Teste 08

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OFICINA DE REDAÇÃO EM LÍNGUA INGLESA 
8a aula 
 
 
Exercício: CEL0560_EX_A8_201703243277_V1 19/11/2018 12:45:10 (Finalizada) 
Aluno: OZIEL RIBEIRO MARINHO 2018.3 EAD 
Disciplina: CEL0560 - OFICINA DE REDAÇÃO EM LÍNGUA INGLESA 201703243277 
 
 
 1a Questão 
 
Read the following passage and then answer the question. 
The Amazon River flows from the far easthern part of the state all the way to the sea. All kinds of animals rely 
on it for drinking water, people eat the fish they catch in it, and farmers in the state depend on it for irrigating 
their crops. Since there is a lot of rain in this state, the Amazon River gives animals and humans all the water 
they need to stay alive. This river is in the nation, and it is very important to the people and animals that live 
near it. 
The Summary of this passage is: 
 
The Amazon River starts in the northern part of the state. 
 
The Amazon River starts in the southern part of the state. 
 
People catch fish in the Amazon River. 
 The Amazon River is a small river. 
 The Amazon River is very important to people and animals. 
 
 
Explicação: The Amazon River is very important to people and animals. This is the more idea of the entire 
paragraph. 
 
 
 2a Questão 
 
Read the following passage and then answer the question. 
There are five teams of students in the first year of college. The brown team has economy first period, and the 
red team has literature. The yellow team gets to go to labs early in the morning, while the green team goes to 
soccer classes. Only students on the blue team get to library in the first period. Each student wears a nametag 
with his or her color, so that the teachers and students all know where a student should be. 
The Summary of this passage is: 
 
Students wear nametags. 
 
Students are organized by their grades. 
 
The yellow team has the best schedule. 
 
The blue team has math first. 
 Students are organized by teams with color names. 
 
 
 
Explicação: Students are organized by teams with color names. The text clearly shows the relation between 
colors and activity. 
 
 
 3a Questão 
 
When the writer explains the cause of an event and thoroughly investigates the effects, what kind of exposition 
he is writing? 
 
Problem and solution exposition 
 Cause and effect exposition 
 
Description exposition 
 
Sequence exposition 
 
Comparison exposition 
 
Explicação: Cause and effects 
 
 
 4a Questão 
 
Is it an ant, you wonder, or a termite? Ants resemble termites, but they are quite different and can be easily 
distinguished. In contrast to termites, ants are usually dark in color, are hard bodied, and have constriction 
between the thorax and abdomen. Termites are light in color and shed their wings. Flying ants do not shed 
their wings. Also, ants and termites belong to different orders. 
Select the best summary of this paragraph. 
 
Ants and termites are both insects and have many things in common 
 
Termites are lighter in color and loose their wings at a certain stage of development. 
 
Although ants resemble termites, they have differences that cannot be easily seen. 
 Ants are dark in color, hard bodied and belong to a different order than termites. 
 Although ants resemble termites, they have differences that can be easily seen. 
 
Explicação: Although ants resemble termites, they have differences that can be easily seen. All the paragraph 
development flows around this main idea. 
 
 
 5a Questão 
 
When writing a good summary, the writer must respect all the below characteristics BUT: 
 a summary must be fragmented 
 
a summary must be concise 
 
a summary must be independent 
 
a summary must be informative 
 
a summary must be comprehensive 
 
 
 6a Questão 
 
Decide the best way to write each section between brackets and choose the correct answer. If the section needs 
no change, choose "No error." Pay attention to punctuation too. Try to find out if it is correctly used. It was 
enough to feel like she had finally [accepted us but we still had] to do our best to earn her trust. 
 It was enough to feel like she had finally accepted us, but we still had to do our best to earn her trust. 
 
No error. 
 
It was not enough to feel her acceptance. 
 
It was enough to feel like she had finally accepted us we still had to do our best to earn her trust. 
 
It was enough to feel like she had finally accepted us, or we still had to do our best to earn her trust. 
 
 
 7a Questão 
 
It was beginning to get dark. We were still not home yet. I bet Dad is going to be mad at us, I thought. I yelled 
at my brother to ride his bike faster, but it was difficult to ride bikes uphill. I was so tired that every muscle in 
my legs were burning. My brother finally got off his bike and sat down. I stopped and went back to help him. 
Suddenly, there was a car coming toward us. I could see headlights. It was Dad. He had come to look for us, 
since we were so late getting home. I knew I was going to get into trouble, but at least we were safe. Dad 
picked us up and took us home. 
What is the BEST summary of this passage? 
 
Two boys got into trouble. They were very late getting home. They could not ride their bikes anymore. 
 
He took the boys home. Dad came looking for them. Two boys were late getting home. 
 
The two boys were got into trouble and got lost. Their dad got mad and sent the police to find them. 
 
Some boys were got into trouble and got lost. Their mother got mad and sent the police to find them. 
 Two boys were late getting home. Dad came looking for them. He took the boys home. 
 
Explicação: Two boys were late getting home. Dad came looking for them. He took the boys home. This is the 
alternative that reproduces the main ideas in sequence and truly. 
 
 
 8a Questão 
 
From all characteristics of a summary listed below, one is incorrect; which one? 
 
A summary omits details, and does not include the reader's interpretation of the original. 
 It is not possible to summarize something that you have heard. 
 
A summary is an exercise of intelligence, 
 
A summary requires the drafting of a new text, based on its source text. 
 
A summary is a record in a reader's own words that gives the main points of a piece of writing.