TESTE DE CONHECIMENTO - OFICINA DE REDAÇÃO EM LÍNGUA INGLESA

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The extract below describes trends in Higher Education in Brazil, according to UNESCO. Read it and choose the
option that substitutes the numbered expressions for similar ones:
"Higher education has experienced (1) very fast growth [...] in the second half of the 1990s. Growth has been most
visible in undergraduate enrolment, where the student body has (2) swelled by an extra 1.5 million students since
2008. About (3) three quarters of undergraduates (7.3 million in 2013) are enrolled in private institutions. [...]
About (4) half of the growth in private tertiary education can be attributed to distance learning programmes, a new
trend in Brazilian higher education."
Retrieved from: https://en.unesco.org/sites/default/�les/usr15_brazil.pdf
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familiarizar com este modelo de questões que será usado na sua AV e AVS.
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1.
(1) a slump/ (2) increased/ (3) 25%/ (4) 50%
(1) a plummet/ (2) increased/ (3) 34%/ (4) 50%
(1) a soar/ (2) increased/ (3) 75%/ (4) 50%
(1) a rapid increase/ (2) decreased/ (3) 75%/ (4) 70%
(1) a rapid increase/ (2) increased/ (3) 34%/ (4) 50%
Data Resp.: 27/08/2023 17:39:11
Explicação:
The noun "soar" indicates a rapid and quick rise, and the verb "swell" is equivalent to the act of becoming higher
or increasing. Moreover, the equivalent to the amount of "three quarters" is "75%", as it represents three of the
four equal parts of a whole. Finally, "50%" of an amount is the same as "half of it" or two equal parts.
 
2.
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The third component of narrative chains is called the complicating action. Choose the option that best justi�es the
reason why the selected fragment can be classi�ed as part of the complicating action of hooks' narrative:
Claiming the freedom to grow as an imaginative writer was connected for me with having the courage to be open,
to be able to tell the truth of one's life as I had experienced it in writing. To talk about one's life-that I could do. To
write about it, to leave a trace-that was frightening. The longer it took me to begin the process of writing
autobiography, the further removed from those memories I was becoming. Each year, a memory seemed less and
less clear. I wanted not to lose the vividness, the recall and felt an urgent need to begin the work and complete it.
Yet I could not begin even though I had begun to confront some of the reasons I was blocked, as I am blocked just
now in writing this piece because I am afraid to express in writing the experience that served as a catalyst for that
block to move.
Retrieved from: hooks, bell. Talking Back: Thinking Feminist, Thinking Black. Chapter 22: Writing Autobiography.
Routledge: New York, 2015.
This table regards numerical data related to progress and completion in Panama's educational system. Choose the option
containing a true statement about it:
Retrieved from: http://uis.unesco.org/en/country/pa#slideoutmenu
 
Because it provides readers with important orienting information, allowing them to take a peek at hooks'
childhood experiences and, thus, understand the narrator¿s longing to talk about her past and, by such means,
kill her former self.
Because it focuses exclusively on hooks' evaluation of the events that marked her childhood, solely aiming at
transmitting their emotional impact to those who read her text.
Because it wraps up hooks' narrative, bringing it to an end with a brief description of her �nal decisions.
Because it provides readers with important orienting information, allowing them to take a peek at hooks¿
childhood experiences and, thus, understand the narrator's longing to talk about her past and, by such means,
kill her former self.
Because it creates a web of cause-effect relationship, describing hooks' contradictory feelings towards openly
writing about her own story.
Data Resp.: 27/08/2023 17:41:49
Explicação:
The complicating action focuses on a series of cause-effect relationships, describing the sequence of actions that
led from the initiating event to the most reportable event. Hence, the correct answer is "Because it creates a
web of cause-effect relationship, describing hooks¿ contradictory feelings towards openly writing about her own
story". The other options refer to either the orientation (orienting information on time, place or characters), to
the evaluation (focusing on the emotional impact) or to the resolution and coda (the end of the narrative).
 
3.
The rates of effective transition from primary to lower secondary levels in Panama¿s educational system
�uctuated considerably in 2020.
The gross intake ratio into the last grade of primary school is approximate among boys and girls.
The study estimates a slight drop in the proportion of students who are able to conclude secondary school.
According to the table, the percentage of school life expectancy halved in the last decade.
The table shows increasing trends in the percentage of repeaters in primary throughout the years, while
transition rates from primary to lower secondary have remained steady.
Data Resp.: 27/08/2023 18:02:35
Explicação:
The graph below is concerned with a comparison of food security/insecurity in Brazil between 2004 and 2020. Choose
the alternative which better describes its data:
Retrieved from: http://olheparaafome.com.br/VIGISAN_AF_National_Survey_of_Food_Insecurity.pdf
Complete this introductory paragraph with the appropriate expository language.
"When the Carnival season begins, the streets of Brazil (1)__________ full of color, festivities, and samba. As one of
the essential elements of Brazilian culture, no city in the South American country (2)__________  its parade. From the
The use of the expression "approximate" to characterize the noun "rates" is justi�ed because numbers related to
boys and girls are close when it comes to this line on the table: around 86%. The other options refer to trends
that are not consistent with the information provided by the table.
 
