the way grammar is taught in her school.

When the author refers to the fiction in “Many believe the fiction is some way behind the fact”, he is referring to:

• A. Spanish Costas.
• B. Crematorio.
• C. Britain and Spain.
• D. Madrid and Barcelona.
• E. European Housing Review.

Based on the text above, judge the following items.

For the author, parking in New York is an occasion of great suspense because it is always a terrible experience.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado