Questões de Inglês para Vestibular

cód. #7243

PUC - RS - Inglês - 2018 - Vestibular - Segundo Dia

INSTRUÇÃO: Responder à questão com base no texto. 


Rip Van Winkle is a classic American short story written by Washington Irving based on local history _____ with influences from European folklore. It tells the story of a man who lived near the Catskill Mountains in New York before the Revolutionary War and fell asleep for twenty years. Everything he knew _____ in the town was gone. _____, he learned that he had to navigate this new world as a free citizen of the United States.

Adapted from: http://www.supersummary.com/rip-van-winkle/summary/ and https://www.bookreports.info/rip-van-winkle-summary/

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

A) but – of – Therefore

B) except – over – Still

C) unless – from – Though

D) together – about – However

A B C D E

cód. #8523

VUNESP - Inglês - 2018 - Conhecimentos Gerais

Leia o texto para responder à questão.


    There is nothing conventional about 17-year-old Michael Fuller’s relationship with music. As someone with high-functioning autism who sees the world through sound, creating melodies from the bustle of the high street or trains on the tracks feels more natural than any social interaction. This hardwired connection to sound has been with him for as long as he can remember.

    By the age of 11, Michael could play Mozart by ear, having taught himself to play the piano through a mobile phone app. The app highlighted notes on a keyboard as classical music played. He describes his unusual musical talent as “downloading” music into his head. His mother, Nadine, remembers that as a child Michael would “suddenly pop up and say: ‘I’ve got a symphony’”. Michael took to the piano and found he could quickly perform complex pieces from memory.

    “I liked what I was hearing, sought more music and began studying through Google and YouTube,” he remembers. “It was very organic. I would listen in great depth and the music would be implanted in my mind. I could then just play it on the piano – all without being taught.”

    Growing up in a family that listened to reggae over classical music, Michael feels “very much aware” of how different his approach is to music – symbolised by the way he taught himself piano as a child. This, his mother says, came as a “surprise to the family and myself – I’d never listened to classical music in my life”.

    It was not long after learning to play the piano that Michael started composing his own works. Describing this process as “making music with my mind”, Michael says composing classical symphonies “helps me to express myself through music – it makes me calm”. Michael wants to nurture his song writing to achieve his ambition of becoming a modern mainstream classical artist. He wants to control the creative process, unlike typical modern-day composers, who he says “write blobs on a page, hand it over to the musicians – then say bye-bye and stay in the background and get no recognition”. Instead, Michael is determined to take centre stage.


(Alex Taylor. www.bbc.com, 27.03.2018. Adaptado.)

De acordo com o primeiro e segundo parágrafos, Michael Fuller

A) toca piano sem errar apenas diante de sua família.

B) fica perturbado com os ruídos da rua ou dos trens.

C) sonha conseguir tocar peças complexas de memória.

D) cria melodias a partir de ruídos de trens sobre trilhos.

E) costuma baixar músicas clássicas no celular.

A B C D E

cód. #9291

UEG - Inglês - 2018 - Vestibular - Língua Inglesa (a Distância)

Observe o infográfico a seguir para responder à questão.
Disponível em: <https://www.paradigmsports.ca/a-healthy-mind-in-a-healthy-body/>. Acesso em: 09 out. 2018.
According to the information expressed in the image and data, when kids are physically active, we verify that

A) physical activity is very important for children to have better grades at school, that´s why they need to practice exercises at least 5 days a week.

B) nowadays we have parents and teachers who are concerned with children’s healthy that´s why they are motivating kids to practice physical activities.

C) physical fitness condition is related to the students’ performance at school, which also can be related with them having higher or lower grades.

D) students in better physical fitness conditions are going to have successful career and professions and will achieve better job positions and salaries.

E) in recent years students are more physically active then on their parents’ school time which nowadays reflects on their better grades at school.

A B C D E

cód. #11083

IF-MT - Inglês - 2018 - Vestibular


O texto cita vários impactos negativos que a poluição pode causar à saúde humana. Assinale a alternativa cuja informação NÃO está citada no referido texto.

A) Problemas respiratórios como a asma, bronquite crônica e diminuição da função pulmonar podem ser causados por poluentes no ar, como o ozônio ou partículas no ar.

B) Sérios problemas de saúde, especialmente para populações vulneráveis, como crianças ou mulheres grávidas, podem ser causados por poluentes como o mercúrio acumulados em peixes e frutos do mar.

C) Sérios problemas de saúde, incluindo câncer e problemas de desenvolvimento em crianças, podem ser causados por poluentes no solo, como a contaminação por metais pesados, toxinas ou chumbo.

