13 questões sobre interpretação de textos em inglês que já caíram nos vestibulares e Enem

A interpretação e compreensão de textos em inglês é uma habilidade fundamental, utilizada frequentemente para realizar questões dos vestibulares no Exame Nacional do Ensino Médio (Enem).

A importância dessa habilidade está diretamente relacionada à globalização e à relevância do inglês como língua franca no mundo contemporâneo. Dominar a leitura em inglês possibilita não apenas um bom desempenho em provas, mas também a ampliação do acesso ao conhecimento acadêmico e cultural.

Nos vestibulares, a interpretação de textos em inglês costuma priorizar a capacidade de compreender ideias principais, identificar informações específicas, inferir significados a partir do contexto e reconhecer a intenção do autor. Em muitos casos, o foco não está na tradução literal, mas na compreensão geral do texto. 

O Portal Estratégia Vestibulares separou alguns métodos para você aprender a interpretar melhor os textos em língua inglesa e ainda listou 13 questões sobre o tema que já caíram nos vestibulares e Enem. Confira e treine suas habilidades!

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Métodos para interpretação de textos em inglês

A interpretação de textos em inglês pode ser facilitada por estratégias como a leitura skimming, que consiste em uma leitura rápida para captar a ideia principal do texto, observando o seu layout, como títulos, subtítulos e palavras-chave. Aliada a ela, a leitura scanning, que vem de escanear (scan), permite localizar informações específicas, como datas, nomes e conceitos principais.

Outra técnica importante é o uso do contexto para deduzir o significado de palavras desconhecidas, evitando interrupções desnecessárias para buscar traduções. É fundamental também ter cuidado com os falsos cognatos, como “actual” (real, verdadeiro) e “pretend” (fingir), que podem causar confusão por serem semelhantes a termos do português, mas terem significados diferentes. 

Praticar a leitura contínua de textos variados, como artigos de jornais e revistas internacionais, ajuda no desenvolvimento da fluência e na compreensão do idioma. Por fim, identificar conectivos, como however (porém), therefore (portanto) e although (embora), é essencial para compreender a relação entre as ideias apresentadas no texto.

Agora que você já tem algumas informações sobre como interpretar e compreender uma redação na língua inglesa, teste suas habilidades com as questões abaixo!

Fuvest (2025)

“Quick, quick, tell me something awful

Like you are a poet trapped inside the body of a finance guy

Tell me all your secrets, all you’ll ever be is

My eternal consolation prize

You see, I was a debutante in another life, but

Now I seem to be scared to go outside

If comfort is a construct, I don’t believe in good luck

Now that I know what’s what

I hate it here so I will go to secret gardens in my mind

People need a key to get to, the only one is mine

I read about it in a book when I was a precocious child

No mid-sized city hopes and small-town fears

I’m there most of the year ’cause I hate it here

I hate it here

My friends used to play a game where

We would pick a decade

We wished we could live in instead of this

I’d say the 1830s but without all the racists

And getting married off for the highest bid

Everyone would look down ’cause it wasn’t fun now

Seems like it was never even fun back then

Nostalgia is a mind’s trick

If I’d been there, I’d hate it

It was freezing in the palace”

“I hate it here”, Taylor Swift, do álbum The Tortured Poets Department, 2024 (Adaptado).

Na letra da música, o verso “Like you are a poet trapped inside the body of a finance guy”

A enaltece a romantização e idealização de épocas passadas.

B destaca o papel de contextos externos no manejo de frustrações.

C expressa o sentimento de insatisfação ou inadequação em relação às expectativas sociais.

D critica a revelação de segredos e o rompimento de fronteiras pessoais.

E enfatiza a importância da sorte e de elementos culturais como mitos e rituais.

Fuvest (2025)

No texto, a percepção de “conforto como construto” indica que o eu lírico vê o conforto como

A refúgio mental para apaziguar as pressões e o descontentamento da vida.

B concepção ligada às experiências infantis em mecanismos de enfrentamento.

C conceito pressuposto, dependente da realidade concreta das pessoas.

D dificuldade de ter autoafirmação, por conta de questões internas pendentes.

E algo criado pela sociedade, produzindo falsa sensação de segurança.

Unesp (2025)

Examine o meme publicado pelo perfil @classicaldamn no Instagram em 16.04.2024.

O conteúdo explorado pelo meme relaciona-se diretamente com aquele explorado pela seguinte fábula de Esopo:

A Um cabrito que estava dentro de uma casa viu um lobo passar. E começou a insultá-lo, zombando dele. O lobo respondeu: “Pobre tolo, não é você que me insulta: é essa casa que o protege.”

B Uma tartaruga pediu a uma águia que a ensinasse a voar. A ave tentou dissuadi-la: “Voar é contrário à sua natureza.” Mas a tartaruga suplicou. Então a águia pegou a tartaruga com suas garras, levou-a até bem alto no céu e depois a soltou. A tartaruga caiu nos rochedos e se espatifou.

C Enquanto os bois puxavam a carroça, o eixo rangia. Então eles se voltaram para o eixo e lhe disseram: “Meu caro, nós carregamos todo o peso e você é que fica resmungando?”

D Um homem tinha uma galinha que botava ovos de ouro. Ele achava que dentro havia uma grande quantidade de ouro. Ele então a sacrificou, mas descobriu que ela era igual às outras galinhas. Na esperança de uma grande riqueza, acabou se privando de ganhos um pouco menores.

E Uma raposa faminta avistou alguns cachos de uva suspensos numa parreira. Quis alcançá-los, mas todos os seus esforços foram em vão. Indo embora, disse para si: “Não estão maduros, mesmo!”

Albert Einstein (2025)

Examine a tirinha, publicada pelo perfil “The Jenkins” no  Instagram em 01.06.2023.

Para obter seu efeito de humor, a tirinha explora o seguinte recurso expressivo:

A hipérbole.

B pleonasmo.

C ambiguidade.

D paradoxo.

E eufemismo.

Uerj (2025)

The main topic developed throughout the article can be summarized as:

A fear in animal-man relationship

B human beings’ control over animals

C mother nature’s power over animals

D balance in nature-animal relationship

Unemat (2024)

Reading strengthens your brain

A growing body of research indicates that reading literally changes your mind.

Using MRI Scans, researchers have confirmed that reading involves a complex network of circuits and signals in the brain. As your reading ability matures, those networks also get stronger and more sophisticated.

In one study conducted in 2013, researchers used functional MRI scans to measure the effect of reading a novel on the brain. Study participants read the novel “Pompeii” over a period of 9 days. As tension built in the story, more and more areas of the brain lit up with activity. Brain scans showed that throughout the reading period and for days afterward, brain connectivity increased, especially in the somatosensory cortex, the part of the brain that responds to physical sensations like movement and pain.

Disponível em: https://www.healthline.com/health/benefits-of-readingbooks#strengthens-the-brain. Acesso em: jan. 2023. (Adaptado)

Sobre o segundo parágrafo do texto, é possível afirmar:

A Conforme a habilidade de leitura se desenvolve, uma complexa rede de sinais e circuitos no cérebro é regenerada.

B Conforme a habilidade de leitura se desenvolve, a complexa rede de sinais e circuitos no cérebro se torna menos sofisticada.

C Conforme a habilidade de leitura se desenvolve, é criada uma complexa rede de sinais e circuitos no cérebro.

D Conforme a habilidade de leitura se desenvolve, a complexa rede de sinais e circuitos no cérebro se fortalece e se torna mais sofisticada.

E Conforme a habilidade de leitura se desenvolve, a complexa rede de sinais e circuitos no cérebro é mais utilizada

Uneb (2024)

Giving thanks isn’t just a holiday tradition. It’s part of how humans evolved.

It’s the season of giving thanks — and it turns out humans have been doing it for a long, long time. As more researchers dig into the science of gratitude, they’ve found the feeling likely played a key role in helping our ancestors band together and survive. That legacy continues today, as being in the mood for gratitude shapes who we are as a species and how we connect with the people around us.

“This is something that is part of our human DNA,” said Sarah Schnitker, a psychologist at Baylor University. “It is a glue, in a sense, that holds us together.”

Humans are social animals. That’s how we’ve lasted so long; not by being the biggest or the strongest, but by figuring out how to work together. A key part of building relationships is the idea of reciprocity: “If you like me and do nice things for me, then I like you and do nice things for you,” said Michael Tomasello, a developmental psychologist at Duke University.

Some scientists think the feeling of gratitude evolved to keep the helping exchanges going. In other words, if you were helped, you’d feel like you should repay the debt with a good deed in return, said Jenae Nelson, who researches gratitude at Baylor and Harvard universities.

“This give and take — this is very, very primal and very important to a cooperative society,” Nelson said. “Otherwise, you just get a culture of takers.”

Reciprocity might not be about keeping exact scores but forming broader emotional ties. And the feeling of gratitude emerges early on: Children as young as 2 and 3 demonstrate they want to return favors. In a study, Vaish found that when kids got help completing a task — in this case, finding a key to unlock a box of stickers — they were more likely to share their sticker reward with a new person.

