(Originais Teachy 2023) - Question Easy 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.

Whether day or night, what does it matter, everything makes me smile. Dead tree and yet, still blooming. - Carlos Drummond de Andrade Considering the excerpt above, from the poem 'Dead Tree' by Carlos Drummond de Andrade, answer the following questions: 1) Identify a lexical substitution present in the excerpt and explain how it contributes to the construction of the poem's meaning. 2) How do you imagine this excerpt could be rewritten in a colloquial register of spoken language? Highlight the main differences between the original version and your rewritten version.

Explain what synonyms and antonyms are and give examples of each. Then, read the text below and identify 3 pairs of words that are synonyms and 3 pairs of words that are antonyms. Justify your answer with arguments and/or examples. "The girl walked barefoot down the street, observing all the houses around. She noticed that some were big and others small, some were colorful and others white. The sun was strong, but she didn't mind, she was happy with her walk."