Questões de Concurso Comentadas para instituto rio branco

In reference to the linguistic features of the text, decide whether the following statements are right (C) or wrong (E).

By using the expression “blazing a trail" (R.6), the authors inform the reader that Memory has opened a glowing and intense path as a result of her work.

In reference to the content of the text, its vocabulary and syntactic structure, decide whether the following statements are right (C) or wrong (E).

The repetition of single words and of phrases results in a tiresome text, one in which the author tries to tell a story but is stuck in descriptive language.

In reference to the content of the text, its vocabulary and syntactic structure, decide whether the following statements are right (C) or wrong (E).

In lines 4, 7 and 9, although with different syntactic functions, the word it refers to the same thing: “the head of an enemy which swung from the rafters” (l. 3 and 4).

In reference to the content of the text, its vocabulary and syntactic structure, decide whether the following statements are right (C) or wrong (E).

By being informed that Orlando had a “sullen face” (l. 34 and 35), the reader learns that Orlando was a serious and grave young man.

In reference to the content of the text, its vocabulary and syntactic structure, decide whether the following statements are right (C) or wrong (E).

The use of the words “dome” (R.54) and “temples” (R.55) has the effect of creating a faint aura of saintliness and religiousness about Orlando.

As far as Orlando’s physical features are concerned, decide whether the following statements are right (C) or wrong (E).

There was some fine, silky, soft hair both on his lips and cheeks.

In relation to Orlando’s family, decide whether the following statements are right (C) or wrong (E).

Orlando’s father or his grandfather traversed vast expanses of land beheading people of different races along the way.

According to the text, decide whether the following statements are right (C) or wrong (E).

Orlando cut a striking figure.

According to the text, decide whether the following statements are right (C) or wrong (E).

Orlando acquired, from an early age on, a disconcerting habit of cross-dressing.

About the vocabulary the author uses in his text, decide whether the statements below are right (C) or wrong (E).

“took delivery” (l.29) means received something that has already been paid for.

About the vocabulary the author uses in his text, decide whether the statements below are right (C) or wrong (E).

“prospective paintings” (l.43) can be understood as paintings about which Bacon was still thinking or planning.

About the vocabulary the author uses in his text, decide whether the statements below are right (C) or wrong (E).

“umpteen” (l.39) could be correctly replaced by torn.

According to the information given in the text about Bacon’s personal life, his relationship with art, and his work, decide whether the statements below are right (C) or wrong (E).

Bacon makes a deliberate effort not to allow his personal life to take central stage in his art.

According to the information given in the text about Bacon’s personal life, his relationship with art, and his work, decide whether the statements below are right (C) or wrong (E).

Heinous crimes provided the seeds for Bacon’s major works.

According to the text and in reference to Bacon’s studio, decide whether the statements below are right (C) or wrong (E).

Bacon’s original studio was transplanted and reassembled in the Irish capital city.

Each of the fragments from the text presented below is followed by a suggestion of rewriting. Decide whether the suggestion given maintains the meaning, coherence and grammar correction of the text (C) or not (E).

“make the necessary trade-offs to allow deadlocks to be broken” (l. 33 and 34): strike a compromise as a way out of an impasse

In relation to the content and the vocabulary of the text, decide whether the following statements are right (C) or wrong (E).

The idea expressed by the fragment “diversity of principals, agents, and intermediaries” (l. 21 and 22) stands in sharp contrast to the one introduced by “horizontal breadth with an open-ended nature” (l. 24 and 25).

In relation to the content and the vocabulary of the text, decide whether the following statements are right (C) or wrong (E).

The expressions “two level games” (l.7) and “double-edged diplomacy” (R.8) refer to a kind of diplomacy characterized by the presence of two types of actors: political leaders and technical diplomats.

In relation to the content and the vocabulary of the text, decide whether the following statements are right (C) or wrong (E).

As far as textual unity is concerned, “Yet” provides a transition from the first to the second paragraphs, and establishes a contrast between the ideas in each of them.

In reference to the text, decide whether the following statements are right (C) or wrong (E).

The text presents an opposition between club diplomacy and network diplomacy, which are different and irreconcilable ways of settling international conflicts.