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4134943 Ano: 2026
Disciplina: Inglês (Língua Inglesa)
Banca: FUNDATEC
Orgão: Pref. Bom Jesus-RS
Provas:

Reduced physical activity due to global heating will lead to rise in health issues, study says

By Chloé Farand

Rising temperatures are making physical activity undesirable and even dangerous in many

parts of the world, and as global heating worsens, it will further affect how much people are able

to move.

Researchers analysed data from 156 countries between 2000 and 2022 and modelled how

rising temperatures may affect physical activity globally by 2050.

They found that each additional month with an average temperature above 27.8 ºC would

increase physical inactivity by an average of 1.5 percentage points globally, with an even higher

increase of 1.85 points in low and middle-income countries.

Physical inactivity increases the risk of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, certain

cancers and mental health disorders, all of which shorten life expectancy, said the study’s lead

author, Christian García-Witulski, a research fellow at the Lancet Countdown Latin America and

a professor at the Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina.

Reduced physical activity is already a big global health problem and is responsible for an

estimated 5% of all adult deaths, according to the study, which was published in the Lancet

Global Health journal. About a third of the world’s population fails to meet World Health

Organization guidelines for weekly exercise.

The study projects that the increase in physical inactivity could contribute to about half a

million additional premature deaths annually and .4bn – .68bn in productivity losses by

2050.

The biggest increases in inactivity are projected to be in hotter regions such as Central

America, the Caribbean, eastern sub-Saharan Africa, and equatorial southeast Asia, where

inactivity could rise by more than four percentage points a month.

“This is not just a climate story, it is also an inequality story. The places expected to face

the greatest increases in climate-driven inactivity are often the same places with fewer resources

to adapt,” said García-Witulski.

“In settings where people have less access to cooling, fewer safe indoor alternatives, and

less flexibility in their daily schedules, heat appears more likely to translate into reduced physical

activity.”

The model also predicted a bigger increase in inactivity among women, which could reflect

physiological differences as well as social factors, such as less time and access to cool places for

exercise, said García-Witulski.

The findings are modelled projections based on self-reported activity surveys and don’t

account for other climate impacts such as extreme rainfall, flooding and tropical cyclones.

The authors say the results show that physical activity should be treated as a

climate-sensitive public health issue, not just an individual lifestyle choice.

“Staying active in a warming world depends not only on personal motivation, but also on

urban design, infrastructure and access to reliable information. In practical terms,

climate-resilient physical activity policies are those that help people remain active safely even

under hotter conditions,” said García-Witulski.

That includes designing cooler cities by expanding the tree cover and shade networks in

streets and parks, providing affordable air-conditioned places to exercise, and giving clear advice

on how to stay safe in extreme heat, as well as ambitious emissions reductions.

(Available at: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/16/reduced-physical-activity-due-to-global-heating-rise-health-issues-study – text specially adapted for this test).

The text states that the increase in physical inactivity is not only a climate issue but also an inequality issue because
 

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4134942 Ano: 2026
Disciplina: Inglês (Língua Inglesa)
Banca: FUNDATEC
Orgão: Pref. Bom Jesus-RS
Provas:

Reduced physical activity due to global heating will lead to rise in health issues, study says

By Chloé Farand

Rising temperatures are making physical activity undesirable and even dangerous in many

parts of the world, and as global heating worsens, it will further affect how much people are able

to move.

Researchers analysed data from 156 countries between 2000 and 2022 and modelled how

rising temperatures may affect physical activity globally by 2050.

They found that each additional month with an average temperature above 27.8 ºC would

increase physical inactivity by an average of 1.5 percentage points globally, with an even higher

increase of 1.85 points in low and middle-income countries.

Physical inactivity increases the risk of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, certain

cancers and mental health disorders, all of which shorten life expectancy, said the study’s lead

author, Christian García-Witulski, a research fellow at the Lancet Countdown Latin America and

a professor at the Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina.

