Questões: Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF) — com gabarito

Assinale a alternativa que não apresenta relação de sentido com a temática dos poemas de Gregório de Matos e de Carlos Drummond de Andrade.

The title of Text I reflects the author’s position regarding culture. Choose the statement in which this position is best conveyed.

“Kôkôtêrô voltou-se rapidamente. Viu, no lugar em que enterrara a filha, um arbusto mui alto, que logo se tornou rasteiro assim que se aproximou. Tratou da sepultura. Limpou o solo. A plantinha foi-se mostrando cada vez mais viçosa. Mais tarde, Kôkôtêrô arrancou do solo a raiz da planta: era a mandioca.” (Brandenburger, C. Lendas dos Nossos Índios)


A mandioca é um dos principais alimentos cultivados no Brasil até os dias de hoje. Essa planta está associada à cultura de diversos grupos indígenas no território brasileiro, que utilizam a estaquia simples como o principal método de propagação para o cultivo deste vegetal.

Assinale a técnica genética com a qual a estaquia está relacionada.

According to Text I, in order to interact successfully with people from a different culture, one must

The meaning of unsuspecting (line 14) is

According to what is stated in the 2nd paragraph, offering a seat on the bus to an older person is an example of

Discourse markers are used to provide cohesion to the text. In the excerpt “Hence, we are comparing two bell curves and generalization cannot be avoided” (lines 17-18), the discourse marker in bold expresses the following semantic relation:

In “There is much to be gained by observing how people of the same culture interact with each other” (lines 30-31), the expression in bold could be replaced by

EXEMPLIFICATION is used by the author of the text to develop his argumentation. In paragraph 7, through the use of exemplification, the author

In Text II, the cartoon shows people from different continents, consequently from different cultures, interacting in real time on the internet. Mark the excerpt from Text I which may establish a link with Text II.

The text blames man’s lack of commitment toward the environment for the eventual destruction of human life on Earth. Mark the option that best conveys this idea.

The first paragraph considers one aspect of “The Flowering of Human Consciousness”. Mark the option which reflects such an aspect.

The text discusses the collective dysfunction of the human mind. It gives as examples the destruction of oxygen-producing forests and other plant and animal life; ill-treatment of animals in factory farms; and poisoning of rivers, oceans and air. The reason for this behavior is:

In the text, the role of science and technology in the achievements of humanity is viewed as one of contrast. Mark the option that best characterizes such a role.

In the extracts below, the words with ‘ing’ are all verbs, except:

Observe this extract from the text: “The achievements of humanity are impressive and undeniable”. (lines 15-16) More recently, however, there has been a radical change in the way humanity behaves toward the evolution of the planet. Mark the option which best characterizes this attitude.

Choose the item which signals, in the second paragraph, a change of opinion concerning human intelligence.

A letra da canção enfoca o tempo e o espaço que transcorrem e transformam tanto a matéria quanto o pensamento. Os versos da canção de Gilberto Gil, "Pães de Açúcar/Corcovados/Fustigados pela chuva e pelo vento", podem referir-se a um conceito da geografia física, o qual "constitui o conjunto de processos operantes na superfície terrestre que ocasionam a decomposição dos minerais das rochas, graças à ação de agentes atmosféricos e biológicos" (Leinz, V. e Amaral, S. Geologia Geral).

A afirmativa que apresenta comentário pertinente a aspectos sintáticos, morfológicos e semânticos do texto Tempo Rei é:

Os organismos autótrofos são aqueles que sintetizam moléculas orgânicas a partir de: