⬛ Text II (Questões 05 a 08)
Around the World with Barrier Breaking Women Pilots
Oct 31, 2021
By Dorothy Cochrane and P. Ramirez
We know the names of early American women pilots like Bessie Coleman and Amelia Earhart. However, across the globe, women pilots were also taking to the skies and setting records. Travel across with these stories of two such pilots.
Part I – Hélène Dutrieu, Belgium
Hélène Dutrieu of Belgium was known as the “girl hawk” of aviation because she was the most daring and accomplished woman pilot of her time. She first soloed in France in 1909 and within a year was setting altitude and distance records.
She thrilled the world in September of 1910 by flying non-stop from Ostend to Bruges, Belgium, and she became the first Belgian woman to receive a pilot license on November 25, 1910. During her second year as an aviator she narrowly escaped death twice.
She visited the United States in 1911, making her American debut at the Nassau Boulevard Aviation meeting. Back in Europe, Dutrieu won France's Coupe Femina for the women's world nonstop light record on December 31, 1911.
In Florence, Italy, she was the only woman in a field of 15 and outflew all of her male competitors to win the King's Cup. In 1913 the French government awarded Dutrieu the Legion of Honor for her achievements. She also became an ambulance driver and later a director of a military hospital.
Part II – Jean Batten, New Zealand
Jean Batten grew up in New Zealand and developed a love for aviation that overcame her desire to be a concert pianist. Her interest in flying stemmed from the 1919 England to Australia flight by Ross and Keith Smith.
Batten's father did not approve of her aviation enthusiasm, but she convinced her mother to move to England with her and help her become a pilot.
She received her license and her commercial rating at the London Aeroplane Club at Stag Lane and then began planning for a flight from England to Australia.
Her first two attempts failed, but she succeeded in 1934, flying a Gipsy Moth.
Batten became an instant sensation in Australia, New Zealand, and in England upon her return flight the next year. In 1935, she broke records and became the first woman to solo across the South Atlantic.
Then, in 1936, she flew solo from England to New Zealand in 11 days. Unable to obtain a flying job during World War II, Batten gave up flying and eventually became a recluse, living with her mother in Majorca, Spain.
In 1937, she published her autobiography, My Life.
Adapted from: RAMIREZ, P. Around the World with Barrier Breaking Women Pilots.
🟨 QUESTÃO 06
Regarding Jean Batten’s life, she
1. was discouraged by someone.
2. turned out to be a homebody.
3. chose one thing over another.
4. successfully overcame failure.
The correct sequence of events according to the text is
a) 3 – 1 – 4 – 2
b) 4 – 1 – 2 – 3
c) 1 – 2 – 3 – 4
d) 2 – 3 – 1 – 4
Gabarito: A
🧭 1️⃣ Leitura orientada
A questão exige leitura cronológica e associação lógica de fatos biográficos. O foco está na ordem dos acontecimentos na vida de Jean Batten.
📝 2️⃣ Análise técnica (ordem correta)
3️⃣ chose one thing over another
Ela abandona o sonho de ser pianista para seguir a aviação.
1️⃣ was discouraged by someone
O pai desaprova sua escolha, tentando impedi-la.
4️⃣ successfully overcame failure
As duas primeiras tentativas falham; em 1934, ela consegue.
2️⃣ turned out to be a homebody
Após a guerra, torna-se reclusa e vive com a mãe.
✔ Sequência correta: 3 – 1 – 4 – 2
⚠️ 3️⃣ Pegadinhas clássicas da banca
🚩 Confundir “discouraged” com desistência definitiva
🚩 Ignorar a cronologia e focar apenas em traços psicológicos
🚩 Achar que o isolamento veio antes do sucesso
🧠 4️⃣ Resumo B3GE™ Master
✔ Escolha vocacional → oposição → fracasso → superação → isolamento
✔ Leitura temporal é decisiva
✔ Questão típica EPCAR de ordenação lógica
🎯 Gabarito confirmado: A