Question

Read the following excerpt: Pranksters plant 'stolen Picasso’ in Romania Dutch writer who thought she’d found missing painting says she was victim of hoax It almost sounded too good to be true: a Picasso painting stolen in one of the world’s most famous art heists had been found under a tree in a snowy Romanian forest. On Monday it emerged it was totally too good to be true, part of an elaborate and carefully staged piece of performance art by a radical Belgian theatre company. […] Disponível em: . Acesso em: 19 nov 2018. Taking the excerpt into account, analyze the following statements. I. “Too good to be true” is an informal expression with the meaning of something that is so good that you cannot believe it is real. II. “Too good to be true” is used to demonstrate that finding Picasso’s painting would be so incredible that people would not believe. III. The appearance of the painting was staged and it was too good to be true. IV. Picasso’s painting was too good to be true. It is correct what is stated on: Alternativas Alternativa 1: I, only. Alternativa 2: I and II, only. Alternativa 3: I, II and III, only. Alternativa 4: I, II and IV, only. Alternativa 5: I, II, III, IV.

Answer 1

Resposta:

I. “Too good to be true” is an informal expression with the meaning of something that is so good that you cannot believe it is real. CORRECT

II. “Too good to be true” is used to demonstrate that finding Picasso’s painting would be so incredible that people would not believe. CORRECT

III. The appearance of the painting was staged and it was too good to be true. CORRECT

IV. Picasso’s painting was too good to be true. WRONG

It is correct what is stated on:

Alternativa 1: I, only.

Alternativa 2: I and II, only.

Alternativa 3: I, II and III, only.

Alternativa 4: I, II and IV, only.

Alternativa 5: I, II, III, IV.

Explicação:

O texto fala sobre uma ''pegadinha'' feita na Romênia. Uma escritora holandesa disse que foi vítima de uma ''pegadinha'' que parecia muito boa para ser verdade: um quadro de Picasso, que foi roubado em um dos mais famosos museus de arte do mundo, havia sido encontrado embaixo de uma árvore em uma floresta coberta de neve na Romênia. Logo em seguida, descobriu-se que, realmente, era muito bom para ser verdade. Tudo não passava de uma parte de uma peça teatral, cuidadosamente encenada por uma companhia de teatro belga.