(Originais Teachy 2023) - Question Medium of Spanish

Anonymous leaves thrown into the wind of sensationalism, which lead the public to alarming news, full of sensationalism and lack of foundation or proper investigation. Faced with an evil that society suffers, generated by the relative truths that the press ends up erroneously disseminating, turning into an uncontrollable power. This is the portrait of a press that is more driven by passion than reason, that does not care about informing, but manipulates, distorts facts deliberately or irresponsibly. (Unknown author) Based on the excerpt above, answer: a) The author criticizes the press, indicated by the expressions 'Anonymous leaves thrown into the wind of sensationalism' and 'relative truths that the press ends up erroneously disseminating', which suggest manipulation of information. b) The media influences public opinion, being able to educate and raise awareness about relevant issues, but also manipulate and distort facts. Responsibility and transparency in coverage are essential, as well as educating the public to critically analyze the information received.

Read the following comic story and answer the questions: 'The hero Super Reader faces a great challenge in his new adventure. Upon entering a magical world of books, he comes across an unfinished story and needs to decipher the ending to save the realm of magic from destruction. Super Reader begins his journey in an ancient library, where books come to life and words jump off the pages. Every step he takes causes the plot to change, and the only clue he has is a riddle left by the guardian of the books: 'The secret of the ending lies on the page that comes before the plot twist, but after the major revelation.' After understanding the structure of the comic story, identify, justifying based on the genre's characteristics, how Super Reader could use the visual and verbal elements of comics to decipher the riddle and anticipate the outcome of the plot.