Reduced physical activity is already a big global health problem and is responsible for an

estimated 5% of all adult deaths, according to the study, which was published in the Lancet

Global Health journal. About a third of the world’s population fails to meet World Health

Organization guidelines for weekly exercise.

The study projects that the increase in physical inactivity could contribute to about half a

million additional premature deaths annually and .4bn – .68bn in productivity losses by

2050.

The biggest increases in inactivity are projected to be in hotter regions such as Central

America, the Caribbean, eastern sub-Saharan Africa, and equatorial southeast Asia, where

inactivity could rise by more than four percentage points a month.

“This is not just a climate story, it is also an inequality story. The places expected to face

the greatest increases in climate-driven inactivity are often the same places with fewer resources

to adapt,” said García-Witulski.

“In settings where people have less access to cooling, fewer safe indoor alternatives, and

less flexibility in their daily schedules, heat appears more likely to translate into reduced physical

activity.”

The model also predicted a bigger increase in inactivity among women, which could reflect

physiological differences as well as social factors, such as less time and access to cool places for

exercise, said García-Witulski.

The findings are modelled projections based on self-reported activity surveys and don’t

account for other climate impacts such as extreme rainfall, flooding and tropical cyclones.

The authors say the results show that physical activity should be treated as a

climate-sensitive public health issue, not just an individual lifestyle choice.

“Staying active in a warming world depends not only on personal motivation, but also on

urban design, infrastructure and access to reliable information. In practical terms,

climate-resilient physical activity policies are those that help people remain active safely even

under hotter conditions,” said García-Witulski.

That includes designing cooler cities by expanding the tree cover and shade networks in

streets and parks, providing affordable air-conditioned places to exercise, and giving clear advice

on how to stay safe in extreme heat, as well as ambitious emissions reductions.

(Available at: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/16/reduced-physical-activity-due-to-global-heating-rise-health-issues-study – text specially adapted for this test).

According to the text, what is the main consequence of rising global temperatures for human health?
 

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Questão presente nas seguintes provas
4134321 Ano: 2026
Disciplina: Inglês (Língua Inglesa)
Banca: PM-MG
Orgão: PM-MG
Provas:
Read text I and then answer the question below.
TEXT I
“Through the Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted (LEOKA) Data Collection, the FBI provides data and training that helps keep law enforcement officers safe as they protect the nation’s communities. The goal is to provide relevant, high quality, potentially lifesaving information to law enforcement agencies focusing on why an incident occurred, as opposed to what occurred during the incident, with the hope of preventing future incidents. The data collected is analyzed by the LEOKA team and the results are incorporated into the officer safety awareness training the FBI provides for partner agencies. 
LEOKA’S Three-Tier Approach
LEOKA has a three-tier approach in order to fulfill its mission and promote officer safety awareness to the law enforcement community nationwide:
▪ Data collection: Data on line-of-duty deaths and assaults are collected from participating agencies across the country through the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, and the recent expansion of the data collection methods are providing even more facts that can be studied by experts and officer safety trainers in order to tailor training to real world circumstances. The data are also published annually in the Bureau’s Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted report.
▪ Research: Over the years, researchers led by the LEOKA Data Collection have been conducting indepth research using UCR data collected regarding incidents in which officers are killed or assaulted. The published research gives officers a sharper understanding of what types of scenarios and circumstances have resulted in fatalities and assaults. These articles and publications also contain information obtained through extensive interviews with officers and offenders involved in critical incidents to develop lessons learned, trends and curriculum development for the FBI’s Officer Safety Awareness Training (OSAT).
▪ Training: The objective of the Bureau’s OSAT, which has been provided to thousands of our law enforcement partners in the U.S. and abroad, is to assist law enforcement managers, trainers, and personnel with identifying issues and circumstances that may contribute to officer deaths and assaults and help prevent them. Data has shown an increase in ambushes on our nation’s law enforcement officers. As a result, LEOKA trainers are studying the data with the purpose of shaping future training to help reverse this trend with information and education.
LEOKA Criteria
The data collected under the auspices of the LEOKA Data Collection involves law enforcement officers who meet a certain set of criteria established by the FBI.
General Criteria
The publishable data pertains to felonious deaths, accidental deaths, and assaults of duly sworn city, university and college, county, state, tribal, and federal law enforcement officers who, at the time of the incident, met the following criteria:
▪ Wore/carried a badge (ordinarily)
▪ Carried a firearm (ordinarily)
▪ Were duly sworn and had full arrest powers
▪ Were members of a law enforcement agency
▪ Were acting in an official capacity, whether on or off duty, at the time of the incident
▪ If killed, the deaths were directly related to the injuries received during the incidentes.” 
Source (adapted): Federal Bureau of Investigation - FBI. Available at: https://www.fbi.gov/how-we-can-help-you/more-fbiservices-and-information/ucr/leoka Accessed on: September 08, 2025. 
All the alternatives match the meaning of the word “awareness” as used in the sentence, EXCEPT:

