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Ano: 2025 Banca: AMAUC Órgão: Prefeitura de Jaborá - SC Prova: AMAUC - 2025 - Prefeitura de Jaborá - SC - Professor de Inglês - Edital nº 1 |
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Does Gen Z Already Have a Retirement Problem?

By Elizabeth Gulino

Although they've only been in the professional sphere for less than a decade, Gen Z has already shaken up work as we know it. They're quiet quitting, overcoming imposter syndrome, taking adult gap years, and fully embracing being the personality hire. But they're also, apparently, not saving enough for retirement.

According to the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association, a financial services company, only 20 percent of Gen Zers are currently saving for retirement. Surya Kolluri, head of the TIAA Institute, says there are a myriad of reasons as to why Gen Z may be behind on starting to save for this milestone: The cost of living is higher, financial pressures are abundant, student debt is climbing, and there's been more of a desire to achieve a healthy work-life balance and flexibility in careers instead of a six-figure salary. And of the 80 percent of respondents who haven't started saving, 35 percent of them admit they don't even know where to start.

A recent Bank of America study provided further confirmation: based on internal deposit account data, the banking institution found that Gen Z on average doesn't have enough saved to cover a month of expenses.

Kolluri says one of the biggest roadblocks in Gen Z's path to retirement is a lack of knowledge. Saving, investing, and the power of compounding aren't exactly taught in schools, and there are enough fin-fluencers and resources out there to make even the most dialed-in Gen Zers feel overwhelmed.

The most common — and easiest — path toward retirement is taking advantage of an employer's 401(k). Lauren, 24, does, but while her current company matches 4 percent of her contributions, she tells PS her former employer didn't match at all. "I didn't even realize that that was such a benefit I was missing," she says. "When I would tell people that they weren't matching it they were like, what? How are they getting away with that? And I had no idea." Now, of course, Lauren is taking full advantage of her employer's plan — but she would've been more ahead in her saving game if she knew what to look for before.

Of the 20 percent of the Gen Zers surveyed currently saving for retirement, 66 percent of them do so through their employer, according to the TIAA. But thanks to dwindling job security and the rise of the gig economy, a chunk of the workforce has been left behind on retirement planning.

Angelina, 27, comes from a family of restaurateurs and is currently partial owner of a restaurant. Currently, she has zero retirement savings. Her dad, however, opened his first restaurant at 36 and was able to retire at 60. "He was able to start something and retire in less than 25 years, which I think gave me a false perception of reality," she says. "I think I'm going to be able to achieve the same thing, but I haven't saved a dime.

"I pay into social security, but that's not necessarily enough to survive on, if that even exists by the time that I'm able to collect it," Angelina adds.

Jane, 25, is at the opposite end of the spectrum: She's currently planning to retire in her 30s — at least, in a way. For most of her working life, she's held two full-time jobs and currently owns a townhouse in downtown Toronto that she rents out to tenants. She lives with her parents to save money and tells PS that 50 percent of her income goes to investments, including retirement.

Right now, she's using Financial Independence, Retire Early (FIRE) as a guide, which follows a formula of saving, investing, and frugal living to reach "financial independence" in a short time frame.

"It's a more flexible variation of retirement," Jane explains. "Retirement doesn't just take one form. There are a lot of different types of it. It's not never working — it's being work-optional, being flexible, being able to take really long breaks."

The first milestone under FIRE is called "barista fire," which Jane is currently working toward obtaining. "It gives you flexibility to be work-optional and gives you flexibility to have enough [saved] that you can be a barista, for example, or work part-time for the rest of your life so you're not dependent on a full 9-to-5 corporate job," she says. "My first FIRE milestone is hopefully saving $700,000. That would enable me to find alternative sources of income as opposed to a full 9-to-5."

Jane's not exactly the norm, however. Kolluri says that employers like Lauren's play a vital role in enabling their workers to get on a strong financial plan, meaning that freelancers or those who are self-employed, like Angelina, need to work that much harder to get themselves started. If you fall into that bucket, he says that looking into individual retirement accounts (IRAs) are a good place to start.

Haley Sacks, a financial influencer known as Mrs. Dow Jones, agrees that endless opportunities to buy and consume don't help very much when it comes to saving. "I think it's really hard when you're constantly bombarded with so much to buy and so much FOMO," she says. "It's very easy for people to spend everything that they make."

Jane, Lauren, and Angelina all cite similar reasons for their age group's lack of retirement funds: the rising cost of living, a shortage of knowledge, and endless opportunities to spend money under capitalism. "We live in a time where our FYPs and our Instagram feeds are perfectly tailored to things we want to purchase and overconsumption is so normalized," Angelina says. "I would say [Gen Z not saving] is more because of overconsumption and the need to shop that's ingrained in us versus not having things like a 401(k), or whatever the hell it's called."

