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3381507 Ano: 2024
Disciplina: Inglês (Língua Inglesa)
Banca: FGV
Orgão: Pref. Macaé-RJ
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TEXT IV
Understanding stereotypes
Stanford linguists and psychologists study how language is interpreted by people. Even the slightest differences in language use can correspond with biased beliefs of the speakers, according to research.
One study showed that a relatively harmless sentence, such as “girls are as good as boys at math,” can subtly perpetuate sexist stereotypes. Because of the statement’s grammatical structure, it implies that being good at math is more common or natural for boys than girls, the researchers said.
Language can play a big role in how we and others perceive the world, and linguists work to discover what words and phrases can influence us, unknowingly.
Source: https://news.stanford.edu/stories/2019/08/the-power-of-language-howwords-shape-people-culture
The extract “girls are as good as boys at math,” (2nd paragraph) indicates a
 

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3381506 Ano: 2024
Disciplina: Inglês (Língua Inglesa)
Banca: FGV
Orgão: Pref. Macaé-RJ
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TEXT IV
Understanding stereotypes
Stanford linguists and psychologists study how language is interpreted by people. Even the slightest differences in language use can correspond with biased beliefs of the speakers, according to research.
One study showed that a relatively harmless sentence, such as “girls are as good as boys at math,” can subtly perpetuate sexist stereotypes. Because of the statement’s grammatical structure, it implies that being good at math is more common or natural for boys than girls, the researchers said.
Language can play a big role in how we and others perceive the world, and linguists work to discover what words and phrases can influence us, unknowingly.
Source: https://news.stanford.edu/stories/2019/08/the-power-of-language-howwords-shape-people-culture
In this context, the word that is similar in meaning to “harmless” (2nd paragraph) is
 

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3381505 Ano: 2024
Disciplina: Inglês (Língua Inglesa)
Banca: FGV
Orgão: Pref. Macaé-RJ
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TEXT IV
Understanding stereotypes
Stanford linguists and psychologists study how language is interpreted by people. Even the slightest differences in language use can correspond with biased beliefs of the speakers, according to research.
One study showed that a relatively harmless sentence, such as “girls are as good as boys at math,” can subtly perpetuate sexist stereotypes. Because of the statement’s grammatical structure, it implies that being good at math is more common or natural for boys than girls, the researchers said.
Language can play a big role in how we and others perceive the world, and linguists work to discover what words and phrases can influence us, unknowingly.
Source: https://news.stanford.edu/stories/2019/08/the-power-of-language-howwords-shape-people-culture
The adjective in “the slightest differences” (1st paragraph) can be replaced without significant change of meaning by
 

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3381504 Ano: 2024
Disciplina: Inglês (Língua Inglesa)
Banca: FGV
Orgão: Pref. Macaé-RJ
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TEXT IV
Understanding stereotypes
Stanford linguists and psychologists study how language is interpreted by people. Even the slightest differences in language use can correspond with biased beliefs of the speakers, according to research.
One study showed that a relatively harmless sentence, such as “girls are as good as boys at math,” can subtly perpetuate sexist stereotypes. Because of the statement’s grammatical structure, it implies that being good at math is more common or natural for boys than girls, the researchers said.
Language can play a big role in how we and others perceive the world, and linguists work to discover what words and phrases can influence us, unknowingly.
Source: https://news.stanford.edu/stories/2019/08/the-power-of-language-howwords-shape-people-culture
Analyse the assertions below based on Text IV:

I. Linguists are aware that language may convey prejudice.
II. Speakers may not realize their language choices might conceal implicit biases.
III. Stanford researchers have found out that boys actually outshine girls at math.

Choose the correct answer:
 

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3381503 Ano: 2024
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Enunciado 3871479-1

The word “diversity” is formed in the same way as
 

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3381502 Ano: 2024
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Enunciado 3871478-1

The pronoun “one another” is classified as
 

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3381501 Ano: 2024
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Enunciado 3871477-1

In this context, “embracing” means
 

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3381500 Ano: 2024
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Enunciado 3871476-1

According to this statement, diversity involves giving attention to
 

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3381499 Ano: 2024
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TEXT II

Language matters. The words we use shape the stories we construct of people and places, and ultimately, the policies and decisions we make.

Source: https://jpia.princeton.edu/news/do-what-i-say-not-what-i-do-decolonizing- language-international-development

The adverb “ultimately” can be replaced by

 

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3381498 Ano: 2024
Disciplina: Inglês (Língua Inglesa)
Banca: FGV
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TEXT II
Language matters. The words we use shape the stories we construct of people and places, and ultimately, the policies and decisions we make.
Source: https://jpia.princeton.edu/news/do-what-i-say-not-what-i-do-decolonizinglanguage-international-development
The second word in the phrase “Language matters” presents a(n)
 

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