Questões sobre Interpretação de Texto

This text refers to questions 44 to 47.

Based on the text above, it can be said that the relationship established between the ideas of "unfailingly courteous" (l
.9) and "cross" (l
.10) is one of

• A.

  contrast.

• B.

  reiteration.

• C.

  inclusion.

• D.

  result.

• E.

  addition.

This text refers to questions 44 to 47.

In the fragment, "even capabilities cannot always trump other values" (l
.18-19), the verb "trump" means

• A.

  to be bracketed with.

• B.

  to foster.

• C.

  to vie against.

• D.

  to prevail over.

• E.

  to hold on to.

The author creates in the reader's mind the distinct impression that her father was

• A.

  an overprotective and controlling individual who wanted to be an integral part in all aspects of his daughter's life.

• B.

  prudish parent who persistently demanded that his daughter be or appear to be very prim, proper, modest and righteous at all times.

• C.

  a paranoid father who refused to let go, and clamped her down with hard and fast rules and strict discipline.

• D.

  a doting father whose motto could very well be "Spare the rod, spoil the child".

• E.

  a caring parent who was well-aware of the peculiar atmosphere that pervaded college campuses in the late '70s: permissive, in a state of constant political unrest, and overindulgent in terms of drinking.

The overall view the author outlines of late '70s South Africa is

• A.

  unduly optimistic, coloured by the typically unattainable idealism of young people.

• B.

  predictably hopelessly distorted by the author's white middle-class background and petit bourgeois values.

• C.

  inherently flawed and, therefore, pointless for it fails to place the country in a broader regional, African, or world context.

• D.

  basically descriptive and provides information about a politically, socially, and racially unequal and unfair society poised on the verge of momentous changes.

• E.

  oddly detached and unemotional due, perhaps, to the fact that she can only sympathize with the oppressed black population's plight up to a point.

Based on the text, judge — right (C) or wrong (E) — the items below.

The highly professional sense of Fallaci as a journalist in search of truth made her avoid any sort of tricks in approaching her interviewees, both powerful figures and common people.

• C.

• E.

Based on the text, judge — right (C) or wrong (E) — the items below.

Fallaci had either been a heavy smoker or had smoked for a long time.

• C.

• E.

Based on the text, judge — right (C) or wrong (E) — the items below.

Fallaci exploited Kissinger's somewhat big ego to trick him into making some public statements he would later regret.

• C.

• E.

According to the authors,

• A.

  businesses only prosper if they strictly adopt their Plan A.

• B.

  most famous companies fail because their leaders never stick to their original plan.

• C.

  it is necessary to be faithful to the first business plan and wait for customers to respond.

• D.

  some currently successful companies had to give up their initial plans for alternative business models.

• E.

  companies always fail when they decide to adopt their Plan B as a shortcut to their original business strategy.

Based on the text, judge — right (C) or wrong (E) — the items below.

Kissinger seems to suggest that Fallaci was not entirely professionally ethical or honest when dealing with the interview he had granted her.

• C.

• E.

Google, Starbucks and PayPal are mentioned in paragraph 1 (lines 1-8) since they

• A.

  are the only well-known companies in America nowadays.

• B.

  represent companies which have never delivered high returns to the investors.

• C.

  are examples of companies which made significant alterations to their original business plans.

• D.

  illustrate the kind of businesses that remained loyal to their original plans and fought for results.

• E.

  have founders who have been on the cover of Fortune magazine and are the world’s richest men.