It’s that kind of behavior that shows gratitude is more than simple exchange, Schnitker said. It can make us more generous with other people in general — even if they didn’t help us first.

“It’s not just about stuff and materialism,” Nelson said.

“It’s about relationships, and the things that people do for you, and then the things that you can in turn do back for other people.”

BUKAROFF, Maddie. Giving thanks isn?t just a holiday tradition. It?s part of how humans evolved. AP News, New York, 21 nov. 2023. Science. Disponível em: . Acesso em: 23 nov. 2023. (Adaptado).

Reciprocity is a noticeable trait from early stages of human development, because:

A studies show the materialistic aspects of reciprocity in young children.

B children prefer to keep their rewards to themselves instead of sharing them with others.

C children are more likely to share rewards when they receive help, indicating an early demonstration of reciprocity.

D children as young as 2 and 3 are not capable of understanding the concept of reciprocity.

E reciprocity in children becomes evident after the age of 5.

Alternativa correta: D

Uneb (2024)

What role does gratitude play in human relationships, according to the text?

A Gratitude is a cultural phenomenon that has emerged in modern society.

B Gratitude is a learned behavior and a primal aspect of cooperative societies.

C Gratitude contributes to social cohesion, acting as a bonding agent among people.

D Gratitude is primarily about materialistic exchanges and the giving of tangible rewards.

E Gratitude is a genetic trait that evolved to make individuals stronger and more resilient.

Uneb (2024)

Arkansas man receives world’s first eye transplant

Aaron James lost his nose, mouth and left eye in a work-related accident. Surgeons in New York successfully performed the reconstruction that included a whole-eye implant. His vision was not restored, but the first-of-its-kind procedure may help advance transplant medicine.

“If some form of vision restoration occurred, it would be wonderful, but… the goal was for us to perform the technical operation,” said the chief surgeon, Dr Eduardo Rodriguez.

BBC NEWS. Arkansas man receives world?s first eye transplant. 9 nov. 2023. Disponível em: . Acesso em: 23 nov. 2023.

What was the outcome of the first-of-its-kind reconstructive procedure performed on Aaron James?

A Aaron James is expected to regain full vision as a consequence of the procedure.

B The reconstruction included a whole-eye implant, but Aaron James’s vision was not restored.

C The surgery only focused on restoring Aaron James’s nose, mouth, and left eye.

D Dr Rodriguez expressed disappointment in the technical outcome of the procedure.

E The surgical team aimed to restore vision, but technical difficulties prevented its success.

Uneb (2024)

The Gen Zers leading a new pro-union push

In August 2022, Gallup recorded the highest levels of union support since the 1960s; 71% of Americans approve of labour unions, and about one in 10 non-union workers said they were “extremely interested” in joining one.

Gen Z is, according to the Center for American Progress, “the most pro-union generation alive today”. Gen Z’s involvement and support for organised labour makes sense considering the context of their experiences, says Kate Bronfenbrenner, director of labour education research and a senior lecturer at Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labour Relations, US.

“First of all, they grew up being told they were going to be better off than their parents,” she says. “The fact is, they struggled to find jobs, and the jobs they found were not as good as their parents’. They and the generations that follow them are saddled with college debt. They’re concerned about broader social issues like reproductive rights and gun control, and planning to hold governments and employers accountable on those issues.”

“I think there’s a growing understanding that if you have a job, you need a union,” says Jaz Brisack. The now-26-year-old was one of the earliest leaders of union efforts at Starbucks in Buffalo, New York, in 2021. Brisack now believes in the power of unions to create equality among what they see as an inequitable power structure, saying, “I think people are looking back and seeing that what actually created improved standards of living in the past was union density, and they’re more open to ideas about organising.”

MORGAN, Kate. The Gen Zers leading a new pro-union push. BBC, 3 set. 2023. How we work. Disponível em: . Acesso em: 23 nov. 2023. (Adaptado).

What of the following sentences conveys information coherent with the text about union support and the new generation of workers?

A Gallup recorded the highest levels of union support in August 2022, with 71% of Americans approving of labour unions.

B Gen Z is identified as the generation least interested in joining labour unions.

C The Center for American Progress reported that Gen Z is the least supportive generation of labour unions.

D Union support in the United States has declined since the 1960s, according to Gallup.

E Gen Z’s involvement and support for organised labour are unrelated to their experiences, according to Kate Bronfenbrenner.