“The data collected is analyzed by the LEOKA team and the results are incorporated into the officer safety awareness training the FBI provides for partner agencies.” 
 

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Questão presente nas seguintes provas
4134320 Ano: 2026
Disciplina: Inglês (Língua Inglesa)
Banca: PM-MG
Orgão: PM-MG
Provas:
Read text I and then answer the question below.
TEXT I
“Through the Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted (LEOKA) Data Collection, the FBI provides data and training that helps keep law enforcement officers safe as they protect the nation’s communities. The goal is to provide relevant, high quality, potentially lifesaving information to law enforcement agencies focusing on why an incident occurred, as opposed to what occurred during the incident, with the hope of preventing future incidents. The data collected is analyzed by the LEOKA team and the results are incorporated into the officer safety awareness training the FBI provides for partner agencies. 
LEOKA’S Three-Tier Approach
LEOKA has a three-tier approach in order to fulfill its mission and promote officer safety awareness to the law enforcement community nationwide:
▪ Data collection: Data on line-of-duty deaths and assaults are collected from participating agencies across the country through the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, and the recent expansion of the data collection methods are providing even more facts that can be studied by experts and officer safety trainers in order to tailor training to real world circumstances. The data are also published annually in the Bureau’s Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted report.
▪ Research: Over the years, researchers led by the LEOKA Data Collection have been conducting indepth research using UCR data collected regarding incidents in which officers are killed or assaulted. The published research gives officers a sharper understanding of what types of scenarios and circumstances have resulted in fatalities and assaults. These articles and publications also contain information obtained through extensive interviews with officers and offenders involved in critical incidents to develop lessons learned, trends and curriculum development for the FBI’s Officer Safety Awareness Training (OSAT).
▪ Training: The objective of the Bureau’s OSAT, which has been provided to thousands of our law enforcement partners in the U.S. and abroad, is to assist law enforcement managers, trainers, and personnel with identifying issues and circumstances that may contribute to officer deaths and assaults and help prevent them. Data has shown an increase in ambushes on our nation’s law enforcement officers. As a result, LEOKA trainers are studying the data with the purpose of shaping future training to help reverse this trend with information and education.
LEOKA Criteria
The data collected under the auspices of the LEOKA Data Collection involves law enforcement officers who meet a certain set of criteria established by the FBI.
General Criteria
The publishable data pertains to felonious deaths, accidental deaths, and assaults of duly sworn city, university and college, county, state, tribal, and federal law enforcement officers who, at the time of the incident, met the following criteria:
▪ Wore/carried a badge (ordinarily)
▪ Carried a firearm (ordinarily)
▪ Were duly sworn and had full arrest powers
▪ Were members of a law enforcement agency
▪ Were acting in an official capacity, whether on or off duty, at the time of the incident
▪ If killed, the deaths were directly related to the injuries received during the incidentes.” 
Source (adapted): Federal Bureau of Investigation - FBI. Available at: https://www.fbi.gov/how-we-can-help-you/more-fbiservices-and-information/ucr/leoka Accessed on: September 08, 2025. 
Choose the alternative that best matches the meaning of the word “badge” as used in the sentence:

Wore/carried a badge (ordinarily).”
 

