Colégio de Aplicação-Coluni

Universidade Federal de Viçosa

Corpus Linguistics Methodology

Analysis of the 2021 ENEM Natural Sciences test

Kailane Luiza - 5 Maria Fernanda Limongi - 33

Luisa Lopes - 16 Maria Julia Fialho - 35
Luiza Campos - 19 Maria Luisa Baquim - 37
Manuella Dias - 22 Matheus Cunha - 39

Viçosa, 2023 Valdênia Carvalho

 Sumary:
1 Types of questions.............................................3

2 Topics covered....................................................4

3 Most frequent words in the corpus.................5

3.1 30 most frequent noun..................................8
3.2 30 most frequent adjectives.........................9
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3.3 30 most frequent verbs................................10

4 Final considerations.........................................11
1 What types of questions are they?

The questions need prior knowledge, about the subject, to be resolved. This
can be seen throughout the 45 questions involving at least one of the three
subjects..

Therefore, the following pattern of questions was observed in the area as a

whole:
TYPES OF QUESTIONS
1. Theoretical: 29
2. Interpretation: 9
3. Calculation: 7
The most frequent commands in the
natural sciences test are: apply,
analyze, associate, calculate and
interpret.
 2 What topics are covered?

In the 2021 test, the most recurring themes in each area were:

BIOLOGY CHEMICAL
1. Botany PHYSICAL 1. Organic chemistry
2. Parasitology 1. Electrodynamics 2. Physicochemical
3. Evolution 2. Kinematics 3. Electrochemistry
4. Genetics 3. Wave 4. Thermochemistry
5. Ecology 4. Mechanics 5. Inorganic Reactions
6. Cytology 5. Thermodynamics 6. Environmental
Chemistry
 3 Most frequent words in the corpus
The most frequent words according to the corpus

VERBS NOUN ADJECTIVES

1. Apresenta - 14x 1. Cobre - 12x 1. Maior - 14x
2. Pode, Ser - 8x 2. Temperatura - 9x 2. Elétricos - 4x
3. Foi, Tem - 7x 3. Materiais, Alumínio - 8x 3. Menor - 4x
4. Considere, Está - 6x 4. Processo, Energia - 7x 4. Seletiva - 4x
5. Atingir - 5x 5. Taxa, Compostos - 6x 5. Ambientais - 3x

What does the frequency of these words represent in our analysis?

VERB: Apresenta - 14x
NOUN: Cobre - 12x ADJECTIVE: Maior 14x
3 Most frequent words in
the corpus

3.1 30 most frequent verbs

3 Most frequent words in
the corpus

3.2 30 most frequent noun

3 Most frequent words in
the corpus

3.3 30 most frequent adjectives

4 Final cosiderations

Therefore, to take the Natural Sciences test you need to know terms,
concepts and how to adopt the formulas since it is a content-based test.

Interdisciplinarity is a striking feature of the natural sciences test.

The exam presents texts to interpret, analyze and extract the main
elements to solve the exercise.
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Thank you!
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