⬛ Texto I (Questões 01 a 04)
“I showed the grown-ups my masterpiece, and I asked them if my drawing scared them. They answered, ‘Why be scared of a hat?’ My drawing was not a picture of a hat. It was a picture of a boa constrictor digesting an elephant.
Then I drew the inside of the boa constrictor, so the grownups could understand. They always need explanations.
The grown-ups advised me to put away my drawings of boa constrictors, outside or inside, and apply myself instead to geography, history, arithmetic, and grammar. That is why, I abandoned, at the age of six, a magnificent career as an artist.
I had been discouraged by the failure of my Drawing Number One and of my Drawing Number Two. Grown-ups never understand anything by themselves, and it is exhausting for children to have to provide explanations over and over again.
So then I had to choose another career, and I learned to pilot airplanes. I have flown almost everywhere in the world.
I have spent lots of time with grown-ups. I have seen them at close range… which hasn’t much improved my opinion of them.”
SAINT-EXUPÉRY, Antoine. The Little Prince. New York: Mariner Books, 1943.
🟨 QUESTÃO 01
About the career change portrayed in the text, it is possible to say that the narrator was:
a) aware of his piloting abilities.
b) encouraged to become a pilot.
c) more interested in piloting airplanes.
d) talked into learning a new profession.
Gabarito: D
🧭 1️⃣ Leitura orientada
O texto mostra que o narrador não abandonou a arte por vontade própria. Ele foi desencorajado pelos adultos, que não compreenderam seus desenhos e o orientaram a seguir disciplinas tradicionais, o que levou, indiretamente, à mudança de carreira.
📝 2️⃣ Análise técnica das alternativas (com 🚩 pegadinhas)
a) ❌ aware of his piloting abilities
Incorreta. O texto não sugere que ele já soubesse que seria um bom piloto.
🚩 Pegadinha: confundir sucesso posterior com consciência prévia.
b) ❌ encouraged to become a pilot
Incorreta. Ninguém o incentiva especificamente a ser piloto.
🚩 Pegadinha: interpretar “learned to pilot airplanes” como incentivo externo.
c) ❌ more interested in piloting airplanes
Incorreta. O texto deixa claro que o interesse inicial era artístico.
🚩 Pegadinha: ignorar a frustração e o tom crítico do narrador.
d) ✅ talked into learning a new profession
Correta. Ele foi convencido pelos adultos a abandonar o desenho
e seguir outro caminho profissional.
✔ “talked into” = persuadido / levado a fazer algo.
⚠️ 3️⃣ Armadilhas clássicas da banca (EPCAR)
• Confundir consequência com motivação
• Inferir vontade pessoal onde há pressão externa
• Ler sucesso futuro como escolha voluntária
🧠 4️⃣ Resumo B3GE™ Master
✔ O narrador abandona a arte por pressão externa
✔ A mudança de carreira não nasce de interesse pessoal inicial
✔ “Talked into” indica persuasão indireta
🎯 Gabarito confirmado: D