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Questão presente nas seguintes provas
4134319 Ano: 2026
Disciplina: Inglês (Língua Inglesa)
Banca: PM-MG
Orgão: PM-MG
Provas:
Read text I and then answer the question below.
TEXT I
“Through the Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted (LEOKA) Data Collection, the FBI provides data and training that helps keep law enforcement officers safe as they protect the nation’s communities. The goal is to provide relevant, high quality, potentially lifesaving information to law enforcement agencies focusing on why an incident occurred, as opposed to what occurred during the incident, with the hope of preventing future incidents. The data collected is analyzed by the LEOKA team and the results are incorporated into the officer safety awareness training the FBI provides for partner agencies. 
LEOKA’S Three-Tier Approach
LEOKA has a three-tier approach in order to fulfill its mission and promote officer safety awareness to the law enforcement community nationwide:
▪ Data collection: Data on line-of-duty deaths and assaults are collected from participating agencies across the country through the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, and the recent expansion of the data collection methods are providing even more facts that can be studied by experts and officer safety trainers in order to tailor training to real world circumstances. The data are also published annually in the Bureau’s Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted report.
▪ Research: Over the years, researchers led by the LEOKA Data Collection have been conducting indepth research using UCR data collected regarding incidents in which officers are killed or assaulted. The published research gives officers a sharper understanding of what types of scenarios and circumstances have resulted in fatalities and assaults. These articles and publications also contain information obtained through extensive interviews with officers and offenders involved in critical incidents to develop lessons learned, trends and curriculum development for the FBI’s Officer Safety Awareness Training (OSAT).
▪ Training: The objective of the Bureau’s OSAT, which has been provided to thousands of our law enforcement partners in the U.S. and abroad, is to assist law enforcement managers, trainers, and personnel with identifying issues and circumstances that may contribute to officer deaths and assaults and help prevent them. Data has shown an increase in ambushes on our nation’s law enforcement officers. As a result, LEOKA trainers are studying the data with the purpose of shaping future training to help reverse this trend with information and education.
LEOKA Criteria
The data collected under the auspices of the LEOKA Data Collection involves law enforcement officers who meet a certain set of criteria established by the FBI.
General Criteria
The publishable data pertains to felonious deaths, accidental deaths, and assaults of duly sworn city, university and college, county, state, tribal, and federal law enforcement officers who, at the time of the incident, met the following criteria:
▪ Wore/carried a badge (ordinarily)
▪ Carried a firearm (ordinarily)
▪ Were duly sworn and had full arrest powers
▪ Were members of a law enforcement agency
▪ Were acting in an official capacity, whether on or off duty, at the time of the incident
▪ If killed, the deaths were directly related to the injuries received during the incidentes.” 
Source (adapted): Federal Bureau of Investigation - FBI. Available at: https://www.fbi.gov/how-we-can-help-you/more-fbiservices-and-information/ucr/leoka Accessed on: September 08, 2025. 
According to the text, the publishable data from the LEOKA Data Collection refers to law enforcement officers who were killed or assaulted and who, at the time of the incident, were, EXCEPT:
 

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Questão presente nas seguintes provas
4134318 Ano: 2026
Disciplina: Inglês (Língua Inglesa)
Banca: PM-MG
Orgão: PM-MG
Provas:
Read text I and then answer the question below.
TEXT I
“Through the Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted (LEOKA) Data Collection, the FBI provides data and training that helps keep law enforcement officers safe as they protect the nation’s communities. The goal is to provide relevant, high quality, potentially lifesaving information to law enforcement agencies focusing on why an incident occurred, as opposed to what occurred during the incident, with the hope of preventing future incidents. The data collected is analyzed by the LEOKA team and the results are incorporated into the officer safety awareness training the FBI provides for partner agencies. 
LEOKA’S Three-Tier Approach
LEOKA has a three-tier approach in order to fulfill its mission and promote officer safety awareness to the law enforcement community nationwide:
▪ Data collection: Data on line-of-duty deaths and assaults are collected from participating agencies across the country through the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, and the recent expansion of the data collection methods are providing even more facts that can be studied by experts and officer safety trainers in order to tailor training to real world circumstances. The data are also published annually in the Bureau’s Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted report.
▪ Research: Over the years, researchers led by the LEOKA Data Collection have been conducting indepth research using UCR data collected regarding incidents in which officers are killed or assaulted. The published research gives officers a sharper understanding of what types of scenarios and circumstances have resulted in fatalities and assaults. These articles and publications also contain information obtained through extensive interviews with officers and offenders involved in critical incidents to develop lessons learned, trends and curriculum development for the FBI’s Officer Safety Awareness Training (OSAT).
▪ Training: The objective of the Bureau’s OSAT, which has been provided to thousands of our law enforcement partners in the U.S. and abroad, is to assist law enforcement managers, trainers, and personnel with identifying issues and circumstances that may contribute to officer deaths and assaults and help prevent them. Data has shown an increase in ambushes on our nation’s law enforcement officers. As a result, LEOKA trainers are studying the data with the purpose of shaping future training to help reverse this trend with information and education.
LEOKA Criteria
The data collected under the auspices of the LEOKA Data Collection involves law enforcement officers who meet a certain set of criteria established by the FBI.
General Criteria
The publishable data pertains to felonious deaths, accidental deaths, and assaults of duly sworn city, university and college, county, state, tribal, and federal law enforcement officers who, at the time of the incident, met the following criteria:
▪ Wore/carried a badge (ordinarily)
▪ Carried a firearm (ordinarily)
▪ Were duly sworn and had full arrest powers
▪ Were members of a law enforcement agency
▪ Were acting in an official capacity, whether on or off duty, at the time of the incident
▪ If killed, the deaths were directly related to the injuries received during the incidentes.” 
Source (adapted): Federal Bureau of Investigation - FBI. Available at: https://www.fbi.gov/how-we-can-help-you/more-fbiservices-and-information/ucr/leoka Accessed on: September 08, 2025. 
According to Text I, what is the FBI’s main aim with “LEOKA Data Collection”?
 

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Questão presente nas seguintes provas
4134225 Ano: 2026
Disciplina: Inglês (Língua Inglesa)
Banca: FUNDATEC
Orgão: Pref. Pontão-RS
Provas:

Publisher cancels horror novel's release over AI claims

By Paul Glynn

  1. Shy Girl was originally self-published in February 2025, then got a full UK release in
  2. November.
  3. The US release of a horror novel has been cancelled by its publisher over concerns that AI
  4. was used to help write it.
  5. Shy Girl by US author Mia Ballard had been scheduled for publication in the US next month,
  6. but that will no longer go ahead, publisher Hachette said. The UK version, which was released in
  7. November, will also be discontinued.
  8. A spokesperson for Hachette told BBC News the company “remains committed to protecting
  9. original creative expression and storytelling”.
  10. Ballard, who sold almost 2,000 copies of the book in the UK, has denied using AI to write
  11. the book—telling the New York Times an acquaintance she hired to edit the original self-published
  12. version of the novel had used AI.
  13. “This controversy has changed my life in many ways and my mental health is at an all time
  14. low and my name is ruined for something I didn't even personally do,” she said, noting she was
  15. pursuing legal action.
  16. The New York Times, which first reported the story, said it “appears to be the first
  17. commercial novel from a major publishing house to be pulled over evidence of AI use”.
  18. The publisher said: “Hachette remains committed to protecting original creative expression
  19. and storytelling”.
  20. “Orbit (in the US) will not publish Shy Girl, and Wildfire (in the UK) have decided to no
  21. longer continue publishing their edition,” it added, referring to its imprints.
  22. Originally self-published last February, Shy Girl was described in its promotional material
  23. as a “buzzy¹ BookTok sensation” and “a harrowing tale of survival and revenge” and well as
  24. being “bloody and unapologetic”.
  25. However, one reviewer on the GoodReads website claimed the book appeared to be “written
  26. by ChatGPT”, while another noted the “bizarre formatting, typos and repetitive turns of phrase”.
  27. BBC News has approached Ballard for further comment.

