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ENEM is Brazil's 180-question, two-Sunday national exam plus an essay, with each of four areas and the redacao scored 0-1000; this free bank gives 100 practice questions spread across all four areas.

Sample ENEM Practice Questions

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1In Portuguese, the sentence 'Faz dez anos que ele partiu' uses the verb 'fazer' in an impersonal sense indicating elapsed time. Which form is correct when referring to elapsed time with 'fazer'?

A.Fazem dez anos que ele partiu

B.Faz dez anos que ele partiu

C.Fazeram dez anos que ele partiu

D.Fizeram dez anos que ele partiu

Explanation: When 'fazer' indicates elapsed time, it is impersonal and stays in the third-person singular regardless of the time quantity. So 'Faz dez anos' is correct, not 'Fazem dez anos'.

2A poster reads 'Salve as abelhas: sem elas, um terco dos alimentos que consumimos desapareceria.' The predominant language function in this text, which seeks to persuade and move the reader to act, is the:

A.conative (appellative) function

B.referential function

C.phatic function

D.metalinguistic function

Explanation: The conative (appellative) function centers on the receiver and aims to influence behavior, typical of advertising and campaigns. The imperative 'Salve' and the call to protect bees mark this function.

3The literary movement Modernismo brasileiro was launched in 1922 with an event in Sao Paulo that challenged academic art and celebrated national identity. This event was the:

A.Semana de Arte Moderna

B.Inconfidencia Mineira

C.Proclamacao da Republica

D.Revolucao Constitucionalista

Explanation: The Semana de Arte Moderna, held at the Teatro Municipal de Sao Paulo in February 1922, marked the start of Brazilian Modernism, featuring artists like Mario de Andrade, Oswald de Andrade, and Anita Malfatti.

4In the verse 'Minha terra tem palmeiras / Onde canta o sabia' from Goncalves Dias's 'Cancao do Exilio', the poet idealizes Brazil. This nationalist exaltation of nature is characteristic of which literary movement?

A.Barroco

B.Realismo

C.Romantismo

D.Concretismo

Explanation: Romantismo (Romanticism) in Brazil exalted nature, nationalism, and idealization of the homeland. Goncalves Dias's 'Cancao do Exilio' (1843) is a classic first-generation Romantic nationalist poem.

5Read the English text often used in ENEM language items: 'Recycling reduces the amount of waste sent to landfills and lowers greenhouse gas emissions.' According to the text, recycling has which environmental benefit?

A.It increases the volume of landfill waste

B.It reduces waste and lowers greenhouse gas emissions

C.It has no effect on emissions

D.It raises energy consumption in factories

Explanation: The text states recycling 'reduces the amount of waste sent to landfills and lowers greenhouse gas emissions.' This is direct comprehension of the stated benefit.

6In Spanish (the other ENEM foreign-language option), the sentence 'Los jovenes ___ a la escuela todos los dias' requires the correct present-tense form of 'ir'. Which completes it?

A.van

B.vamos

C.vas

D.voy

Explanation: 'Los jovenes' is third-person plural, so the verb 'ir' takes the form 'van'. The verb 'ir' is irregular: voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van.

7A text uses the word 'porem' to connect two clauses: 'Estudou muito, porem nao passou.' The conjunction 'porem' establishes which logical relationship?

A.addition

B.conclusion

C.opposition (adversative)

D.cause

Explanation: 'Porem' is an adversative conjunction expressing opposition or contrast between ideas. Here it contrasts studying a lot with not passing.

8The phrase 'O Brasil e um pais de dimensoes continentais' uses 'dimensoes continentais' as a:

A.metaphor exaggerating size for emphasis

B.literal scientific measurement

C.spelling error

D.regional dialect feature

Explanation: 'Dimensoes continentais' is a hyperbolic metaphor stressing Brazil's enormous territorial size (about 8.5 million km2) by comparing it to a continent. It is a figure of speech, not a literal claim.

9Linguistic variation is a key ENEM theme. The expression 'Voce viu o Joao?' versus 'Tu viste o Joao?' illustrates which type of variation?

A.historical (diachronic) variation

B.an error in one of the forms

C.social class variation only

D.regional (diatopic) variation

Explanation: Regional (diatopic) variation reflects geographic differences. The use of 'tu' (common in the South and parts of the Northeast) versus 'voce' (dominant elsewhere) is a classic example of Brazilian regional variation.

10In Machado de Assis's novel 'Dom Casmurro', the narrator Bento Santiago suspects his wife Capitu of betrayal. A central interpretive debate is whether Capitu actually betrayed him, because the story is told:

A.by an omniscient third-person narrator

B.through Capitu's own diary

C.by multiple objective witnesses

D.by a first-person unreliable narrator

Explanation: 'Dom Casmurro' (1899) is narrated in the first person by Bento, an unreliable narrator. Since we only have his jealous perspective, Capitu's guilt can never be confirmed, making this a famous open-ended question in Brazilian literature.

