In a world where many of us are glued to our smartphones, Dulcie Cowling is something of an anomaly — she has ditched hers. The 36-year-old decided at the end of last year that getting rid of her handset would improve her mental health. So, over Christmas she told her family and friends that she was switching to an old Nokia phone that could only make and receive calls and text messages. 
      She recalls that one of the pivotal moments that led to her decision was a day at the park with her two boys, aged six and three: “I was on my mobile at a playground with the kids and I looked up and every single parent — there was up to 20 — were looking at their phones, just scrolling away,” she says. 
      “I thought ‘when did this happen?’. Everyone is missing out on real life. I ... Ver mais

Considering the previous text, judge the following item. 

In the sentence (thirteenth paragraph) “Yet, while some worry about how much time they spend on their handset, for millions of others they are a godsend.”, the word “Yet” is synonymous with However. 

Considering the previous text, judge the following item.

People who are giving up on their mobile devices believe they were spending too much time with being connected and they were missing their real lives because of that.

      In a world where many of us are glued to our smartphones, Dulcie Cowling is something of an anomaly — she has ditched hers. The 36-year-old decided at the end of last year that getting rid of her handset would improve her mental health. So, over Christmas she told her family and friends that she was switching to an old Nokia phone that could only make and receive calls and text messages. 
      She recalls that one of the pivotal moments that led to her decision was a day at the park with her two boys, aged six and three: “I was on my mobile at a playground with the kids and I looked up and every single parent — there was up to 20 — were looking at their phones, just scrolling away,” she says. 
      “I thought ‘when did this happen?’. Everyone is missing out on real life. I ... Ver mais

Considering the previous text, judge the following item. 

In the sentence ‘They are blunting cognition and impeding productivity’ (ninth paragraph), the pronoun ‘They’ refers to the “nine out of 10 people in the UK who own a smartphone” (seventh paragraph).

Considering the previous text, judge the following item. 

Although there is a movement of people ditching their smartphones in order to have what they think is a better life quality, millions believe digital technology is essential to everyone’s lives. 

      Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun — a dusty, cold, desert world with a very thin atmosphere. Mars is also a dynamic planet with seasons, polar ice caps, canyons, extinct volcanoes, and evidence that it was even more active in the past.
      No other planet has captured our collective imagination quite like Mars.
      In the late 1800s when people first observed the canal-like features on Mars’ surface, many speculated that an intelligent alien species resided there. This led to numerous stories about Martians, some of whom invade Earth, like in the 1938 radio drama, The War of the Worlds. According to an enduring urban legend, many listeners believed the story to be real news coverage of an invasion, causing widespread panic.
      Countless stories since have taken... Ver mais

Judge the following item, based on the previous text.

According to the text, the speculations about extraterrestrial life started in the late 1800s due to canal-like features observed on Mars.

Internal audit’s role in ESG reporting

Conversations and focus on sustainability, typically grouped into environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues, are quickly evolving — from activist investor groups and inquisitive regulators pushing for change to governing bodies and C-suite executives struggling to understand and embrace the concept. At the forefront of this new risk area is pressure for organizations to make public commitments to sustainability and provide routine updates to ESG-related strategies, goals, and metrics that are accurate and relevant. However, ESG reporting is still immature, and there is not a lot of definitive guidance for organizations in this space. F... Ver mais

The sentence that best expresses the idea that parties involved in the administration should follow a similar orientation: