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Text 2 relates metaphorically to the ideas of text 1. What idea in text 2 best expresses this metaphor?

The alternative that brings words that fill in the blanks in text, respectively, is

In “to look for keywords, and to read in a less linear, more selective fashion, instead of concentrating more on just following the text.” (lines 41-43) and “She has decided that, despite all her training in deep reading, she, too, needs some outside help.” (lines 51-53), the connectors instead of and despite can be replaced, without any change in form and meaning, respectively, by

Consider these segments and their paraphrase in parentheses.

I. “the more reading moved online, the less students seemed to understand” (lines 06-08) (the amount of digital texts increased so much that only a small number of students showed understanding)

II. “they were unprepared to address basic problems on-site” (lines 11 and 12) (they were not able to deal with difficulties in the digital world)

III. “all these variables translate into a different reading experience” (lines 35 and 36) (these aspects mean reading online brings about a particular mental operation)

The segment(s) adequately paraphrased in parentheses is/are only

Consider the meaning of “as” in “As the letters continued to pour in, Wolf experienced a growing realization: reading had changed profoundly.” (lines 19 and 20) and in the segments below:

I. “we don’t read the same way online as we do on paper” (lines 28 and 29)

II. “when we scroll, we tend to read faster but less deeply, as a way of coping with an overload of information” (lines 38-40)

III. “As children move more toward an immersion in digital media, we have to figure out ways to read deeply in this new environment.” (lines 49-51)

The segment(s) in which the meaning of “as” is closest to the one in lines 19 and 20 is/are only

Select the alternative in which the two words have the same grammatical function of “reading” (line 03)

Consider the question below.

“Was the digital format to blame for their superficial approaches, or was something else at work?” (lines 24-26).

From this question we can infer that

Read the statements below.

I. Good reading in print doesn’t necessarily mean good reading on-screen.

II. Wolf does not believe that we can learn to read online as deeply as we once did on paper.

III. Scrolling encourages readers to skim through the text.

IV. Wolf herself has experienced the effects of the digital media.

According to the text, the only correct statements are

After reading text 1 we can say that its main aim is to show

The sentence that would end paragraph 5 is

The alternatives below present groups of four verbs that belong to the same semantic field, EXCEPT:

INSTRUÇÃO: Responder à questão com base no texto, que apresenta comentários de especialistas sobre o gráfico.

Comment 1 – (…) the proportion of the population living in their own home has gone into decline. It peaked around the middle of the last decade, at just over 70 per cent.

Comment 2 – Owner occupiers spend an average of 18 per cent on their mortgage. That average may be misleading – those who’ve paid off their mortgage will be zilch. At least they’re building up an asset.

Comment 3 – The proportion in council homes has fallen too, thanks largely to Right to Buy. As a result, the proportion renting their own home has more than doubled in the last two decades, from under 10 per cent to over 20.

Comment 4 – (…) housing which costs more than 30 per cent of your income should count as unaffordable. This is a problem faced overwhelmingly by young renters.

Comment 5 – Soon, the rates of the population living in their own home will be back under 60 per cent, for the first time since the mid 1980s.

Adapted from: http://www.citymetric.com/politics/british-housing-crisis-five-charts

Read these assertions.

I. The word “living”, in the context of comment 1, plays the same grammatical function as in How do young people make a living in London?

II. If the grammatical structure “may be misleading” (comment 2) were in reported speech, it would be: The expert said that average might mislead.

III. By reading comment 3, one can say that some people who had the opportunity to buy their houses from the council are now renting them to others.

IV. “(…) should count as unaffordable”. (comment 4) means are to be considered financially unfeasible.

V. By reading comment 5, one can say that the population living in their own home did not reach 60 per cent in the mid 1980s.

The correct assertions are only

INSTRUÇÃO: Responder à questão com base no texto , que apresenta comentários de especialistas sobre o gráfico.

Comment 1 – (…) the proportion of the population living in their own home has gone into decline. It peaked around the middle of the last decade, at just over 70 per cent.

Comment 2 – Owner occupiers spend an average of 18 per cent on their mortgage. That average may be misleading – those who’ve paid off their mortgage will be zilch. At least they’re building up an asset.

Comment 3 – The proportion in council homes has fallen too, thanks largely to Right to Buy. As a result, the proportion renting their own home has more than doubled in the last two decades, from under 10 per cent to over 20.

Comment 4 – (…) housing which costs more than 30 per cent of your income should count as unaffordable. This is a problem faced overwhelmingly by young renters.

Comment 5 – Soon, the rates of the population living in their own home will be back under 60 per cent, for the first time since the mid 1980s.

Adapted from: http://www.citymetric.com/politics/british-housing-crisis-five-charts

The comments conveying ideas that have a representation on the graph are only

Read paragraph 6 and mark the following sentences T (true) or F (false).

( ) Scots used to see Middlesbrough and Ipswich as Tony Travers did.

( ) The SNP and Ukip despise London’s decision power.

( ) Alex Salmond and Tony Travers do not share the same opinion.

( ) The author thinks that not all views are concerned about how much London is eating itself.

Choose the alternative that presents the correct answers, from top to bottom, for the sentences above.

The sentence that would end paragraph 4 is

Which alternative below explains the idea underlined in the sentence “This would matter less if the city were making new places with the qualities of those now packaged up and commodified...” (lines 41 to 43)?

The word “eroded” (line 40) refers to

The reading of the text allows us to say that the author _________ in the _________ paragraph.

I. states that one can make a profit in London – second

II. describes London’s thriving housing situation – third

III. tackles some of London’s crisis outcomes – fourth

IV. admits that the attempt to recover what London has been losing is failing – fifth

The correct statements are only