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Globetrotter Unit 15 Test

Name: ________________________________________________ Date: ___________________ Grade: ____________ / 100 points
Reading Strategy (25 points 5 each) Leia o poema abaixo e responda questo 1. (UNICAMP)

Poema originalmente publicado em Not only that (The Elizabeth Press, 1967) e reproduzido em M.L.Greene (ed.) Another Eye. Illinois, Scott, Foresman and Company, 1971, p. 121.

1. Como o poema de Carroll Arnett justifica que Your problem is not my problem? a) O autor sugere ao final do poema que o leitor deva resolver seus prprios problemas; b) O autor no mostra o menor interesse pelos problemas dos outros; c) Somente os problemas do autor so mencionados no poema; d) No poema o autor narra problemas pessoais o suficiente para provar que no tem tempo para resolver problemas de outras pessoas alm dos seus.
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As questes 2 a 5 referem-se ao texto abaixo. (ITA) (...) Ever since Dad had returned from his life at sea he had been interested in robots. Maybe that in itself wasnt so strange, but with Dad it didnt end there. He was convinced that one day science would be able to create artificial people. By this, he didnt just mean those dumb metal robots with red and green flashing lights and hollow voices. Oh no, Dad believed that science would one day be able to create real thinking human beings, like us. And there was more he also believed that, fundamentally, human beings are artificial objects. (...) Just imagine if all this suddenly came alive, Hans Thomas, he said. Imagine if these Lego figures suddenly began to toddle around among the plastic houses. What would we do then? (...) Basically, we ourselves are such Lego figures.
The Solitaire Mystery J. Gaardner p.8

2. O trecho acima foi extrado de uma histria: a) narrada pelo pai de Hans Thomas; b) narrada por Hans Thomas e seu pai; c) em que Hans Thomas o narrador; d) relatada a partir de outra histria de Hans Thomas. 3. Assinale a alternativa que melhor corresponde ao texto anterior: a) Para o pai de Hans Thomas, a cincia ainda criaria pessoas artificiais; b) Hans Thomas inventou robs de metal com luzes brilhantes vermelhas e verdes; c) De acordo com Hans Thomas, os seres humanos so basicamente como bonecos de Lego; d) Hans Thomas e o pai acreditam na possvel criao, pela cincia, de robs pensantes, semelhantes a seres humanos. 4. Assinale a alternativa que melhor expressa o significado da frase: Ever since Dad had returned from his life at sea he had been interested in robots. a) O pai de Hans Thomas comeou a se interessar por robs quando abandonou a vida de marinheiro; b) O pai de Hans Thomas comeou a se interessar por robs quando retornou vida de marinheiro; c) O pai de Hans Thomas passou a se interessar por robs depois que se salvou de um naufrgio; d) O pai de Hans Thomas sempre preferiu a vida ao mar, embora fosse aficionado por robs.

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5. Assinale a forma pela qual as frases Imagine if these figures suddenly began to toddle around among the plastic houses. What would we do then? poderiam ser reescritas em uma nica sentena: a) What happened when all of a sudden these figures began to toddle around among the plastic houses? b) What could we have done had all these figures suddenly begun to toddle around among those plastic houses? c) What would we do if all these figures suddenly began to toddle around among the plastic houses? d) What would we have done if all these figures had suddenly begun to toddle around among the plastic houses? Word Study (25 points 5 each) 1. Which of the sentences below is correct? a) My fathers brother is my son. b) My grandmothers daughter is my sister. c) My mothers sister is my aunt. d) My wifes father is my grandfather. 2. My aunts daughter is: a) my cousin b) my mother-in-law c) my uncle d) my niece 3. At first I didnt like Laura, but now I have _________ about it. a) made up my mind b) changed my mind c) mind my own business d) taken back 4. Do you have any questions? Can I ___________ with the next lesson? a) hold on b) go back c) sit down d) go on 5. At a clothing store Can I help you, sir? No, thanks. Im just ___________. a) looking around b) sitting down c) moving on d) driving around Using Grammar (25 points 5 each) 1. If youre busy now, we ______________later. a) would have talked b) can talk c) would talk d) talked

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2. My friend likes fast cars, but he doesnt have one. If he _____________, he would buy a really fast one. a) has the money b) has enough money c) had the money d) will have enough money 3. I didnt study enough for this test. If I ___________, I would definitely have gotten a better grade. a) studied more b) study more c) study d) had studied 4. Oh, Gosh I wish I __________ a million dollars to buy a Ferrari a) had b) have c) did d) bought 5. I didnt meet you mother, but I wish I _________ her. a) met b) meet c) had met d) will meet Think and Write (25 points) Read this advice to teenagers on how to fight street crime. If you are by yourself after dark, 1) walk home with other people if possible. 2) never listen to personal stereos when you are out in the street. 3) try to walk in the center of the pavement and away from dark buildings. 4) dont wait at a bus stop by yourself. 5) carry an attack alarm. 6) never accept a lift in a car from a stranger. 7) dont carry a lot of money. 8) dont wear expensive jewelry. For comments, suggestions or complaints please, drop us a note
teenmagazine@uk.com

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Now, tell them what you think. Read each piece of advice and say three things you would / wouldnt do and say why. Hi! Im ______________(your name) and Im ______________ (your age ). Ive just read the article on what teenagers should and shouldnt do in order to fight street crime, and here goes what I thinkI wouldnt _________________________________ because _________________________________________ . I really enjoy this magazine and I hope you keep publishing articles which are interesting for teenagers like this one. All the best (your name )

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ANSWER KEY
Reading Strategy 1. a Sugere-se ao final do poema que o leitor deve resolver seus prprios problemas: I want you to have something of your own. 2. c No primeiro pargrafo, o narrador fala do seu pai Ever since Dad had returned from his life at sea... (Desde que papai retornara da vida no mar...) na linha 1 e Oh no, Dad believed that science(Oh no, papai acreditava que a cincia...) na linha 5. No segundo pargrafo, o narrador usa o discurso direto para registrar as palavras de seu pai Just imagine if all this suddenly came alive, Hans Thomas, he said. (Imagine s se tudo isso ganhasse vida de repente, Hans Thomas, disse ele...). Nesse caso, o pai chama o filho pelo nome. Conclui-se ento que Hans Thomas (o filho) o narrador. 3. a A resposta est no seguinte trecho do 1 pargrafo: ... He was convinced that one day science would be able to create artificial people. (Ele, o pai, estava convencido de algum dia a cincia teria capacidade de criar pessoas artificiais.) 4. a A frase do enunciado pode ser traduzida como: Desde que papai retornara de sua vida no mar, ele tinha se interessado por robs. 5. c O que a questo prope a transformao do trecho em questo para uma estrutura de Conditional Sentences. Como no trecho destacado as formas verbais so began, do Simple Past, e would, da 2nd Conditional, a transformao correta, portanto, a da alternativa c. Word Study 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. c a b d a b c d a c

Using Grammar

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