New Poll Shows Voter Views Before Brazil's Runoff Election
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Brazil will soon have an important election.
This is called the second round of voting.
A company called Quaest did a new poll.
A poll asks people questions about who they will vote for.
The poll shows how different groups will vote.
It looks at region, gender, and age.
It also looks at political identity, race, and religion.
Region means which part of the country people live in.
Gender means if a person is a man or a woman.
Political identity means which political group a person supports.
The election is in ten days.
Other polls are comparing this year to past elections.
Past elections happened in 2018 and 2022.
Another company, Datafolha, is also doing a new poll.
This poll will look at two possible candidates.
Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro are the two names mentioned.
People want to know who will win.
Vocabulary6 words
- round
- one part of something with more than one part
- poll
- asking many people what they think
- vote
- to choose someone in an election
- identity
- who a person is or what group they belong to
- religion
- belief in a god or gods
- candidates
- people who want to win an election
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Answer key
1. Voting intentions by group 2. 10 days 3. True
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Brazil will soon have an important _____.
This is called the second _____ of voting.
A company called Quaest did a new _____.
The poll shows how different _____ will vote.
It looks at region, gender, and _____.
It also looks at political _____, race, and religion.
The election is in _____ days.
Other polls are comparing this year to past _____.
Another company, _____, is also doing a new poll.
Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro are the two _____ mentioned.
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