D) Problemas estomacais e outros problemas digestivos, ao beber água contaminada.

E) Infecções na pele e queda de cabelo, devido ao uso da água contaminada para o banho.

A B C D E

cód. #7244

PUC - RS - Inglês - 2018 - Vestibular - Segundo Dia

INSTRUÇÃO: Responder à questão com base no texto. 



Adapted from: https://www.newyorker.com/science/maria-konnikova/being-a-better-online-reader

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

A) however – nor

B) whereas – though

C) moreover – even so

D) other than – regardless of

A B C D E

cód. #8524

VUNESP - Inglês - 2018 - Conhecimentos Gerais

Leia o texto para responder à questão.


    There is nothing conventional about 17-year-old Michael Fuller’s relationship with music. As someone with high-functioning autism who sees the world through sound, creating melodies from the bustle of the high street or trains on the tracks feels more natural than any social interaction. This hardwired connection to sound has been with him for as long as he can remember.

    By the age of 11, Michael could play Mozart by ear, having taught himself to play the piano through a mobile phone app. The app highlighted notes on a keyboard as classical music played. He describes his unusual musical talent as “downloading” music into his head. His mother, Nadine, remembers that as a child Michael would “suddenly pop up and say: ‘I’ve got a symphony’”. Michael took to the piano and found he could quickly perform complex pieces from memory.

    “I liked what I was hearing, sought more music and began studying through Google and YouTube,” he remembers. “It was very organic. I would listen in great depth and the music would be implanted in my mind. I could then just play it on the piano – all without being taught.”

    Growing up in a family that listened to reggae over classical music, Michael feels “very much aware” of how different his approach is to music – symbolised by the way he taught himself piano as a child. This, his mother says, came as a “surprise to the family and myself – I’d never listened to classical music in my life”.

    It was not long after learning to play the piano that Michael started composing his own works. Describing this process as “making music with my mind”, Michael says composing classical symphonies “helps me to express myself through music – it makes me calm”. Michael wants to nurture his song writing to achieve his ambition of becoming a modern mainstream classical artist. He wants to control the creative process, unlike typical modern-day composers, who he says “write blobs on a page, hand it over to the musicians – then say bye-bye and stay in the background and get no recognition”. Instead, Michael is determined to take centre stage.


(Alex Taylor. www.bbc.com, 27.03.2018. Adaptado.)

In the excerpt from the first paragraph “has been with him for as long as he can remember”, the underlined expression indicates

A) time.

B) purpose.

C) reason.

D) consequence.

E) comparison.

A B C D E

cód. #9292

UEG - Inglês - 2018 - Vestibular - Língua Inglesa (a Distância)

Leia o texto a seguir para responder à questão.

Global warming is intensifying El Niño weather

    As humans put more and more heat-trapping gases into the atmosphere, the Earth warms. And the warming is causing changes that might surprise us. Not only is the warming causing long-term trends in heat, sea level rise, ice loss, etc.; it’s also making our weather more variable. It’s making otherwise natural cycles of weather more powerful.
    Perhaps the most important natural fluctuation in the Earth’s climate is the El Niño process. El Niño refers to a short-term period of warm ocean surface temperatures in the tropical Pacific, basically stretching from South America towards Australia. When an El Niño happens, that region is warmer than usual. If the counterpart La Niña occurs, the region is colder than usual. Often times, neither an El Niño or La Niña is present and the waters are a normal temperature. This would be called a “neutral” state.
    The ocean waters switch back and forth between El Niño and La Niña every few years. Not regularly, like a pendulum, but there is a pattern of oscillation. And regardless of which part of the cycle we are in (El Niño or La Niña), there are consequences for weather around the world. For instance, during an El Niño, we typically see cooler and wetter weather in the southern United States while it is hotter and drier in South America and Australia. It’s really important to be able to predict El Niño/La Niña cycles in advance. It’s also important to be able to understand how these cycles will change in a warming planet.
        El Niño cycles have been known for a long time. Their influence around the world has also been known for almost 100 years. Having observed the effects of El Niño for a century, scientists had the perspective to understand something might be changing.
    The relationship between regional climate and the El Niño/La Niña status in climate model simulations of the past and future. It was found an intensification of El Niño/La Niña impacts in a warmer climate, especially for land regions in North America and Australia. Changes between El Niño/La Niña in other areas, like South America, were less clear. The intensification of weather was more prevalent over land regions.
    And this conclusion can be extended to many other situations around the planet. Human pollution is making our Earth’s natural weather switch more strongly from one extreme to another. It’s a weather whiplash that will continue to get worse as we add pollution to the atmosphere.
        Fortunately, every other country on the planet (with the exception of the US leadership) understands that climate change is an important issue and those countries are taking action. It isn’t too late to change our trajectory toward a better future for all of us. But the time is running out. The Earth is giving us a little nudge by showing us, via today’s intense weather, what tomorrow will be like if we don’t take action quickly.
Disponível em: <https://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-consensus-97-per-cent/2018/aug/29/global-warming-is-intensifying-el-nino-weather>. Acesso em: 19 set. 2018. (Adaptado). 