¹Buzzy (adj.): Something that is buzzy is getting a lot of attention and excitement, especially online. People are talking about it a lot, and it is popular right now.

(Available at: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y9d44jj24o – text specially adapted for this test).

In the sentence “Shy Girl by US author Mia Ballard had been scheduled for publication in the US next month, but that will no longer go ahead”, the use of “had been scheduled” serves to:

 

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Questão presente nas seguintes provas
4134224 Ano: 2026
Disciplina: Inglês (Língua Inglesa)
Banca: FUNDATEC
Orgão: Pref. Pontão-RS
Provas:

Publisher cancels horror novel's release over AI claims

By Paul Glynn

  1. Shy Girl was originally self-published in February 2025, then got a full UK release in
  2. November.
  3. The US release of a horror novel has been cancelled by its publisher over concerns that AI
  4. was used to help write it.
  5. Shy Girl by US author Mia Ballard had been scheduled for publication in the US next month,
  6. but that will no longer go ahead, publisher Hachette said. The UK version, which was released in
  7. November, will also be discontinued.
  8. A spokesperson for Hachette told BBC News the company “remains committed to protecting
  9. original creative expression and storytelling”.
  10. Ballard, who sold almost 2,000 copies of the book in the UK, has denied using AI to write
  11. the book—telling the New York Times an acquaintance she hired to edit the original self-published
  12. version of the novel had used AI.
  13. “This controversy has changed my life in many ways and my mental health is at an all time
  14. low and my name is ruined for something I didn't even personally do,” she said, noting she was
  15. pursuing legal action.
  16. The New York Times, which first reported the story, said it “appears to be the first
  17. commercial novel from a major publishing house to be pulled over evidence of AI use”.
  18. The publisher said: “Hachette remains committed to protecting original creative expression
  19. and storytelling”.
  20. “Orbit (in the US) will not publish Shy Girl, and Wildfire (in the UK) have decided to no
  21. longer continue publishing their edition,” it added, referring to its imprints.
  22. Originally self-published last February, Shy Girl was described in its promotional material
  23. as a “buzzy¹ BookTok sensation” and “a harrowing tale of survival and revenge” and well as
  24. being “bloody and unapologetic”.
  25. However, one reviewer on the GoodReads website claimed the book appeared to be “written
  26. by ChatGPT”, while another noted the “bizarre formatting, typos and repetitive turns of phrase”.
  27. BBC News has approached Ballard for further comment.

¹Buzzy (adj.): Something that is buzzy is getting a lot of attention and excitement, especially online. People are talking about it a lot, and it is popular right now.

(Available at: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y9d44jj24o – text specially adapted for this test).

In the promotional material, the novel is described as a “harrowing tale of survival and revenge” (l. 23). Based on the context of the story and its genre, the underlined word “harrowing” is closest in meaning to:

 

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Questão presente nas seguintes provas
4134223 Ano: 2026
Disciplina: Inglês (Língua Inglesa)
Banca: FUNDATEC
Orgão: Pref. Pontão-RS
Provas:

