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206Introduo(WAP)

Tobeginthetest,clickon"Iniciar".Clickon"Finalizar"ifyoufinishthetestbeforethe
time.

DIRECTIONS
ThistestmeasuresyourreadingandwritingabilitiesinEnglish.Thetestisdividedintothreeparts,
withspecificdirectionsforeachpart.Thedirectionsbelowarecommonforallthethreeparts:
AlltheanswersmustbewritteninEnglish.
Theuseofdictionariesofanykindisnotallowedduringthetest.
Youwillhave150minutestodothewholetest.
Youshouldnotcopypartsofthetextinyouranswers.

Part1ReadingandWritingInteractionLongerAnswers
Inthispartofthetestyouwillreadashortpassage.Basedontheideaspresentedinthispassage
youwillanswertwoquestions.Aglossarycontainingsomewordsorexpressionsfromthetextis
provided.

Part2ReadingandWritingInteractionShorterAnswers
Inthispartyouwillreadsomepassagesrelatedtothesametopic,butwithcomplementingor
opposingviews.Thepassagesarefollowedbyquestionsthataskyouabouttherelationship
amongtheideaspresentedinthepassagesandothersituationsrelatedtothetopic.

Part3Essay
Inthispartofthetestyoushouldwriteanessayaccordingtothetopicprovided.Itisimportantto
makesureyouunderstandwhatisbeingaskedordiscussedinthetopic.

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TheGoodandEvilofTechnology

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1 A comprehensive study found that Facebook overuse

amongteenswassignificantlycorrelatedwithnarcissism.
Adolescent girls found that the more they used texting,
instantmessagingandothersocialmediatodiscusstheir
problems, particularly romantic difficulties, the more
depressive symptoms they presented. Researchers
believe that the ease and frequency in communication
usingdifferenttechnologiesallowpeopletocoruminate
ontheirproblems,withoutprovidinganysolutions.
2 Another study found that increased media exposure,
including television, movies, video games, and the
Internet, was associated with violent behavior and
isolation. It reported that children who watched violent
showswerenotonlymorelikelytobemoreaggressive,butalsotohavefewerfriendsandtobe
more secluded socially. The researchers concluded that children who are aggressive will have
fewer friends and be more likely to be bullies (because they are more aggressive) or victims of
bullying(becausetheyareisolated).
3 There is considerable debate whether dependence on technology can be considered an
addiction, like alcohol, drugs, or gambling. Some experts in the area argue that the unhealthy
dependence on technology may be a symptom of some more fundamental pathology, such as
depression or anxiety, and Internet addicts use technology to selfmedicate and relieve their
symptoms.
4 Some people believe that technology is neither good nor bad, but, at the same time, it isnt
neutral either. The impact that technology has on your children depends not on the technology
itself,butratheronhowyoueducatethemaboutitandtheexperiencestheyhavewithit.Itisour
responsibilitytobecomeinformedaboutthepotentialbenefitsandcostsofthisnewdigitalageand
thenmakedeliberatedecisionsaboutthetypeandquantityoftechnologyyouexposeyourselfor
yourchildrento.
AdaptedfromanarticlebyJimTaylor

Glossary
Ease:lessdifficult
Gambling:playingatagameofchanceformoney
Toargue:todiscussordebate

[4397]
0.0) Readthetextandanswerthenexttwoquestions.

Writeanemailtoafriendwhosedaughterspendsmanyhours
[4403] in front of the computer and tell him/her about the article you
1.0) havejustread.
Donotcopypartsofthetextonyouranswer.Youshouldwriteatleast80wordsor500
characters.

a)

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In the paragraph 4, the author says that some people believe that
[4399] technologyisneithergoodnorbad,but,atthesametime,itisntneutral
2.0) either.Whatdoeshemean?Doyouagreeordisagreewiththeauthor?
Donotcopypartsofthetextonyouranswer.Youshouldwriteatleast80wordsor500
characters.

a)

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569SeoTextosmltiplos+dissertativa(WP1301)

Readtheshorttextsandanswerthenextthreequestions.

Text A: Changing jobs is quite natural for many people nowadays. Psychological research has
showedthatapersonwillhavemorechancestosucceedifhechangeshisvocationwithin5to7
yearsofwork.Thus,hewillacquirenewknowledgeandexperienceandhewilllearnhowtodeal
withnewunusualtasks.Evenifyouhavecreatedadynamicplanfordevelopingyourcareer,new
responsibilitiesdon'tsubstituteoldones,butarejustaddedtotheexistingduties.Inotherwords,
you don't change your activity but the sphere of your responsibility becomes wider. However
paradoxical it may be, after a few years in the same job people are more likely to lose their
competence than to gain or improve it. They fulfill their duties mechanically with no passion and
enthusiasm.Thatiswhypsychologistssuggestchangingthecontentoftheworkandnottheplace
(company).
Text B: Human resource managers still make the same mistake: they are looking for the
applicantswithmorethanayearofexperience.Theydon'tconsiderretrainedemployeesorthose
who have no experience in the pertinent area. They don't take into account that inexperienced
internal candidates have considerable advantages over the experts: they have no professional
clichs,theyarereadytoimprovethemselves,andtheyhavesincereinterestforthenewjoband
others.
Text C: Today, more and more people are changing their specialty. Mostly, it applies to young
people. People older than 35 years old have less flexible thinking their professional life is
influencedbyprevalentstereotypesandtheyhavetoohighdemandsforthemselves.Olderpeople
are afraid to take risks. Even if his dream was to become an executive of car manufacturing
company,hewon'twritearesume.Theideaofretrainingseemssenselesstoolderpeople.Most
of them can neither afford nor want to spend their time and money for obtaining a second
education. Psychologists admit that only few people with a specific personality are capable of
abruptchangingtheirprofessionallife.Theabilitytotakereasonableriskinyourprofessionallife
isthemajorfactorofsuccess.Andonthecontraryfearofchangesorfailureinhibityoursuccess.
Accordingtothetexts,whatdopsychologistssuggestaboutchanging

[3649] jobs?
1.0) Donotcopypartsofthetext.Youranswermustcontainatleast50wordsor300
characters.

a)

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Psychologistsadmitthatonlyfewpeoplewithaspecificpersonalityare
[3650] capableofabruptchangingtheirprofessionallife.Doyouagreewith
thisstatement?Justifyyouranswer.

2.0) Donotcopypartsofthetext.Youranswermustcontainatleast50wordsor300
characters

a)

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Accordingtotext3,whyarepeopleolderthan35lessflexibletochange

[3651] jobs?Explainyouranswer.
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a)

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Essay
Inthissectionofthetestyoushouldwriteanessayaccordingtothetopicprovided.Itis
importanttomakesureyouunderstandwhatisbeingaskedordiscussedinthetopic.

Videoconferencesaregettingmoreandmoreaccessible
nowadays.Inafewyears,studentswillnolongerhavetogoto
school:theywillbeabletoattendclassesfromtheirhomes,
[3096] throughacomputersystem.Doyouagreeordisagreewiththis
1.0) statement.Whataretheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofthis
wayofstudying?
Youressaymustcontainatleast150wordsor900characters.

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