De acordo com o texto, em termos de sentido, verifica-se que

A) heat-trapping gases, na língua portuguesa, pode ser traduzido como “gases quentes e poluentes”.

B) long-term trends pode ser compreendido, em língua portuguesa, como “tendência em grande escala”.

C) giving us a little nudge, na língua portuguesa, pode ser traduzido como “dá-nos um pequeno alerta .”

D) switch back and forth, em português, pode ser traduzido como “mover-se para frente e para trás”.

E) regardless of which part, na língua portuguesa, pode ser compreendido “apesar de todas as partes.”

A B C D E

cód. #11084

IF-MT - Inglês - 2018 - Vestibular


Marque a alternativa que apresenta a melhor tradução para o trecho: "Water pollution may result from run-off from places such as agricultural fields, construction sites or factories; oil spills; sewage disposals; and the accumulation of trash" (linhas 26-28).

A) A água é a causa da poluição dos locais como campos agrícolas, locais de construção ou fábricas; derramamentos de óleo; derramamentos de esgoto; e a acumulação de lixo.

B) A poluição da água pode resultar do escoamento de locais como campos agrícolas, locais de construção ou fábricas; derramamentos de óleo; despejos de esgoto; e a acumulação de lixo.

C) A poluição da água mais resulta do desligamento de estações de tratamento de lixo que do derramamento de óleo e de esgoto.

D) A água não tem sofrido os efeitos negativos da poluição e tem sido utilizada na agricultura e nas fábricas.

E) A poluição da água resulta apenas do lixo acumulado pelas fábricas e dos detritos da construção civil

A B C D E

cód. #7245

PUC - RS - Inglês - 2018 - Vestibular - Segundo Dia

INSTRUÇÃO: Responder à questão com base no texto. 



Adapted from: https://www.newyorker.com/science/maria-konnikova/being-a-better-online-reader

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

A) I.

B) III.

C) I and II.

D) II and III.

A B C D E

cód. #8525

VUNESP - Inglês - 2018 - Conhecimentos Gerais

Leia o texto para responder à questão.


    There is nothing conventional about 17-year-old Michael Fuller’s relationship with music. As someone with high-functioning autism who sees the world through sound, creating melodies from the bustle of the high street or trains on the tracks feels more natural than any social interaction. This hardwired connection to sound has been with him for as long as he can remember.

    By the age of 11, Michael could play Mozart by ear, having taught himself to play the piano through a mobile phone app. The app highlighted notes on a keyboard as classical music played. He describes his unusual musical talent as “downloading” music into his head. His mother, Nadine, remembers that as a child Michael would “suddenly pop up and say: ‘I’ve got a symphony’”. Michael took to the piano and found he could quickly perform complex pieces from memory.

    “I liked what I was hearing, sought more music and began studying through Google and YouTube,” he remembers. “It was very organic. I would listen in great depth and the music would be implanted in my mind. I could then just play it on the piano – all without being taught.”

    Growing up in a family that listened to reggae over classical music, Michael feels “very much aware” of how different his approach is to music – symbolised by the way he taught himself piano as a child. This, his mother says, came as a “surprise to the family and myself – I’d never listened to classical music in my life”.

    It was not long after learning to play the piano that Michael started composing his own works. Describing this process as “making music with my mind”, Michael says composing classical symphonies “helps me to express myself through music – it makes me calm”. Michael wants to nurture his song writing to achieve his ambition of becoming a modern mainstream classical artist. He wants to control the creative process, unlike typical modern-day composers, who he says “write blobs on a page, hand it over to the musicians – then say bye-bye and stay in the background and get no recognition”. Instead, Michael is determined to take centre stage.


(Alex Taylor. www.bbc.com, 27.03.2018. Adaptado.)

The text is mainly about

A) Michael Fuller’s dreams for the future.

B) a young autistic boy’s relantionship with sound and music.

C) the use of music in dealing with autism.

D) a modern-day composer and his inspiration sources.

E) stories of resilience, just like Michael Fuller’s.

A B C D E

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