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Questão 1 da UFPR 2022 (inglês)
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The surprising history of India’s vibrant sari tradition
South Asian women have draped themselves in colorful silks and cottons for eons. The ways they’re made and worn are dazzling and diverse.
The word “sari” means “strip of cloth” in Sanskrit. But for the Indian women – and a few men – who have been wrapping themselves in silk, cotton, or linen for millennia, these swaths of fabric are more than just simple garments. They’re symbols of national pride, ambassadors for traditional (and cutting-edge) design and craftsmanship, and a prime example of the rich differences in India’s 29 states.
“The sari both as symbol and reality has filled the imagination of the subcontinent, with its appeal and its ability to conceal and reveal the personality of the person wearing it,” says Delhi-based textile historian Rta Kapur Chishti, author of Saris of India: Tradition and Beyond and co-founder of Taanbaan, a fabric company devoted to reviving and preserving traditional Indian spinning and weaving methods.
The first mention of saris (alternately spelled sarees) is in the Rig Veda, a Hindu book of hymns dating to 3,000 B.C.; draped garments show up on Indian sculptures from the first through sixth centuries, too. What Delhi-based textile historian Rta Kapur Chishti calls the “magical unstitched garment” is ideally suited to India’s blazingly hot climate and the modest-dress customs of both Hindu and Muslim communities. Saris also remain traditional for women in other South Asian countries including Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Nepal.
(Available in: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/photography/the-story-of-the-sari-in-india/.)
Sari, which in Sanskrit means “strip of cloth”, represents more than a piece of clothing in India. In relation to the different meaning(s) attributed to the sari, consider the following affirmatives:
- It stands for both up-to-date and conventional patterns.
- People wear it in different ways.
- Both men and women can wear it.
- People cannot avoid an arrogant attitude when they put it on.
Mark the affirmative(s) that is/are present in the text.
- A4 only.
- B1 and 3 only.
- C2 and 4 only.
- D1, 2 and 3 only.
- E1, 2, 3 and 4.
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Cada afirmativa precisa ser conferida com o texto.
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O texto diz que os saris são "ambassadors for traditional (and cutting-edge) design and craftsmanship", isto é, embaixadores do design e do artesanato tradicionais (e de vanguarda). Logo, representam padrões atuais e convencionais. Está no texto.
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O subtítulo diz: "The ways they're made and worn are dazzling and diverse", ou seja, as formas de fazer e de usar são deslumbrantes e diversas. Também fala nas diferenças entre os 29 estados indianos. Está no texto.
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O texto menciona "the Indian women – and a few men – who have been wrapping themselves in silk, cotton, or linen". Então mulheres e alguns homens usam o sari. Está no texto.
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Não há nenhuma referência a arrogância. O texto fala em orgulho nacional ("national pride"), mas isso é diferente de uma atitude arrogante de quem o veste. A citação de Chishti fala em "conceal and reveal the personality" (esconder e revelar a personalidade), sem sugerir arrogância. Não está no texto.
Portanto, só as afirmativas 1, 2 e 3 aparecem no texto.
Alternativa D.
Pegadinha: A alternativa E engana ao confundir "national pride" (orgulho nacional) com arrogância, que o texto nunca menciona.
Por que as outras alternativas estão erradas
- ASó a afirmativa 4 é apresentada, mas ela não está no texto; além disso, ignora 1, 2 e 3, que estão.
- BOmite a afirmativa 2, que está no texto ("dazzling and diverse" ways of wearing).
- CInclui a 4, que não aparece, e omite 1 e 3, que aparecem.
- EInclui a afirmativa 4, sem apoio no texto.
Assuntos: interpretação de texto em inglês, reading comprehension.
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Fonte: UFPR 2022 · Fase única. Prova oficial ↗