Questão 4fbd5fa8-b6
Prova:IF-GO 2012
Disciplina:Inglês
Assunto:Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension
According to the text, it is correct to affirm that:
According to the text, it is correct to affirm that:
Text 02
JAPAN PENSIONERS VOLUNTEER TO TACKLE
NUCLEAR CRISIS
A group of more than 200 Japanese pensioners are
volunteering to tackle the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima
power station.
The Skilled Veterans Corps, as they call themselves, is
made up of retired engineers and other professionals, all
over the age of 60. They say they should be facing the
dangers of radiation, not the young.
It was while watching the television news that Yasuteru
Yamada decided it was time for his generation to stand
up. The retired engineer is reporting back for duty at the
age of 72, and he is organising a team of pensioners to
go with him.
Volunteering to take the place of younger workers at
the power station is not brave, Mr Yamada says, but
logical. "I am 72 and on average I probably have 13 to 15
years left to live," he says. "Even if I were exposed to
radiation, cancer could take 20 or 30 years or longer to
develop. Therefore us older ones have less chance of
getting cancer."
Adapted from: BBC News. Available on: <http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13598607 .
Access on: Nov. 25, 2011.
Text 02
JAPAN PENSIONERS VOLUNTEER TO TACKLE
NUCLEAR CRISIS
A group of more than 200 Japanese pensioners are
volunteering to tackle the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima
power station.
The Skilled Veterans Corps, as they call themselves, is
made up of retired engineers and other professionals, all
over the age of 60. They say they should be facing the
dangers of radiation, not the young.
It was while watching the television news that Yasuteru
Yamada decided it was time for his generation to stand
up. The retired engineer is reporting back for duty at the
age of 72, and he is organising a team of pensioners to
go with him.
Volunteering to take the place of younger workers at
the power station is not brave, Mr Yamada says, but
logical.
"I am 72 and on average I probably have 13 to 15
years left to live," he says. "Even if I were exposed to
radiation, cancer could take 20 or 30 years or longer to
develop. Therefore us older ones have less chance of
getting cancer."
Adapted from: BBC News. Available on: <http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13598607 .
Access on: Nov. 25, 2011.
A
The Skilled Veterans Corps is a group formed by old
engineers.
B
The pensioners want to substitute the young workers
at the Fukushima power station.
C
More than 200 Japanese want to serve as volunteers,
including old and young people.
D
A person exposed to radiation may have cancer in less
than 20 years.
E
The government did not give permission for the
volunteers to work in Fukushima.
Gabarito comentado
R
Rômulo Nogueira Mentor QconcursosMonitor com apoio de IA
Gabarito: B
Fundamento decisivo: O critério decisivo é a correspondência literal entre o trecho "take the place of younger workers at the power station" e a ideia de substituir os trabalhadores jovens; esse elemento textual sustenta a alternativa B e invalida opções que ampliam, restringem ou extrapolam a informação do texto.
Tema central: interpretação literal do texto
Análise das alternativas
A
Errada
Está errada por restrição indevida da composição do grupo. O texto afirma que o Skilled Veterans Corps é formado por "retired engineers and other professionals", portanto não se pode reduzir o grupo a "old engineers" apenas.
B
Certa
A alternativa B reproduz fielmente a informação expressa no texto. A expressão "take the place of" significa substituir, e o trecho citado afirma que os pensionistas querem ocupar o lugar dos trabalhadores mais jovens na usina de Fukushima.
C
Errada
Está errada por ampliação indevida do grupo. O texto diz "more than 200 Japanese pensioners", isto é, pensionistas japoneses; não há base para incluir jovens no grupo de voluntários.
D
Errada
Está errada por contradição textual. O texto afirma: "Even if I were exposed to radiation, cancer could take 20 or 30 years or longer to develop." Isso não sustenta a afirmação de câncer em menos de 20 anos.
E
Errada
Está errada por inserir informação ausente. O texto não menciona autorização ou negativa do governo para que os voluntários trabalhem em Fukushima.
Pegadinha da questão
A banca explorou a diferença entre paráfrase fiel e distorção: B apenas reescreve "take the place of younger workers", enquanto as demais alteram a composição do grupo, acrescentam jovens, mudam o dado temporal ou inserem informação não mencionada.
Dica para questões semelhantes
- Identifique no texto a expressão nuclear da ação e procure a alternativa que a parafraseia sem mudar sujeito, objeto ou relação.
- Desconfie de alternativas que trocam um grupo descrito de modo composto por uma categoria exclusiva, como transformar "engineers and other professionals" em apenas "engineers".
- Afirmações sobre governo, permissão ou contexto institucional só podem ser aceitas se estiverem textualmente sustentadas.
