Prova de 2019: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) — questões com gabarito

Consider the following sentence.

It is only when some irrelevant memory makes us prejudiced that we should search our mind for the reason for the aversion.

Select the alternative with the proposition that best rephrases it.

Consider the following propositions for rephrasing the sentence All of us, when we see a painting, are bound to be reminded of a hundred-and-one things which influence our likes and dislikes (l. 24-27).

I - When we see a painting, all of us are bound to be reminded of a hundred-and-one things which influence our likes and dislikes.

II - All of us are bound to be reminded of a hundred-and-one things which influence our likes and dislikes when we see a painting.

III- A hundred-and-one things which influence our likes and dislikes are bound to be reminded by all of us when we see a painting.

If applied to the text, which ones would be correct and keep the literal meaning?

Consider the following statements.

I - The pronoun Its (l. 15) refers to what he has just done (l. 14).

II - The pronoun It (l. 23) refers to Someone (l. 21).

III- The pronoun It (l. 29) refers to when some irrelevant memory makes us prejudiced (l. 29-30).

Which ones are correct?

Mark the statements below with T (true) or F (false), according to the text.

( ) The indefinition of what Art is allows different interpretations of what is beautiful or not.

( ) The author believes that liking an artwork needs no justification, but disliking it does.

( ) Representations of beautiful things are easily perceived as good art.

( ) An artist can make a great picture out of a repugnant subject-matter.

The correct sequence of filling in the parentheses, from top to bottom, is

Associe as palavras da coluna da esquerda às suas respectivas traduções, na coluna da direita, de acordo com o sentido com que estão empregadas no texto.

( ) shoot-out (l. 15)

( ) chasm (l. 55)

( ) low -key (l. 60)

1. de baixo custo

2. abismo

3. tiroteio

4. discreto

5. conexão

6. explosão

A sequência correta de preenchimento dos parênteses, de cima para baixo, é

Considere as afirmações abaixo.

I - O texto faz uma crítica contundente à Academia de Artes e Ciências Cinematográficas pela criação de uma categoria de premiação para filmes populares no Oscar.

II - O autor considera o “Oscar Pipoca” problemático, porque, entre outras razões, não há critérios claros para se caracterizar um filme como popular.

III- O texto afirma que a nova categoria visa aumentar a audiência da cerimônia do Oscar, a qual vinha caindo em função de a Academia não privilegiar filmes pelos quais o público faz filas.

Quais estão corretas, de acordo com o texto?