Kolluri says education and instilling confidence among young people when it comes to their money is a must. Saving for retirement is vital — not only for living expenses to be covered with age, but medical expenses, too. "The average couple spends over $300,000 on healthcare in retirement in cash," Sacks says. "The funds that you're saving are not just to live in Boca and play golf all day they're also to take care of yourself as your health deteriorates."

Kolluri says that what's different about Gen Z is they value one thing above all else: freedom. "People in this demographic express interest in wanting to maintain the freedom to pursue their interests and being able to financially manage their lives," he says. "That is a new combination we have not seen in other generations."

Retirement is a long way off for Gen Zers. Angelina, though, is already looking forward to the future. "2025 is my year to get my shit together," she says.

https://www.popsugar.com/money/gen-z-retirement-49425345
The article presents a discussion about retirement savings among Gen Z, touching on various aspects of financial behavior and generational differences. Given its purpose, what genre best describes this article, considering its informative and reflective tone?
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Inglês Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension ,
Ano: 2025 Banca: CESPE / CEBRASPE Órgão: Instituto Rio Branco Prova: CESPE / CEBRASPE - 2025 - Instituto Rio Branco - Diplomata (Terceiro Secretário) - Manhã e Tarde |
Q3517862 Inglês
        Equipped with spiritual armor against the threats and blows of a new, strange life, literate man marches forth to win victories in war and statecraft, art and science, religion and business. But in achieving these triumphs each civilization brings into being, willy-nilly, a larger and more complex community, increasingly divided against itself by internal cleavages of needs and creeds and fraught with growing contradictions in all spheres of life between theory and practice, faith and works, ideals and realities. The new unity of sentiment and purpose which gloriously characterizes the coming of the great age proves to be short-lived.

         The uneasy balance of instinct, egotism, and ethics, woefully lost with the initial transition from preliteracy to civilization and transiently regained in new devotions to tribal gods, human or divine, is again lost as the orbit of civilization moves from tribe and kingdom and nation to the complex and confusing imperium of the great society and the World State. The acids of rationalism and skepticism dissolve old loyalties. The injunctions of morality, even when reinforced by the vision of the monotheistic higher religions, conflict with reason and self-interest. Man is divided against himself. And therefore men become divided against themselves in new cleavages of rich and poor, in-group and out-group, faithful and infidel, orthodox and heterodox, my side and your side.

Frederick L. Schuman. International politics: the destiny of the
Western State System. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1948.  

According to the preceding text, judge the following item.  


In the second sentence of the first paragraph, the expression “willy-nilly” indicates that civilizations easily generate more complex communities. 

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Inglês Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension ,
Ano: 2025 Banca: CESPE / CEBRASPE Órgão: Instituto Rio Branco Prova: CESPE / CEBRASPE - 2025 - Instituto Rio Branco - Diplomata (Terceiro Secretário) - Manhã e Tarde |
Q3517861 Inglês
        Equipped with spiritual armor against the threats and blows of a new, strange life, literate man marches forth to win victories in war and statecraft, art and science, religion and business. But in achieving these triumphs each civilization brings into being, willy-nilly, a larger and more complex community, increasingly divided against itself by internal cleavages of needs and creeds and fraught with growing contradictions in all spheres of life between theory and practice, faith and works, ideals and realities. The new unity of sentiment and purpose which gloriously characterizes the coming of the great age proves to be short-lived.

         The uneasy balance of instinct, egotism, and ethics, woefully lost with the initial transition from preliteracy to civilization and transiently regained in new devotions to tribal gods, human or divine, is again lost as the orbit of civilization moves from tribe and kingdom and nation to the complex and confusing imperium of the great society and the World State. The acids of rationalism and skepticism dissolve old loyalties. The injunctions of morality, even when reinforced by the vision of the monotheistic higher religions, conflict with reason and self-interest. Man is divided against himself. And therefore men become divided against themselves in new cleavages of rich and poor, in-group and out-group, faithful and infidel, orthodox and heterodox, my side and your side.

Frederick L. Schuman. International politics: the destiny of the
Western State System. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1948.  

According to the preceding text, judge the following item.  


The spiritual armor mentioned in the first sentence of the text can be correctly understood as the condition of literacy, which characterizes the notion of civilization adopted by the author.  

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Inglês Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension ,
Ano: 2025 Banca: CESPE / CEBRASPE Órgão: Instituto Rio Branco Prova: CESPE / CEBRASPE - 2025 - Instituto Rio Branco - Diplomata (Terceiro Secretário) - Manhã e Tarde |
Q3517858 Inglês
        Equipped with spiritual armor against the threats and blows of a new, strange life, literate man marches forth to win victories in war and statecraft, art and science, religion and business. But in achieving these triumphs each civilization brings into being, willy-nilly, a larger and more complex community, increasingly divided against itself by internal cleavages of needs and creeds and fraught with growing contradictions in all spheres of life between theory and practice, faith and works, ideals and realities. The new unity of sentiment and purpose which gloriously characterizes the coming of the great age proves to be short-lived.

         The uneasy balance of instinct, egotism, and ethics, woefully lost with the initial transition from preliteracy to civilization and transiently regained in new devotions to tribal gods, human or divine, is again lost as the orbit of civilization moves from tribe and kingdom and nation to the complex and confusing imperium of the great society and the World State. The acids of rationalism and skepticism dissolve old loyalties. The injunctions of morality, even when reinforced by the vision of the monotheistic higher religions, conflict with reason and self-interest. Man is divided against himself. And therefore men become divided against themselves in new cleavages of rich and poor, in-group and out-group, faithful and infidel, orthodox and heterodox, my side and your side.

Frederick L. Schuman. International politics: the destiny of the
Western State System. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1948.  

According to the preceding text, judge the following item.  


It is correct to conclude from the meanings and the grammatical structure of the second sentence of the text that contradictions are part of the “cleavages of needs and creeds”.  

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Inglês Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension ,
Ano: 2025 Banca: CESPE / CEBRASPE Órgão: Instituto Rio Branco Prova: CESPE / CEBRASPE - 2025 - Instituto Rio Branco - Diplomata (Terceiro Secretário) - Manhã e Tarde |
Q3517856 Inglês
        There is nothing inevitable about choices that are environmentally destructive. In 1800, there were indeed 550 steam engines in Europe but there were over 500,000 water mills. Coal was more expensive than hydro power and many industrialists were not persuaded of its added value. It was the economic recession of 1825-1848 with increasing agitation by textile workers over salaries and conditions which made the use of coal-powered, steam-driven spinning machines a much more attractive proposition. More machines meant fewer workers and fewer workers meant fewer demands, notably for wage rises. Therefore, the substantial increase in CO2 emissions in Britain in the first half of the nineteenth century, which through economic competition, war and imperial domination would start a worldwide trend, was not the blind outcome of the machinery of ‘progress’ but the cumulative consequence of a set of very specific decisions taken by identifiable socio-economic actors.

         Similarly, the notion that ecological awareness is only a very recent phenomenon where “humanity” finally woke up to the environmental consequences of its economic activities does not stand up to scrutiny. In the period from the beginnings of the industrial revolution to the decade when the movement towards fossil fuels use becomes more marked, awareness of the relationships between humans and their environment or the “natural world” was widespread. Environmental risks have been clearly and repeatedly signalled from the time of the industrial revolution onwards. The notion of an unthinking humanity bringing destruction upon itself does not bear up to examination.

Michael Cronin. Eco-Translation: translation and ecology in the
Age of the Anthropocene. New York: Routledge, 2017. p. 11-12 (adapted). 

In relation to the previous text, judge the item that follow. 


The point the author intends to make with the text is that environmental concerns began with the industrial revolution in Britain.  

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Inglês Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension ,
Ano: 2025 Banca: CESPE / CEBRASPE Órgão: Instituto Rio Branco Prova: CESPE / CEBRASPE - 2025 - Instituto Rio Branco - Diplomata (Terceiro Secretário) - Manhã e Tarde |
Q3517853 Inglês
        There is nothing inevitable about choices that are environmentally destructive. In 1800, there were indeed 550 steam engines in Europe but there were over 500,000 water mills. Coal was more expensive than hydro power and many industrialists were not persuaded of its added value. It was the economic recession of 1825-1848 with increasing agitation by textile workers over salaries and conditions which made the use of coal-powered, steam-driven spinning machines a much more attractive proposition. More machines meant fewer workers and fewer workers meant fewer demands, notably for wage rises. Therefore, the substantial increase in CO2 emissions in Britain in the first half of the nineteenth century, which through economic competition, war and imperial domination would start a worldwide trend, was not the blind outcome of the machinery of ‘progress’ but the cumulative consequence of a set of very specific decisions taken by identifiable socio-economic actors.

         Similarly, the notion that ecological awareness is only a very recent phenomenon where “humanity” finally woke up to the environmental consequences of its economic activities does not stand up to scrutiny. In the period from the beginnings of the industrial revolution to the decade when the movement towards fossil fuels use becomes more marked, awareness of the relationships between humans and their environment or the “natural world” was widespread. Environmental risks have been clearly and repeatedly signalled from the time of the industrial revolution onwards. The notion of an unthinking humanity bringing destruction upon itself does not bear up to examination.

Michael Cronin. Eco-Translation: translation and ecology in the
Age of the Anthropocene. New York: Routledge, 2017. p. 11-12 (adapted). 

In relation to the previous text, judge the item that follow. 


The second sentence of the first paragraph indicates that, in 1800, there were already anthropogenic changes in nature. 

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Inglês Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension ,
Ano: 2025 Banca: CESPE / CEBRASPE Órgão: Instituto Rio Branco Prova: CESPE / CEBRASPE - 2025 - Instituto Rio Branco - Diplomata (Terceiro Secretário) - Manhã e Tarde |
Q3517852 Inglês
        They couldn’t even tell the time — this uncountable army of believers.

         The warriors of God pushed on to the gates of the imperial city of Constantinople, their arrival heralded by a plague of locusts that destroyed the vines but left the wheat untouched. Their leader, an implacable cleric who had appeared from nowhere to great popular acclaim, exhorted his charges to holy war against the infidel with promises of a home in paradise. Disease and malnutrition were rife. Medical care often involved exorcism of the amputation of injured limbs. Torture and other ordeals settled criminal cases.

         Few had any learning at all. What education there was back home consisted of memorizing outdated texts under the watchful eyes of hidebound doctors of religion. They had no understanding of basic technology, science, or mathematics. They could not date their most important holy days, nor chart the regular movements of the sun, the moon, and the planets. They knew nothing of papermaking or the use of lenses and mirrors, and they had no inkling of the prince of contemporary scientific instruments — the astrolabe. Natural phenomena, such as an eclipse of the moon or a sudden change in weather, terrified them. They though it was black magic.

         The arrival of this fanatical army horrified the locals. Who were these pale-skinned, blue-eyed barbarians, marching under the sign of the cross, and what did they want on Arab shores at the dawn of the twelfth Christian century?

Jonathan Lyons. The House of Wisdom. How the Arabs Transformed
Western Civilization. London: Bloomsbury, 2009. p. 9 (adapted).  

Based on the preceding text, judge the following item. 


In all its occurrences in the third paragraph, the pronoun “They” refers to “The warriors of God” (second paragraph), also referred in the text as “barbarians” (last paragraph). 

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Inglês Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension ,
Ano: 2025 Banca: CESPE / CEBRASPE Órgão: Instituto Rio Branco Prova: CESPE / CEBRASPE - 2025 - Instituto Rio Branco - Diplomata (Terceiro Secretário) - Manhã e Tarde |
Q3517850 Inglês
        They couldn’t even tell the time — this uncountable army of believers.

         The warriors of God pushed on to the gates of the imperial city of Constantinople, their arrival heralded by a plague of locusts that destroyed the vines but left the wheat untouched. Their leader, an implacable cleric who had appeared from nowhere to great popular acclaim, exhorted his charges to holy war against the infidel with promises of a home in paradise. Disease and malnutrition were rife. Medical care often involved exorcism of the amputation of injured limbs. Torture and other ordeals settled criminal cases.

         Few had any learning at all. What education there was back home consisted of memorizing outdated texts under the watchful eyes of hidebound doctors of religion. They had no understanding of basic technology, science, or mathematics. They could not date their most important holy days, nor chart the regular movements of the sun, the moon, and the planets. They knew nothing of papermaking or the use of lenses and mirrors, and they had no inkling of the prince of contemporary scientific instruments — the astrolabe. Natural phenomena, such as an eclipse of the moon or a sudden change in weather, terrified them. They though it was black magic.

         The arrival of this fanatical army horrified the locals. Who were these pale-skinned, blue-eyed barbarians, marching under the sign of the cross, and what did they want on Arab shores at the dawn of the twelfth Christian century?

Jonathan Lyons. The House of Wisdom. How the Arabs Transformed
Western Civilization. London: Bloomsbury, 2009. p. 9 (adapted).  

Based on the preceding text, judge the following item. 


According to the text, as a consequence of the arrival of the warriors, the vines mentioned in the second paragraph were attacked by a widespread plant disease. 

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Inglês Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension ,
Ano: 2025 Banca: CESPE / CEBRASPE Órgão: Instituto Rio Branco Prova: CESPE / CEBRASPE - 2025 - Instituto Rio Branco - Diplomata (Terceiro Secretário) - Manhã e Tarde |
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        They couldn’t even tell the time — this uncountable army of believers.

         The warriors of God pushed on to the gates of the imperial city of Constantinople, their arrival heralded by a plague of locusts that destroyed the vines but left the wheat untouched. Their leader, an implacable cleric who had appeared from nowhere to great popular acclaim, exhorted his charges to holy war against the infidel with promises of a home in paradise. Disease and malnutrition were rife. Medical care often involved exorcism of the amputation of injured limbs. Torture and other ordeals settled criminal cases.

         Few had any learning at all. What education there was back home consisted of memorizing outdated texts under the watchful eyes of hidebound doctors of religion. They had no understanding of basic technology, science, or mathematics. They could not date their most important holy days, nor chart the regular movements of the sun, the moon, and the planets. They knew nothing of papermaking or the use of lenses and mirrors, and they had no inkling of the prince of contemporary scientific instruments — the astrolabe. Natural phenomena, such as an eclipse of the moon or a sudden change in weather, terrified them. They though it was black magic.

         The arrival of this fanatical army horrified the locals. Who were these pale-skinned, blue-eyed barbarians, marching under the sign of the cross, and what did they want on Arab shores at the dawn of the twelfth Christian century?

Jonathan Lyons. The House of Wisdom. How the Arabs Transformed
Western Civilization. London: Bloomsbury, 2009. p. 9 (adapted).  

Based on the preceding text, judge the following item. 


According to the last paragraph of the text, the local population of the Arab shores was greatly frightened by the presence of the newcomers because nobody knew what their purpose was.  

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Inglês Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension ,
Ano: 2025 Banca: CESPE / CEBRASPE Órgão: Instituto Rio Branco Prova: CESPE / CEBRASPE - 2025 - Instituto Rio Branco - Diplomata (Terceiro Secretário) - Manhã e Tarde |
Q3517844 Inglês
        Diplomacy is often described as an art, involving decisions shaped by sensitive political nuances that require human judgment, cultural understanding, and emotional intelligence — qualities that AI cannot fully replicate. While AI can support decision-making, it may also manipulate human behavior subtly, especially through systems developed in countries with different geopolitical priorities. This deepens the AI divide between technologically advanced and resource-limited nations, embedding linguistic and cultural biases and reinforcing global power asymmetries. As algorithms take their place alongside diplomats, the art of negotiation now meets the science of AI. The future of diplomacy must lie in fostering a symbiotic relationship where AI enhances human expertise, streamlines processes, and offers new strategic tools while leaving the nuanced art of diplomacy in human hands.

        Diplomatic institutions adopting such technologies should also adopt guardrails to clarify how these systems inform decision-making. To ensure that AI systems function appropriately across diverse cultural contexts, adaptive and responsible AI frameworks should be integrated into policy discussions at the national and international levels. Crucially, any AI deployment must prioritise human agency. The goal must not be to automate diplomacy, but to augment it. AI’s incorporation into diplomacy offers both promise and peril. While the technology supports efficiency and expands access to information, it must be governed by strong ethical frameworks, particularly when it can shape global power relations through sensitive negotiations. Rather than embracing AI as a magic wand, it must be approached as a double-edged sword that is capable of assisting, but never replacing the unique human skills that diplomacy demands. 

Anusha Guru. The Future of Diplomacy: AI’s Expanding Role in International Affairs.
In: Observer Research Foundation, 18/6/2025. Internet:<www.orfonline.org>  (adapted). 

Judge the following item based on the ideas presented in the preceding text, as well as on its linguistic aspects. 


The author argues that the ethical governance of AI’s application in diplomacy is especially critical because its influence may extend beyond technical efficiency to altering the global distribution of political power. 

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Q3517843 Inglês
        A lack of women at decision-making tables around the world is hindering progress when it comes to tackling conflicts or improving health and standard of living, the highest-ranking woman in the UN (United Nations) has said.

         “We’re half the population. And what we bring to the table is incredibly important and it’s missing”, said Amina Mohammed, the UN deputy secretary general. “I think it’s why mostly our human development indices are so bad, why we have so many conflicts and we’re unable to come out of the conflicts.”

         Since her appointment in 2017, Mohammed has been a constant voice in pushing back against the under-representation of women in politics, diplomacy and even the UN general assembly. Her efforts have helped cast a spotlight on the fact that women remain relegated to the margins of power around the world; last year the global proportion of female lawmakers stood at 26.9%, according to Switzerland’s Inter-Parliamentary Union.

         Speaking to The Guardian, Mohammed said “flexing muscle and testosterone” often dominated at tables of power around the world. “This win, win, win at all costs — I think that would change if women were at the table”, she said. 

        She acknowledged that the world had seen a handful of female leaders who had not used their position to advocate for greater peace or conflict resolution. “Fair point, we see women in power and they’re sometimes the image of men”, she said. But she described it as unfair to judge women on an individual basis while they were still within the confines of a system dominated by men. “We don’t judge men that way.”

         Mohammed highlighted how many parts of society still view women in power as “about taking away, rather than adding” value. “And we have to change that mentality”, she said.

       “We kept looking at the Band-aid: put the women in office, let’s have affirmative action. And we never connected the dots for women themselves to build the constituencies and to go out and vote”, she said. “So we have to have a conversation with women first. Because if we’re doing this for women, should it not be by women?”

Ashifa Kassam. Lack of women at global tables of power hinders progress, says top UN official.
In: The Guardian, 19/6/2024. Internet:: <www.theguardian.com.>  (adapted). 

Based on the previous text, judge the following item.  


In the fourth paragraph, it can be inferred from the expressions ‘flexing muscle and testosterone’ and ‘win at all costs’ that, for Mohammed, the male dominance in political representation evokes an attitude of aggressiveness, strength, and competition. 

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Ano: 2025 Banca: CESPE / CEBRASPE Órgão: Instituto Rio Branco Prova: CESPE / CEBRASPE - 2025 - Instituto Rio Branco - Diplomata (Terceiro Secretário) - Manhã e Tarde |
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        A lack of women at decision-making tables around the world is hindering progress when it comes to tackling conflicts or improving health and standard of living, the highest-ranking woman in the UN (United Nations) has said.

         “We’re half the population. And what we bring to the table is incredibly important and it’s missing”, said Amina Mohammed, the UN deputy secretary general. “I think it’s why mostly our human development indices are so bad, why we have so many conflicts and we’re unable to come out of the conflicts.”

         Since her appointment in 2017, Mohammed has been a constant voice in pushing back against the under-representation of women in politics, diplomacy and even the UN general assembly. Her efforts have helped cast a spotlight on the fact that women remain relegated to the margins of power around the world; last year the global proportion of female lawmakers stood at 26.9%, according to Switzerland’s Inter-Parliamentary Union.

         Speaking to The Guardian, Mohammed said “flexing muscle and testosterone” often dominated at tables of power around the world. “This win, win, win at all costs — I think that would change if women were at the table”, she said. 

        She acknowledged that the world had seen a handful of female leaders who had not used their position to advocate for greater peace or conflict resolution. “Fair point, we see women in power and they’re sometimes the image of men”, she said. But she described it as unfair to judge women on an individual basis while they were still within the confines of a system dominated by men. “We don’t judge men that way.”

         Mohammed highlighted how many parts of society still view women in power as “about taking away, rather than adding” value. “And we have to change that mentality”, she said.

       “We kept looking at the Band-aid: put the women in office, let’s have affirmative action. And we never connected the dots for women themselves to build the constituencies and to go out and vote”, she said. “So we have to have a conversation with women first. Because if we’re doing this for women, should it not be by women?”

Ashifa Kassam. Lack of women at global tables of power hinders progress, says top UN official.
In: The Guardian, 19/6/2024. Internet:: <www.theguardian.com.>  (adapted). 

Based on the previous text, judge the following item.  


Amina Mohammed believes that women’s absence from decision-making roles is the only reason global development remains stagnant.  

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Inglês Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension ,
Ano: 2025 Banca: FUVEST Órgão: USP Prova: FUVEST - 2025 - USP - Técnico de Laboratório (Prática em experimentação em biomédicas e trabalho com animais de pesquisas) |
Q3510809 Inglês
        Synesthesia is when you hear music, but you see shapes. Or you hear a word or a name and instantly see a color. Synesthesia is a name for when you experience one of your senses through another. For example, you might hear the name "Alex" and see green. Or you might read the word "street" and taste citrus fruit.
        The word "synesthesia" has Greek roots. It translates to “perceive together.” Synesthesia isn’t a disease or disorder. It won’t harm your health, and it doesn’t mean you’re mentally ill. Some studies suggest people who have it may do better on memory and intelligence tests than those who don’t.
        One of the most common responses is to see letters, numbers, or sounds as colors. You might also see or hear a word and taste food; hear sounds and see shapes or patterns; feel a touch when seeing someone else being touched. (This is called mirror touch.)
        It can be an annoyance. But most synesthetes see their condition as a sixth sense, not a drawback.
        You can’t control it. The response happens right away. For example, if you hear a new piece of music, you may see a color or taste a flavor without any effort. It just happens.
        It’s internal, mostly. The colors are just in your mind.
        It stays the same over time. If you see the letter "A" in green today, you’ll see it in green 10 years from now.
        It often starts in childhood. Studies of kids with synesthesia found that it develops over time.
webmd.com. December 17, 2024. Adaptado. 
De acordo com o texto apresentado, a sinestesia pode ser descrita como
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Q3510808
Inglês Palavras conectivas | Connective words , Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension ,
Ano: 2025 Banca: FUVEST Órgão: USP Prova: FUVEST - 2025 - USP - Técnico de Laboratório (Prática em experimentação em biomédicas e trabalho com animais de pesquisas) |
Q3510808 Inglês

        Scientists have found that generally the world feels brighter when you wake up. 


        People start the day in the best frame of mind in the morning, but end in the worst, at about midnight, the findings suggest, with the day of the week and the season also playing a part.


        Mental health also tends to be more varied at weekends but steadier during the week, according to the study led by University College London.


        “Generally, things do seem better in the morning,” the researchers concluded.


        Mental health and wellbeing are dynamic in nature, and subject to change over short and long periods. However, few studies have looked at how they might change over the course of the day.


        Scientists wanted to explore whether time of day was associated with variations in mental health, happiness, life satisfaction, sense of life being worthwhile and loneliness.


        People in the study answered questionnaires, with questions such as: “In the past week, how happy did you feel?”, “How satisfied have you been with your life?”, and “To what extent have you felt the things you are doing in your life are worthwhile?”


        Factors such as age, health conditions and whether people worked were taken into account.


        The results showed that happiness, life satisfaction, and worthwhile ratings were all higher on Mondays and Fridays than on Sundays, while happiness was also higher on Tuesdays. There was no evidence that loneliness differed across days of the week.


        There was clear evidence of a seasonal influence on mood. Compared with winter, people tended to have lower levels of depressive and anxiety symptoms and loneliness, and higher levels of happiness, and feeling that life was worthwhile in the three other seasons.


        Mental health was best in the summer across all outcomes. But the season didn’t affect the associations observed across the day, however.


        This was an observational study, so it cannot establish cause.


The Guardian.com. February 5, 2025. Adaptado.

No trecho “Factors such as age, health conditions and whether people worked were taken into account” (8º parágrafo), o termo "whether" indica
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Q3510807
Inglês Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension ,
Ano: 2025 Banca: FUVEST Órgão: USP Prova: FUVEST - 2025 - USP - Técnico de Laboratório (Prática em experimentação em biomédicas e trabalho com animais de pesquisas) |
Q3510807 Inglês

        Scientists have found that generally the world feels brighter when you wake up. 


        People start the day in the best frame of mind in the morning, but end in the worst, at about midnight, the findings suggest, with the day of the week and the season also playing a part.


        Mental health also tends to be more varied at weekends but steadier during the week, according to the study led by University College London.


        “Generally, things do seem better in the morning,” the researchers concluded.


        Mental health and wellbeing are dynamic in nature, and subject to change over short and long periods. However, few studies have looked at how they might change over the course of the day.


        Scientists wanted to explore whether time of day was associated with variations in mental health, happiness, life satisfaction, sense of life being worthwhile and loneliness.


        People in the study answered questionnaires, with questions such as: “In the past week, how happy did you feel?”, “How satisfied have you been with your life?”, and “To what extent have you felt the things you are doing in your life are worthwhile?”


        Factors such as age, health conditions and whether people worked were taken into account.


        The results showed that happiness, life satisfaction, and worthwhile ratings were all higher on Mondays and Fridays than on Sundays, while happiness was also higher on Tuesdays. There was no evidence that loneliness differed across days of the week.


        There was clear evidence of a seasonal influence on mood. Compared with winter, people tended to have lower levels of depressive and anxiety symptoms and loneliness, and higher levels of happiness, and feeling that life was worthwhile in the three other seasons.


        Mental health was best in the summer across all outcomes. But the season didn’t affect the associations observed across the day, however.


        This was an observational study, so it cannot establish cause.


The Guardian.com. February 5, 2025. Adaptado.

De acordo com o texto, a relação entre estações do ano e variação emocional torna mais plausível a inferência de que
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Q3510804
Inglês Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension ,
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Q3510804 Inglês
        The idea of time blindness, or difficulty perceiving and managing time, has spread across social media. While there is no diagnosis for it, some people explain that, despite their best efforts, they frequently lose track of time, underestimate or overestimate how long tasks will take, show up late, and miss deadlines.

        Time blindness is a psychological phenomenon that nearly everyone experiences from time to time, said Michael Manos, at the Cleveland Clinic.

        “Who doesn’t get completely occupied with a hobby or a conversation they’re having with somebody, or some kind of activity that is so interesting that it occupies attention, and it takes attention away from other things that might be pressing?” he said.

        Not all experts agree, but some suggest that it could be a limitation for some people.

        Renae Beaumont, an associate professor of psychology in clinical psychiatry, said time blindness and flow, a state of intense focus in an activity that is engaging, enjoyable and temporarily distracts from the passage of time, are different phenomena.

        “Flow is typically associated with positive emotions when you’re doing something you enjoy, and you are able to shift to a different task when you need to. Time blindness involves getting stuck, losing track of time and typically having trouble transitioning to a different task,” she said.

        There is no clear consensus, but some researchers consider time blindness to be an impairment in temporal perception, or the way the brain experiences time.

        Certain strategies may help people who struggle with time perception and management, experts said. 

        Use digital reminders including alarms, timers and calendars to keep track of appointments, dates and deadlines.

Washington Post. February 5, 2025. Adaptado.
Conforme o texto, uma característica do conceito de “flow” envolve
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Q3510316
Inglês Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension , Sinônimos | Synonyms ,
Ano: 2025 Banca: IGEDUC Órgão: Prefeitura de Japaratinga - AL Prova: IGEDUC - 2025 - Prefeitura de Japaratinga - AL - Professor II de Língua Inglesa |
Q3510316 Inglês
Which of the following sentences uses lexical cohesion through synonymy to maintain textual flow?
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Q3510312
Inglês Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension ,
Ano: 2025 Banca: IGEDUC Órgão: Prefeitura de Japaratinga - AL Prova: IGEDUC - 2025 - Prefeitura de Japaratinga - AL - Professor II de Língua Inglesa |
Q3510312 Inglês
Which of the following best describes a scientific abstract in terms of genre and text type?
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Q3510310
Inglês Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension ,
Ano: 2025 Banca: IGEDUC Órgão: Prefeitura de Japaratinga - AL Prova: IGEDUC - 2025 - Prefeitura de Japaratinga - AL - Professor II de Língua Inglesa |
Q3510310 Inglês

O texto seguinte servirá de base para responder à questão.


DODGER DILEMMA 

Jammie Dodgers unveils new flavour with an 'exotic twist'... and fans are divided


Biscuit lovers had mixed reactions upon learning there was a new Mango and Passionfruit flavour available to buy at supermarkets.


The 140g packet of biccies is 90p at Sainsbury's and just one of a range of new flavours of the iconic brand.

The flavour is mango and passionfruit. Credit: Facebook


A photo of the mango and passionfruit Jammie Dodgers was shared to the Newfoods UK social media pages where reactions where mixed.


"Wish they would just stick to original!!!! More jam!!!!!!!!" wrote one person.


Another added: "Oh yum."


A third commented: "Tasteless."


And a fourth reacted: "We need to get these."


A spokesperson for Fox Burton's which makes Jammie Dodgers said they expect the new flavours to fly off the shelf.


"We are very excited about these new flavours and expect them to do well in market," the spokesperson told The Sun.


Another of the unique flavours available at supermarkets is cherry, apple and blackcurrant, and strawberry Jammie Dodgers.


Last year, the brand raised eyebrows when shoppers found a re-released banana version of Jammie Dodgers.


The banana flavouring replaces the classic jam filling that Brits have grown to love over the years.


The yellow-flavoured biscuits were first launched in the UK in July 2022 inspired by the Minions film, The Rise of Gru.


It was not the first new flavour the biscuit company has tried - other tempting flavours have been launched such as cherry and apple.


https://www.thesun.co.uk/money/35361009/jammie-dodgers-unveils-new-flavour-exotic-twist/

The article "Dodger Dilemma" presents a news-style text related to a well-known British biscuit brand. Based on its structure and content, what is the main communicative purpose of the text? 
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Q3510307
Inglês Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension ,
Ano: 2025 Banca: IGEDUC Órgão: Prefeitura de Japaratinga - AL Prova: IGEDUC - 2025 - Prefeitura de Japaratinga - AL - Professor II de Língua Inglesa |
Q3510307 Inglês

O texto seguinte servirá de base para responder à questão.


DODGER DILEMMA 

Jammie Dodgers unveils new flavour with an 'exotic twist'... and fans are divided


Biscuit lovers had mixed reactions upon learning there was a new Mango and Passionfruit flavour available to buy at supermarkets.


The 140g packet of biccies is 90p at Sainsbury's and just one of a range of new flavours of the iconic brand.

The flavour is mango and passionfruit. Credit: Facebook


A photo of the mango and passionfruit Jammie Dodgers was shared to the Newfoods UK social media pages where reactions where mixed.


"Wish they would just stick to original!!!! More jam!!!!!!!!" wrote one person.


Another added: "Oh yum."


A third commented: "Tasteless."


And a fourth reacted: "We need to get these."


A spokesperson for Fox Burton's which makes Jammie Dodgers said they expect the new flavours to fly off the shelf.


"We are very excited about these new flavours and expect them to do well in market," the spokesperson told The Sun.


Another of the unique flavours available at supermarkets is cherry, apple and blackcurrant, and strawberry Jammie Dodgers.


Last year, the brand raised eyebrows when shoppers found a re-released banana version of Jammie Dodgers.


The banana flavouring replaces the classic jam filling that Brits have grown to love over the years.


The yellow-flavoured biscuits were first launched in the UK in July 2022 inspired by the Minions film, The Rise of Gru.


It was not the first new flavour the biscuit company has tried - other tempting flavours have been launched such as cherry and apple.


https://www.thesun.co.uk/money/35361009/jammie-dodgers-unveils-new-flavour-exotic-twist/

From the general tone, vocabulary and references (e.g., Facebook, Sainsbury's, Minions), what can be inferred about the intended audience of the article?
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Respostas
1741: E
1742: E
1743: C
1744: E
1745: E
1746: C
1747: C
1748: E
1749: E
1750: C
1751: C
1752: E
1753: C
1754: D
1755: E
1756: B
1757: A
1758: A
1759: C
1760: D
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