Publisher cancels horror novel's release over AI claims

By Paul Glynn

  1. Shy Girl was originally self-published in February 2025, then got a full UK release in
  2. November.
  3. The US release of a horror novel has been cancelled by its publisher over concerns that AI
  4. was used to help write it.
  5. Shy Girl by US author Mia Ballard had been scheduled for publication in the US next month,
  6. but that will no longer go ahead, publisher Hachette said. The UK version, which was released in
  7. November, will also be discontinued.
  8. A spokesperson for Hachette told BBC News the company “remains committed to protecting
  9. original creative expression and storytelling”.
  10. Ballard, who sold almost 2,000 copies of the book in the UK, has denied using AI to write
  11. the book—telling the New York Times an acquaintance she hired to edit the original self-published
  12. version of the novel had used AI.
  13. “This controversy has changed my life in many ways and my mental health is at an all time
  14. low and my name is ruined for something I didn't even personally do,” she said, noting she was
  15. pursuing legal action.
  16. The New York Times, which first reported the story, said it “appears to be the first
  17. commercial novel from a major publishing house to be pulled over evidence of AI use”.
  18. The publisher said: “Hachette remains committed to protecting original creative expression
  19. and storytelling”.
  20. “Orbit (in the US) will not publish Shy Girl, and Wildfire (in the UK) have decided to no
  21. longer continue publishing their edition,” it added, referring to its imprints.
  22. Originally self-published last February, Shy Girl was described in its promotional material
  23. as a “buzzy¹ BookTok sensation” and “a harrowing tale of survival and revenge” and well as
  24. being “bloody and unapologetic”.
  25. However, one reviewer on the GoodReads website claimed the book appeared to be “written
  26. by ChatGPT”, while another noted the “bizarre formatting, typos and repetitive turns of phrase”.
  27. BBC News has approached Ballard for further comment.

¹Buzzy (adj.): Something that is buzzy is getting a lot of attention and excitement, especially online. People are talking about it a lot, and it is popular right now.

(Available at: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y9d44jj24o – text specially adapted for this test).

Analyze the use of the relative pronoun in the third paragraph. The underlined word “which” (l. 06) refers to:

 

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Questão presente nas seguintes provas
4134222 Ano: 2026
Disciplina: Inglês (Língua Inglesa)
Banca: FUNDATEC
Orgão: Pref. Pontão-RS
Provas:

Publisher cancels horror novel's release over AI claims

By Paul Glynn

  1. Shy Girl was originally self-published in February 2025, then got a full UK release in
  2. November.
  3. The US release of a horror novel has been cancelled by its publisher over concerns that AI
  4. was used to help write it.
  5. Shy Girl by US author Mia Ballard had been scheduled for publication in the US next month,
  6. but that will no longer go ahead, publisher Hachette said. The UK version, which was released in
  7. November, will also be discontinued.
  8. A spokesperson for Hachette told BBC News the company “remains committed to protecting
  9. original creative expression and storytelling”.
  10. Ballard, who sold almost 2,000 copies of the book in the UK, has denied using AI to write
  11. the book—telling the New York Times an acquaintance she hired to edit the original self-published
  12. version of the novel had used AI.
  13. “This controversy has changed my life in many ways and my mental health is at an all time
  14. low and my name is ruined for something I didn't even personally do,” she said, noting she was
  15. pursuing legal action.
  16. The New York Times, which first reported the story, said it “appears to be the first
  17. commercial novel from a major publishing house to be pulled over evidence of AI use”.
  18. The publisher said: “Hachette remains committed to protecting original creative expression
  19. and storytelling”.
  20. “Orbit (in the US) will not publish Shy Girl, and Wildfire (in the UK) have decided to no
  21. longer continue publishing their edition,” it added, referring to its imprints.
  22. Originally self-published last February, Shy Girl was described in its promotional material
  23. as a “buzzy¹ BookTok sensation” and “a harrowing tale of survival and revenge” and well as
  24. being “bloody and unapologetic”.
  25. However, one reviewer on the GoodReads website claimed the book appeared to be “written
  26. by ChatGPT”, while another noted the “bizarre formatting, typos and repetitive turns of phrase”.
  27. BBC News has approached Ballard for further comment.

¹Buzzy (adj.): Something that is buzzy is getting a lot of attention and excitement, especially online. People are talking about it a lot, and it is popular right now.

(Available at: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y9d44jj24o – text specially adapted for this test).

Who does Mia Ballard claim is actually responsible for the use of Artificial Intelligence in the novel?

 

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