4.
The proportion of Brazilian families with proper food security tops three �fths.
In 2020, the proportion of households that faced mild food insecurity was approximately one tenth.
The percentage of households affected by severe hunger has slumped sharply from 2013 to 2020.
The country faced a staggering upsurge in moderate food insecurity in 2004, whilst there was a decreasing
trend in 2018.
In 2020, less than half of Brazilian households were food secure and there has been a steep rise in food
insecurity since 2010.
Data Resp.: 27/08/2023 22:26:21
Explicação:
The percentage linked to the 2020 survey is below 50% ("44,8%"). Besides, the increase in the yellow, red and
blue points and rates related to food insecurity indicate a rising trend in such issue.
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5.
Brazilian soap operas of Rede Globo to The Simpsons, Brazilian Carnival (3)__________ , but Rio de Janeiro's Carnival
(4)__________ the most for its visibility."
Retrieved from: https://www.riotimesonline.com/brazil-news/brazil/the-biggest-party-in-the-world-what-is-
carnival-in-rio-de-janeiro-and-how-did-it-come-about/
Choose the option which best justi�es the verb tenses used in the following paragraph, retrieved from an
expository text about an exhibition which denounces and �ghts against Contemporary antisemitism.
"The need to consistently challenge anti-Semitism clearly remains, and the Wiener Holocaust Library in London¿s
forthcoming exhibition,Fighting anti-Semitism from Dreyfus to Today, is a timely examination of the wide range of
ways in which Jewish groups and others have fought against anti-Semitism in more than a century [...]."
Retrieved and adapted from: https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2022/3/11/learning-from-the-past-to-
ef�ciently-�ght-antisemitism-today
Read the introduction of an expository text titled "After Fleeing Ukraine, LGBTQ Refugees Search for Safety in
Countries Hostile to Their Rights". Then, choose the option containing its textual genre, according to its observable
features.
"For Vitaly and his wife, it was the bright light that woke them up at 4:30 am on Feb. 24. Then came the crashes of
the explosions, four in a row, shaking their home in Odessa. They checked their phones and saw frantic texts from
friends panicking that Russia had launched a war on Ukraine. They each grabbed a bag, got into their car, and drove
west."
(1) are/ (2) does not have/ (3) has been covered/ (4) stands out
(1) will be/ (2) has/ (3) was covered/ (4) has been standing out
(1) are/ (2) will have/ (3) was covered/ (4) stood out
(1) are/ (2) does not have/ (3) was covered/ (4) stood out
(1) will be/ (2) had/ (3) has been covered/ (4) stands out
Data Resp.: 27/08/2023 22:25:48
Explicação:
The structure in (1) provides a general rule during Carnival season, since it presents a situation that is usually
true, justifying the use of the Present Simple tense. Besides, the structure in (2) provides a factual description in
a sentence introduced by the negative particle "no", which is why the Simple Present structure in the negative is
adequate. Later on, in structure (3) the author alludes to Carnival depiction in the media without specifying their
years of release, which leads him to employ the Present Perfect tense. In structure (4), he makes a descriptive
allegation, in which the Present Simple tense is more accurate.
 
6.
The Simple Present Tense in the verbs "remain" and "be" account for progressive actions in the present, whilst
the Present Perfect in the verb "�ght" refers to an action that occurred in an inde�nite moment in the past.
The Simple Present tense employed in the verbs "remain" and "be" accounts for a factual exposition, while the
Present Perfect in the verb "�ght" refers to an action that occurred in an inde�nite moment in the past.
The Simple Present tense employed in the verbs "remain" and "be" accounts for a factual exposition, but the
Simple Past tense would be more adequate in the verb "�ght".
The Simple Present tense employed in the verbs "remain" and "be" regard actions which started in the past
and with noticeable current consequences. The Present Perfect in the verb "�ght" refers to past activities in a
precise time period.
The future simple should be employed in the verb "be", insofar as it refers to a future exhibition.
Data Resp.: 27/08/2023 22:27:08
Explicação:
Indeed, the author makes factual historical claims using the verbs "remain" and "be", to be later evidenced with
data. Therefore, the Simple Present tense is adequate. Moreover, he does not clarify when the �ghts he
mentioned occurred, allowing for the use of a Present Perfect structure.
 
