Questões sobre Interpretação de Texto

Based on the text, it can be concluded that

even when we are preparing our curriculum or a lesson, the difference between a second and a foreign language is not relevant.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

"This tactic" (line 6) refers to which of Shaun Osher's behavior?

• A.

  Holding meetings with his staff of fifty people.

• B.

  Avoiding copying everybody when sending out an e-mail.

• C.

  Calling clients on the phone and not relying so heavily on e-mail.

• D.

  Checking his e-mail account only twice a day and turning off his Blackberry during meetings.

• E.

  Responding to e-mails every minute and putting cell phones and PDAs on silent mode during meetings.

In the text, "beneath" (l.3) is the same as

• A.

  above.

• B.

  near.

• C.

  over.

• D.

  behind.

• E.

  underneath.

O texto apresenta o modelo convencional de lide jornalístico, iniciando com três elementos básicos do modelo: quem, quando e o quê.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

Based on the text, it can be concluded that

a second language is that one you learn in a foreign country where this language is the native language.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

In "One person could handle an issue that should take two minutes," (lines 14-15), "handle" means "to deal with". Mark the sentence in which the word "handle" is used in the same way.

• A.

  Can you get a handle on what your new boss expects of you?

• B.

  Customers are asked not to handle the goods in the shop.

• C.

  The clue was a handle for solving the mystery.

• D.

  The travelers were advised to pick up the suitcases by the handle.

• E.

  It was a difficult situation and the manager handled it very well.

In the text, "likely" (l.40) could be replaced, without changing the meaning, by

• A.

  expected.

• B.

  definitely.

• C.

  lovely.

• D.

  certainly.

• E.

  obviously.

Based on the text, it can be concluded that

if you are English and you are learning Portuguese in Brazil, Portuguese will be a second language for you.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

When Shaun Osher affirms that "… the pendulum has swung way too much to the other side," (lines 23-24), he means that

• A.

  an excess of emails has generated a sudden increase in productivity.

• B.

  cell phones, PDAs and laptops have become excessively complex devices.

• C.

  excessive e-mails and data overload have begun to negatively impact work.

• D.

  offices have become more efficient due to e-mail and other information technology advents.

• E.

  data avalanche has been a fortunate consequence of the widespread adoption of information technology.

Based on the text, choose the correct option.

• A.

  Oil prices have doubled three times as much all along the last ten years.

• B.

  Western countries do not need the petroleum found in Middle Eastern countries.

• C.

  Washington succeeded in getting free from its dependence on foreign energy.

• D.

  The goal of energy independence is understandable but, for the author of the text, it is an illusion.

• E.

  President Nixon was the only person to worry about the North American energy independence.