O que é um analfabeto
funcional? De maneira bem direta, pode-se dizer que é aquele que, apesar de
saber ler, escrever e fazer contas simples, é incapaz entender um artigo de
jornal ou revista, preencher um cadastro ou realizar operações básicas no
computador.
Neste
post, e no próximo, vou propor alguns exercícios em inglês que não são de minha
autoria. Extraí-os (!) de várias fontes quando dei uma palestra sobre o assunto
anos atrás.
São
abordagens variadas, todas visando testar os reading comprehension skills dos alunos.
1. Choose the
right answer:
A) He used to write home once a week.
From this
sentence we understand that he
a) enjoys writing home every week.
b) never fails to write a weekly letter home.
c) doesn’t now write home once a week.
d) was forced to write home every week.
B) The holiday wouldn’t have cost so much if they
hadn’t gone abroad.
From this
sentence we know that
a) they went abroad for the holiday and spent a
lot.
b) they didn’t go abroad for the holiday, so they
didn’t spend much.
c) they had a holiday abroad at a very low cost.
d) the holiday cost as much as a foreign holiday
would have cost.
2. In which of
the places listed would you be most likely to find these notices?
( )
SAFETY HELMETS MUST BE WORN
( ) ALL
TROLLEYS MUST BE RETURNED TO THE STORE
( )
TRANSIT PASSENGERS ONLY
( )
LATECOMERS WILL NOT BE ADMITTED UNTIL A SUITABLE BREAK IN THE PLAY
( )
PLEASE DO NOT FEED THE ANIMALS
( ) NO
PARKING – AMBULANCES ONLY
( )
THIEVES WILL BE PROSECUTED
( )
QUIET, PLEASE
( ) YOU
ARE KIDLY REQUESTED NOT TO SMOKE DURING THE PERFORMANCE
( )
PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH THE EXHIBITS
(a) supermarket exit (g) shop
(b) museum (h) zoo
(c) stadium (i) hospital
(d) building
site (j) theatre
(e) restaurant (k) library
(f) airport (j) concert hall
3. Read the
following insructions anddo what they say:
a) If Paris is the capital of France, put a D in
box 4.
b) If 3 + 3 = 6, ignore the next sentence.
c) If New York is in the United States, put a B in
Box 1.
d) If these questions are written in English, put
an O in Box 2.
e) If horses live in the sea, put an X in Box 3.
f) If cats drink milk, put a G in Box 1.
g) If English is not your mother tongue, ignore
the next two sentences.
h) If most birds can fly, put an L in Box 2.
i) If London is the capital of England, put an I
in Box 1.
j) If 3 + 3 = 5, put a V in Box 2.
k) If January is the first month of the year, put
an O in Box 3.
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1 2 3 4
4. Match the
vocabulary on the left with th questions on the right:
(a) Surname (
) Where do you live?
(b) Forename (
) Where were you born?
(c) Address (
) How old are you?
(d) Age (
) What’s your cell phone number?
(e) Date of birth (
) What’s your family name?
(f) Place of birth (
) Are you male or female?
(g) Tel. no. (
) Are you married, single, divorced or
widowed?
(h)Sex (
) What was your name before you were
married?
(i)Occupation ( ) What is your first name?
(j)Marital
status ( ) Where were you born?
(k)Maiden
name ( ) What’s your job?
5. Look at the signs below. What do they
mean?
MIND YOUR
HEAD
a) Watch
out for falling bricks.
b) Avoid
this doorway.
c) Remember
to cover your head.
d) Remember
to lower your head.
PLEASE
STAND CLEAR OF THE DOORS
a) Don’t
wait in front of the doors.
b) The
doors are not in use.
c) Make a
queue in front of the doors.
d) Please
use other doors.
MEN WORKING
OVERHEAD
a) Workmen
are digging.
b) Workmen
are on overtime.
c) Workmen
are up above.
d) Workmen
are inside this building.
IN THE
EVEN OF FIRE DO NOT USE THE LIFT
a) Do not
waste time using the stairs.
b) Get
out through the emergency door.
c) You
must use the stairs instead of the lift.
d) Keep
the road free for emergency services.
CHILDREN’S
APPEAL – PLEASE BE GENEROUS
a) Leave
your child here.
b) Buy a
child’s present here.
c) Please
give some money.
d) Collect
your child here.
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