7.
Retrieved from: https://time.com/6156672/lgbtq-ukraine-refugees-russia
In the book Academic Writing for Graduate Students by Swales and Feak, three rhetorical moves are identi�ed.
These moves should function as guidelines for the writing of the introduction to argumentative texts as well as the
building up of the thesis statement. Mark the alternative with the adequate description of the third rhetorical
move, according to Swales and Feak:
There is a wide range of discursive strategies you may put at work to craft the language of your arguments so as to
make them sound more convincing. Mark the option that best explains the deliberate repetition of the verbs "to
teach" and "to learn":
Women are the group most victimized by sexist oppression. As with other forms of group oppression, sexism is
perpetuated by institutional and social structures; by the individuals who dominate, exploit, or oppress; and by the
victims themselves who are socialized to behave in ways that make them act in complicity with the status quo. Male
supremacist ideology encourages women to believe they are valueless and obtain value only by relating to or
bonding with men. We are taught that our relationships with one another diminish rather than enrich our
experience. We are taught that women are 'natural' enemies, that solidarity will bever exist between us because we
cannot, should not, and do not bond with one another. We have learned these lessons well. We must unlearn them if
The paragraph is indicative of a feature story, since it provides a proposition and summary of the content of
the article at the very outset.
Such narration is a typical trait of an axis problem- solution.
It consists of a feature story, since it intends to engage readers and foster empathy providing an exposition of
particular life experiences connected with the theme of the publication.
The extract is structured by means of a comparison among the couple and other people in contrasting
situations.
This paragraph is structured in a common format of inverted pyramid, exposing a set of actions which add a
human touch to data.
Data Resp.: 27/08/2023 22:27:04
Explicação:
Instead of making general expository claims, the author attempts to engage readers by introducing the
particular stories of two people who are probably not known by the projected public: Vitaly and his wife. This
strategy is common in feature stories. Therefore, the correct answer is: "It consists of a feature story, since it
intends to engage readers and foster empathy providing an exposition of particular life experiences connected
with the theme of the publication".
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8.
(1) Attracting the readers' curiosity; (2) summarizing the main point of the research; and (3) making room for a
balanced account of the controversy tackled by your paper.
(1) Establishing a research territory; (2) establishing a niche; and (3) occupying the niche.
(1) Outlining the purpose and the nature of the research; (2) announcing its principal �ndings; and (3)
indicating the structure of the research paper.
(1) Indicating a gap in the previous research; (2) raising questions about it; and (3) extending previous
knowledge.
(1) Establishing a research territory; (2) establishing a niche; and (3) extending previous knowledge.
Data Resp.: 27/08/2023 22:27:02
Explicação:
The third rhetorical move aims at occupying the niche de�ned by the research, by means of outlining the
purpose and nature of the research, announcing its main �ndings, and indicating the structure of the research
paper. Therefore, the only correct answer is: "(1) Outlining the purpose and the nature of the research; (2)
announcing its principal �ndings; and (3) indicating the structure of the research paper."
 
9.
we are to build a sustained feminist movement. We must learn to live and work in solidarity. We must learn the true
meaning and value of Sisterhood.
HOOKS, Bell. "Sisterhood: Political Solidarity Between Women". Feminist Review, n. 23, 1986, p.127.
Analyze the paragraph below, retrieved from a paper about transcription records in legal contexts. Afterwards,
choose the alternative which best describes the argumentation developed by the authors.
"The fact that records of data as similar as police - suspect and police - witness interviews are produced so
differently, provides us with an ideal context in which to demonstrate the factors at work, and to test our theories
as to how best to approach issues of adequacy and accuracy. However, we envisage that our model can be applied
equally well to written transcripts of spoken data across any context, including our own professional context as
linguists who analyse spoken text. It thereby also illustrates how, by attempting to address a 'real-world' practical
problem, we can in fact learn agreat deal about our own methods and academic practices." Retrieved from
https://academic.oup.com/applij/advance-article/doi/10.1093/applin/amac005/6524571?searchresult=1
Bell hooks repeats these words to emphasize that sisterhood as well as solidarity cannot be learned: they are
naturally inherited and are not transmitted from person to person.
Bell hooks deliberately repeats the verbs "to teach" and "to learn" to avoid synonyms that may not make her
point clear enough.
The author should have chosen synonyms to avoid the unnecessary repetition of words. Such repetitions may
distract the reader and undermine the validity of the writer's main ideas.
The author repeats the verbs "to teach" and "to learn" because these are fundamental concepts for those who
talk about solidarity in school settings.
Bell hooks purposedly repeats the verbs "to teach" and "to learn" to reiterate that the belief in women¿s
"natural" animosity is socially constructed, collectively learned. Such repetition comes in handy, drawing the
reader's attention to the writer¿s core argument.
Data Resp.: 27/08/2023 22:22:41
Explicação:
Repetitions must not be dismissed as irrelevant in academic writing. When a word is constantly brought
forward, the writer may desire to reinforce a speci�c idea so as to endorse his arguments and reiterate his or her
perspective on the matters discussed.
 
10.
The language structures used by the authors indicate that the text consists of a counter-argumentation
against current academic practices.
The author's allusion to their expertise as linguists consists of an appeal to pathos.
The expression "in fact" indicates that the authors merely begged the question instead of arguing for their
thesis.
The authors resort to a syllogism to argue for the relevance of their study in the �eld.
The repetition of the modal verb "can" indicates an overuse of hedging, which makes the paragraph
ambiguous.
Data Resp.: 27/08/2023 22:22:32
Explicação:
Indeed, the proposition defended in the paragraph is based on a major premise (that the data can be applied to
different contexts), a minor premise (it can also be applied in the author¿s context of Linguistics), and on a
conclusion (it can show authors how to deal with their methods). Therefore, it is based on Aristotle¿s syllogism
and its deductive conclusion. The correct answer is then: "The authors resort to a syllogism to argue for the
relevance of their study in the �eld."
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