Questões sobre Interpretação de Texto

According to Dr. Douglas Kellner in Paragraph 2 (lines 5-10), the technological revolution of the 21^st century

• A. cannot change the way people live nowadays.
• B. can mark the transition from an oral to a print culture.
• C. has been unprecedented in the history of human societies.
• D. will only bring negative consequences to the future generations.
• E. will be less important to mankind than the invention of the printing press.

Based on the text above, judge the items 16 through 30.

The Brazilian Central Bank has already evaluated its monetary policy before.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

In "These issues lead to a need for students to be able to communicate," (lines 18-19), the expression "these issues" refers to the

• A. emerging technologies that will have a huge impact on today's society.
• B. social, economical and political problems that were solved locally in the past.
• C. needs students have to communicate, function and innovate in the world of today.
• D. importance of participating in real-life, real-world service learning projects that will make the world a better place
• E. problems found in the contemporary world, such as global warming, famine, poverty and population explosion.

Based on the text above, judge the items 16 through 30.

The Brazilian Central Bank is conscious of liquidity problems and of the price of credit.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

Mark the only option that states an important conclusion of the study conducted by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, reported on Paragraph 6 (lines 34-48).

• A. Students should not be encouraged to multitask because it can lead to hyperactivity.
• B. Children and adolescents spend more than six hours of their day using electronic devices.
• C. Listening to music while surfing on the Web can be dangerous and harmful for students' studying habits.
• D. No handheld video games and websites can help preschoolers learn colors, numbers, letters and spelling.
• E. All contemporary school teachers make students use different technological devices to learn, such as PDAs, cellular phones, and handheld gaming devices.

Based on the text above, judge the items 16 through 30.

"surplus" (l.16) is synonymous with product.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

Which option contains a correct correspondence of meaning?

• A.

  "exciting' (line 3) and stimulating are synonymous.

• B.

  "unlimited"(line 28) and endless are antonymous.

• C. "advances" (line 30) could not be replaced by developments.
• D.

  "ravaged" (line 30) and preserved have similar meanings.

• E.

  "designing" (line 62) and planning indicate opposing ideas.

Based on the text above, judge the items 16 through 30.

'unfolding' (l.18) is the same as development.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

Which of the following expressions in italics introduces a contrast?

• A. "… world filled with fantastic new problems as well as exciting new possibilities." (lines 3-4)
• B. "We have no idea of what the world will look in five years, … yet we are charged with preparing our students for life in that world." (lines 12-14)
• C. "…provide unlimited possibilities for exciting new discoveries and developments such as new forms of energy, medical advances, restoration of environmentally ravaged areas,"(lines 28-30)
• D. "So, there must be a dramatic departure from the factorymodel education of the past." (lines 57-58)
• E. "It is abandonment, finally, of textbook-driven, teachercentered, paper and pencil schooling." (lines 58-60)

Based on the text above, judge the items 16 through 30.

"boosted" (l.36) means increased.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado