Questões da Prova PUC-PR - 2015 - PUC - PR - Vestibular

Opera

Opera refers to a dramatic art form, originating in Europe, in which the emotional content is conveyed to the audience as much through music, both vocal and instrumental, as it is through the lyrics. By contrast, in musical theater an actor's dramatic performance is primary, and the music plays a lesser role. The drama in opera is presented using the primary elements of theater such as scenery, costumes, and acting. However, the words of the opera, or libretto, are sung rather than spoken. The singers are accompanied by a musical ensemble ranging from a small instrumental ensemble to a full symphonic orchestra.

Disponível em: <http://www.grammarbank.com/short-reading-comprehension-passages.html> . Acesso em: novembro 2014.

Select the alternative that is TRUE, according to the text.

India Cheating Scandal: 600 Students Expelled at Bihar Schools

More than 600 students have been expelled from school in India amid widespread cheating — with some having friends scale the walls of exam centers to pass notes through windows, officials said Friday. The students were among more than 1.4 million high school students taking their 10th grade school finals in the eastern state of Bihar. Many of those caught cheating had smuggled textbooks or scraps of paper to be used for cheating, police and education officials said. Friends, parents and other relatives of the teenagers were seen climbing the sides of some exam centers on Wednesday and Thursday as they tried to reach the windows of the classrooms where the students were taking their exams. They appeared to be trying to pass on cheat sheets with answers written on them. Bihar's education minister, P K Shahi, said the scale of the cheating made it impossible for officials alone to contain and that families should help.

Disponível em:: <http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/six-hundred-students-caught-cheating-bihar-india-schools-n327066> . Acesso em: abril de 2015.

According to the text, choose the alternative which shows the CORRECT sequence of T (true) or F (false).

I. 600 students quit school.

II. Families tried to help the students to cheat.

III. In the education minister’s perspective, it turned out to be ok the families’ help.

IV. At least 1.4 million students were taking the test.

V. They took this test because they did not have good grades during the semester.

When Garfield says “could’ve used a little salt”, what is he expressing?

Read the text.

Summer Solstice

June 21st (or 22nd) is the summer solstice for the northern hemisphere*. Solstice in Latin means "sun standing still." On that day it seems like the sun is standing still because there is more daylight than on any other day. It is the first day of summer and a special day for many groups of people. Many ancient cultures had many kinds of ceremonies on solstice. They celebrated light and fire. Many people also thought it was a time for love and growth. Nowadays many places around the world have parades or parties. The great English writer, William Shakespeare, said** whatever you dream on this night will come to pass. So, have great dreams on June 21! And if you are in the northern hemisphere, enjoy the longest day of the year.

* Summer solstice is on December 21 (or 22nd) in the southern hemisphere. June 21 (or 22nd) is the southern hemisphere's Winter solstice.

** in his play A Midsummer's Night Dream

Glossary

solstice – the 2 times of the year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the earth's equator.

Equator – the imaginary (not real) line that divides the earth into 2 parts.

hemisphere – hemi means to divide into two, sphere means a round object like the earth. Hemisphere means one half of the circle. The northern hemisphere means above the equator or (middle) of the earth.

ancient – very old

come to pass – happen

Adapted from: <http://www.5minuteenglish.com> .

According to the text, it is CORRECT to say:

I. Solstice means that it looks like the sun doesn't move.

II. Summer solstice is on July 21.

III. Many ancient people celebrated summer solstice with fire.

IV. Nowadays no one celebrates solstice.

V. Shakespeare said whatever you dream about on June 21 will happen.

Read the text and choose the CORRECT option:

10 Mysteries of you: Superstition

Barack Obama likes to play basketball in the morning of an election. Golfer Tiger Woods always wears a red shirt when competing on a Sunday. Most of us have our own superstitions, even though we know rationally that they cannot work. Yet superstition is not entirely nonsensical. Our brains are designed to detect structure and order in our environment, says Bruce Hood at the University of Bristol, UK. We are also causal determinists - we assume that outcomes are caused by preceding events. This combination of sensing patterns and inferring causes leaves us wide open to superstitious beliefs. "But there are very good reasons why we have evolved these capabilities," Hood adds. Spotting and responding to some uncertain cause-and-effect relationships can be crucial for survival.

Disponível em:<http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20327201.400-10-mysteries-of-you-superstition.html> Acesso em: julho de 2015.

I. If Obama doesn’t play basketball, he won’t win the elections.

II. If Tiger Woods didn’t wear a red shirt, he will not compete.

III. There is a combination of factors which make people determinists.

IV. If we haven’t evolved such capabilities, we probably wouldn’t have survived.

V. If we evolved such capabilities, we will survive.