Question

Are these statements about Vargas Llosa TRUE (T) or FALSE (F), according to the text? ( ) He was born in the city of Arequipa, Peru. ( ) He is a journalist, a lawyer, a writer and a Nobel Prize laureate. ( ) Some critics consider him to be the greatest writer in the Americas. ( ) He is one of the leading writers of the Latin American Boom. ( ) He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1990. Mark the alternative which presents the correct sequence, from top to bottom. a) F - T - F - T - F. ► b) T - F - F - T - F. c) F - T - T - F - T. d) T - T - F - F - T. e) T - F - T - T - F.

Answer 1

1. He was born in the city of Arequipa, Peru.
2. He is a journalist, a lawyer, a writer and a Nobel Prize laureate.
3. Some critics consider him to be the greatest writer in the Americas.
4. He is one of the leading writers of the Latin American Boom.
5. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1990.

Analisando o texto:
1. Verdadeiro
"...was born... in the Peruvian provincial city of Arequipa.

2. Falso
O texto diz: "He is a writer, politician, journalist, essayist, and Nobel Prize laureate.". Não diz nada sobre ele ser advogado (lawyer).

3. Falso
O texto diz que os críticos consideram que ele teve um grande impacto internacional do que qualquer outro escritor da América Latina.

4. Verdadeiro
O texto diz: "... and one of the leading authors of his generation."

5. Falso
De acordo com o texto, ele recebeu o prêmio Nobel em 2010, e não em 1990.

Resposta: letra B