Taking into consideration the last sentence of the text, it is correct to say that after the workshop everybody was:
O texto a seguir é referência para a questão.
More Than Just Children's Books
Krumulus, a small bookstore in Germany, has everything a kid could want: parties, readings, concerts, plays, puppet shows,
workshops and book clubs.
“I knew it was going to be very difficult to open a bookstore, everyone tells you you're crazy, there will be no future,” says Anna
Morlinghaus, Krumulus's founder. Still, she wanted to try. A month before her third son was born, she opened the store in Berlin's
Kreuzberg district.
BERLIN — On a recent Saturday afternoon, a hush fell in the bright, airy “reading-aloud” room at Krumulus, a small children's
bookstore in Berlin, as Sven Wallrodt, one of the store's employees, stood up to speak. Brandishing a newly published illustrated
children's book about the life of Johannes Gutenberg, the inventor of the printing press, he looked at the crowd of eager, mo stly
school-aged children and their parents. “Welcome to this book presentation”, he said. “If you fall asleep, snore quietly”. Everyone
laughed, but no one fell asleep. An hour later, the children followed Wallrodt down to the bookstore's basement workshop, whe re he
showed them how Gutenberg fit leaden block letters into a metal plate. Then the children printed their own bookmark using a technique
similar to Gutenberg's, everyone was thrilled.
(Disponível em: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/20/books/berlin-germany-krumulus.html)
O texto a seguir é referência para a questão.
More Than Just Children's Books
Krumulus, a small bookstore in Germany, has everything a kid could want: parties, readings, concerts, plays, puppet shows, workshops and book clubs.
“I knew it was going to be very difficult to open a bookstore, everyone tells you you're crazy, there will be no future,” says Anna Morlinghaus, Krumulus's founder. Still, she wanted to try. A month before her third son was born, she opened the store in Berlin's Kreuzberg district.
BERLIN — On a recent Saturday afternoon, a hush fell in the bright, airy “reading-aloud” room at Krumulus, a small children's bookstore in Berlin, as Sven Wallrodt, one of the store's employees, stood up to speak. Brandishing a newly published illustrated children's book about the life of Johannes Gutenberg, the inventor of the printing press, he looked at the crowd of eager, mo stly school-aged children and their parents. “Welcome to this book presentation”, he said. “If you fall asleep, snore quietly”. Everyone laughed, but no one fell asleep. An hour later, the children followed Wallrodt down to the bookstore's basement workshop, whe re he showed them how Gutenberg fit leaden block letters into a metal plate. Then the children printed their own bookmark using a technique similar to Gutenberg's, everyone was thrilled.
(Disponível em: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/20/books/berlin-germany-krumulus.html)
Gabarito comentado
Tema central da questão:
A questão avalia sua capacidade de compreensão de texto em inglês (reading comprehension), com foco na interpretação do sentimento dos participantes após uma atividade, usando palavras-chave do trecho original.
Explicação Didática:
A informação decisiva está na última frase do texto: "everyone was thrilled". O termo "thrilled" é um cognato, muito próximo do português “emocionado”/“muito contente e entusiasmado”. Usando a estratégia de skimming, rapidamente percebemos que o tom do texto é positivo e envolvente – desde a descrição das atividades até a satisfação dos participantes ao final.
Justificativa da Alternativa Correta:
A alternativa B) very pleased and excited corresponde perfeitamente ao significado de thrilled: estar muito satisfeito e empolgado. Assim, o correto é identificar expressões sinônimas nos enunciados e alternativas.
Análise das Alternativas Incorretas:
- A) bored: Significa “entediado”, ou seja, o oposto de “thrilled”. Não corresponde ao contexto alegre do texto.
- C) well-behaved: Significa apenas “bem-comportado”, um adjetivo de comportamento, não emocional.
- D) ill-tempered: “Mal-humorado”. Contradiz totalmente o sentido de entusiasmo e felicidade apresentado.
- E) thoughtful: “Pensativo”, transmite reflexão e não emoção positiva ou entusiasmo.
Estratégias de resolução e prevenção de pegadinhas:
Cuidado para não confundir sentimentos com comportamentos e para não escolher alternativas com palavras negativas (bored, ill-tempered) quando o contexto claramente demonstra satisfação ou alegria. Se houver sinônimos (como thrilled e pleased/excited), busque sempre o entendimento pelo contexto geral da situação descrita no texto.
Resumo:
A alternativa correta B se justifica pela relação direta com o termo-chave do texto. Essa análise pode ser aplicada em outras questões de interpretação: sempre identifique palavras-chave do texto original e relacione-as, por meio de sinônimos, ao que é apresentado nas alternativas.
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