Question

READING FOR GENERAL COMPREHENSION 

1. The text is a section of the introduction to a book called Race in Another America: the Significance of Skin Color in Brazil. What is the main purpose of the text? 

( ) To prove that racial discrimination in Brazil is over.

( ) To compare social policies in Brazil and in the United States.

( ) To present a reason for reconsidering Brazilian race relations. 

2. What is the author’s tone toward racial policies in Brazil?

( ) Confident. ( ) Concerned.

Find a fragment that illustrates his point of view.



READING FOR DETAILED COMPREHENSION

1. Write T (True) or F (False). Then, correct the false statements.

a. ( ) New social policies are being implemented in Brazil and they address race issues.



b. ( ) Social policies have started to promote racial segregation between blacks and mulattos. 


c. ( ) the main aim of social policies Brazil is to provide social justice to all citizens. 

d. ( ) Brazil has moved from racial democracy to white supremacy.

2. Find fragments that express the same ideas as in the statements below. 
a. Brazilian policymakers are discussing the issue of race as a central topic.


b. Affirmative actions seemed not to fit in the Brazilian context.


c. Racial democracy in Brazil still favored whites over blacks.

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Answer 1

1.O texto é uma seção a introdução do livro chamado Corrida numa outra América: o significado da cor da pele no Brasil. Qual o significado do propósito do texto?

( ) Provar que a discriminação racial no Brasil acabou.

( )Comparação social entre a polícia do Brasil e Estados Unidos.

( )Apresentar a razão para reconsiderar a relação de raças brasileiras.

2.Ache os fragmentos que expressam as mesmas ideias e os mesmos testamentos abaixo.

a. Policiais brasileiros discutem a verdade de raça como uma ideia central

b.Afirma ações vistas que não se encaixa no contexto brasileiro

c.democracia racial no Brasil ainda é classificada como brancos melhores de que negros.