Urca (2024)

Many children must live with the trauma of war. Here”s how to help them (Part 1)

Conflict in Ukraine, Gaza and Sudan has led to millions of children losing family members, fleeing their homes and being caught up in the fighting themselves. The effects could last for decades.

Selma Baéevac and her family escaped the war in BosniaHerzegovina in 1994, spending three years in a refugee camp in Germany before resettling in the US. Today, at the age of 38 years old, she works as a psychotherapist specialising in trauma. Many of her clients lived through war themselves.

From the outside, Baéevac seems to epitomise how very resilient children, in particular, can be. But, she says, there’s also what you don’t see. “As a child, when you don’t experience safety, it affects your ability to relate to yourself)” she says. “Tt affects your ability to trust your environment. Tt affects your ability to trust adults. We have a fear of commitment, fear of setting boundaries, fear of speaking up, fear of being seen. “It’s not something you just get rid of. It’s something that stays with you”

Its common, particularly in the wake of (or alongside) a crisis like war or a natural disaster, to hear that children are resilient. That’s true, say experts — children can have the ability to overcome serious hardship, particularly if they benefit from particular protective factors, like a close bond with a present caregiver. At the same time, decades of research has found that various types of trauma experienced in childhood — even in infancy — can rewire a child’s nervous system, changing the path of their development, their risk for psychological disorders and, even, their physical health long-term.

[…]

Fonte: https:/www.bhe.com/futurc/artick/20240220-ukraine-and -gaza-the-hidden-eltects-of-war-trauma-on children. Acessado em 09/03/2024.

Sobre a resiliência de crianças que convivem com guerras, Bacevac afirma que elas:

A raramente conseguem superar traumas vividos por longos períodos.

B são as primeiras afetadas por danos físicos e psicológicos.

C conseguem superar os traumas desde que haja uma rede de apoio que as ajude.

D não superam os traumas e têm dificuldade de se relacionar com estranhos.

E lidam bem com os traumas sem riscos aparentes de problemas psicológicos.

Enem (2023)

“We won’t ruin Mars. It’s too big and too good.” said the captain.

“You think not? We Earth Men have a talent for ruining big, beautiful things. The only reason we didn’t set up hot-dog stands in the midst of the Egyptian temple of Karnak is because it was out of the way and served no large commercial purpose. And Egypt is a small part of Earth. But here, this whole thing is ancient and different, and we have to set down somewhere and start fouling it up. We’ll call the canal the Rockefeller Canal and the mountain King George Mountain and the sea the Dupont Sea, and there’ll be Roosevelt and Lincoln and Coolidge cities, and it won’t ever be right, when there are the proper names for these places.”

BRADBURY, R. And the Moon Be Still as Bright. In: The Martian Chronicles. Londres: Harper Collins, 2014.

Nesse fragmento de um conto do autor Ray Bradbury, o personagem revela ao capitão

A sua dúvida sobre a preservação de lugares antigos.

B seu entusiasmo com a descoberta de um território.

C sua curiosidade sobre o desenvolvimento do Egito.

D sua indiferença com o crescimento dos espaços urbanos.

E sua preocupação com a exploração de um planeta.

Enem (2023)

Things We Carry on the Sea

We carry tears in our eyes: good-bye father, good-bye mother

We carry soil in small bags: may home never fade in our hearts

We carry names, stories, memories of our villages, fields, boats

We carry scars from proxy wars of greed

We carry carnage of mining, droughts, floods, genocides

We carry dust of our families and neighbors incinerated in mushroom clouds

We carry our islands sinking under the sea

We carry our hands, feet, bones, hearts and best minds for a new life

We carry diplomas: medicine, engineer, nurse, education, math, poetry, even if they mean nothing to the other shore

We carry railroads, plantations, laundromats, bodegas, taco trucks, farms, factories, nursing homes, hospitals, schools, temples…built on our ancestors’ backs

We carry old homes along the spine, new dreams in our chests

We carry yesterday, today and tomorrow

We’re orphans of the wars forced upon us

We’re refugees of the sea rising from industrial wastes

And we carry our mother tongues

[…]

As we drift…in our rubber boats…from shore…to shore…to shore…

PING, W. Disponível em: https://poets.org. Acesso em: 1 jun. 2023 .

Ao retratar a trajetória de refugiados, o poema recorre à imagem de viagem marítima para destacar o(a)

A risco de choques culturais.

B impacto do ensino de história.

C importância da luta ambiental.

D existência de experiências plurais.

E necessidade de capacitação profissional.

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