CESPE 2021: The meaning of the word “struggle”, in the third sentence of the second paragraph of text 3A2-II, is close to the meaning conveyed by

CESPE 2021: The meaning of the word “struggle”, in the third sentence of the second paragraph of text 3A2-II, is close to the meaning conveyed by

Text 3A2-II

It was Maria’s first day at school, her first week in the United States. Her middle school in San Francisco was the biggest building she’d ever seen. It was bigger than the entire Best Buy store she’d walked through in awe on her first day in the city.

Eventually, Maria found her way to class, a special setting for Spanish-speaking newcomers. There she would practice  English words for colors and numbers, learn how to introduce herself and how to say thank you. By eighth grade she was moved into mainstream classes, where she struggled. It didn’t help that her math teacher started each class by saying, “Okay, my little dummies.” He spoke really fast. Maria never raised her hand in his class.

One day Maria stopped by the administrative office, looking for someone to help her with multiplication. She took her spot in line behind a middle-aged woman who chatted with her in Spanish as they waited. Maria said school was really hard for her. The woman told her not to worry. “Latinas usually don’t finish high school,” she said. “They go to work or raise kids.”

The woman was right, statistically speaking, and Maria’s middle-school experience all but ensured she’d join the 52 percent of foreign-born Latinos who drop out of high school. She graduated from eighth grade without learning to speak English. She had a hard time writing in Spanish and didn’t know how to multiply.

Everything you’ve heard about failing schools is wrong.

Internet: <www.motherjones.com> (adapted)

QUESTÃO 19

CESPE 2021: The meaning of the word “struggle”, in the third sentence of the second paragraph of text 3A2-II, is close to the meaning conveyed by

A) fought.

B) stood down.

C) succeeded.

D) stumbled.

E) gave up.

QUESTÃO ANTERIOR:

- CESPE 2021: In “There she would practice English words for colors and numbers” (in the second paragraph of text 3A2-II), the auxiliary verb “would” indicates

RESOLUÇÃO:

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GABARITO:

D) stumbled.

PRÓXIMA QUESTÃO:

- CESPE 2021: In text 3A2-II, in “and Maria’s middle-school experience all but ensured she’d join the 52 percent of foreign-born Latinos who drop out of high school”, “drop out” is an example of

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