About the ENEM Exam

The Exame Nacional do Ensino Medio (ENEM) is Brazil's national high-school exit and university-admission exam, administered by INEP under the Ministry of Education. The full exam has 180 multiple-choice questions split evenly across four areas of knowledge (45 each): Linguagens e Codigos, Ciencias Humanas, Ciencias da Natureza, and Matematica, plus a dissertative-argumentative essay (redacao). It is applied over two consecutive Sundays and the objective questions are scored using Item Response Theory (TRI), while the essay is graded 0-1000 across five competencies. ENEM scores are the main gateway to higher education through SISU (public universities), ProUni (private-university scholarships), and FIES (student financing). Taken by millions of candidates each year, it follows the INEP Matriz de Referencia and tests applied, interdisciplinary, text-based reasoning rather than rote recall.

Questions

100 scored questions

Time Limit

Two Sundays: Day 1 = 5h30, Day 2 = 5h00 (real exam)

Passing Score

No fixed pass; objective areas and essay each scored 0-1000 (TRI for MCQs, 5 competencies for the essay); admission cutoffs set by SISU/ProUni/FIES

Exam Fee

Approximately R$85 (free for eligible low-income / public-school candidates) (INEP / Ministerio da Educacao (MEC), Brazil)

ENEM Exam Content Outline

25%

Linguagens, Codigos e suas Tecnologias

Portuguese grammar and interpretation, literature, English/Spanish, arts, ICT, and the dissertative-argumentative redacao

25%

Ciencias Humanas e suas Tecnologias

History (Brazil and world), geography, philosophy, and sociology in applied, source-based questions

25%

Ciencias da Natureza e suas Tecnologias

Biology, physics, and chemistry, focused on interpreting phenomena, technology, and environmental problems

25%

Matematica e suas Tecnologias

Arithmetic, algebra and functions, geometry, statistics, probability, financial math, and graph reading

How to Pass the ENEM Exam

What You Need to Know

Passing score: No fixed pass; objective areas and essay each scored 0-1000 (TRI for MCQs, 5 competencies for the essay); admission cutoffs set by SISU/ProUni/FIES
Exam length: 100 questions
Time limit: Two Sundays: Day 1 = 5h30, Day 2 = 5h00 (real exam)
Exam fee: Approximately R$85 (free for eligible low-income / public-school candidates)

Keys to Passing

Complete 500+ practice questions
Score 80%+ consistently before scheduling
Focus on highest-weighted sections
Use our AI tutor for tough concepts

ENEM Study Tips from Top Performers

1Practice with real past papers (provas anteriores) from INEP, since ENEM reuses its Matriz de Referencia and a consistent applied, text-heavy style.

2Write at least one timed redacao per week and study high-scoring sample essays to master the five competencies and the human-rights intervention proposal.

3Train interpretation of graphs, tables, charts, and long texts; many ENEM math, science, and humanities items are reading-comprehension problems in disguise.

4Because scoring uses TRI, prioritize getting easy and medium questions right consistently rather than gambling on the hardest items.

5Balance review across all four areas and link content to current Brazilian issues (environment, society, technology), which ENEM loves to contextualize.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many questions are on the real ENEM?

The official ENEM has 180 multiple-choice questions (45 in each of four areas) plus one dissertative-argumentative essay (redacao). Real items have five alternatives, A through E.

How is ENEM scored?

Objective questions are scored from 0 to 1000 per area using Item Response Theory (TRI), which weights consistency and item difficulty. The essay is scored 0 to 1000 across five competencies by two evaluators, and the final essay grade is their average.

Is there a passing score for ENEM?

ENEM has no single pass mark. Universities and programs set their own cutoffs through SISU, ProUni, and FIES, so competitive courses may require area scores well above 700-800.

How much does ENEM cost?

The standard registration fee is around R$85. Low-income public-school students and candidates registered in the CadUnico program who meet criteria can request a fee exemption (isencao).

When and how long is the exam?

ENEM is applied on two consecutive Sundays. Day 1 lasts 5 hours 30 minutes (Linguagens, Ciencias Humanas, and the essay) and Day 2 lasts 5 hours (Ciencias da Natureza and Matematica).

What is the redacao and what must it respect?

The redacao is a dissertative-argumentative essay of up to 30 lines on a social problem. Its required intervention proposal (proposta de intervencao) must respect human rights, and fleeing the theme or ignoring the structure earns a zero.