⬛ Texto (Questões 83–86)
Managing globalization: if it’s here to stay, what do we know?
Daniel Altman
Two decades have passed since the word “globalization” started showing up with any frequency in discussions of business and economics.
At first, the focus was on Western companies trying to compete with cheaper, sometimes better imports from Japan, South Korea, China and other countries.
It was a straight fight: the battle lines were drawn along each country’s borders.
Later on, things became more complex. Asian companies started designing and assembling products in the West. Western companies opened up new fronts by sending jobs abroad — not just in manufacturing but in service industries as well.
At the turn of the millennium, there was a lot of talk about whether globalization was a Good Thing or a Bad Thing.
One side argued that it allowed big, multinational corporations to exploit workers in poor countries to pad their profit margins.
The other side retorted that the expansion of these corporations into the developing world offered the best hope for raising living standards.
One side complained that globalization was creating and destroying industries too quickly for the labor force to adjust.
The other side answered that these shifts were rapidly improving the world’s ability to use its resources efficiently.
Now, it’s pretty clear that globalization, be it good or bad, is an Unavoidable Thing.
🔗 Adapted from Sharma, Pete. Reading the News, Thomson ELT, 2007.
🟨 QUESTÃO 84.
The word whether, in bold in the text, is correctly replaced in the sentence.
(A) There was a lot of talk about where globalization was a Good Thing or a Bad Thing.
(B) There was a lot of talk since globalization was a Good Thing or a Bad Thing.
(C) There was a lot of talk but globalization was a Good Thing or a Bad Thing.
(D) There was a lot of talk if globalization was a Good Thing or a Bad Thing.
Gabarito: 🄳
🧭 1️⃣ Leitura orientada
A questão cobra equivalência semântica de conectores. O termo whether introduz uma oração interrogativa indireta, expressando dúvida entre duas alternativas.
📝 2️⃣ Análise técnica das alternativas
(A) ❌ where
Incorreta. Where indica lugar, não alternativa ou dúvida.
🚩 Pegadinha: confundir pronomes interrogativos.
(B) ❌ since
Incorreta. Since expressa causa ou tempo,
não introduz escolha entre possibilidades.
🚩 Pegadinha: leitura causal indevida.
(C) ❌ but
Incorreta. But é conjunção adversativa,
não expressa dúvida ou alternativa lógica.
🚩 Pegadinha: oposição em vez de alternativa.
(D) ✅ if
Correta. If pode substituir whether
em orações interrogativas indiretas,
mantendo o sentido de dúvida.
✔ Equivalência gramatical e semântica perfeita.
⚠️ 3️⃣ Armadilhas clássicas da banca
• Confundir conectores interrogativos com locativos
• Trocar dúvida por causa ou oposição
• Ignorar uso de if em perguntas indiretas
🧠 4️⃣ Resumo B3GE™ Master
✔ Whether = dúvida entre alternativas
✔ If pode substituí-lo em interrogativas indiretas
✔ Demais conectores não preservam o sentido
🔎 Gabarito confirmado: (D)