🟨 TEXTO BASE
Now the platoon commander of No 3 Platoon is briefing his section commanders:
‘Pay attention and take notes. The Company Commander is not happy with the standard of map reading. So, next Tuesday, 26th October, the whole platoon is going out on a 24-hour exercise, Exercise "Hot Foot". The aim of the exercise is to give the platoon practice in compass marching across country.
You will move by day and night. The dress for the exercise will be fighting order. You will not carry weapons and ammunition. You are to draw combat rations for your sections from the stores. Do this at 1600 hours on Monday 25th October. Individuals will be responsible for their own meals during the exercise.
Each man is to take a protractor, a compass, map sheet 175, map-case, torch and chinagraph pencils. You are responsible for checking this. The platoon is to parade outside the guardroom at 0730 hours on Tuesday 26th October.
We shall travel to the exercise area by 4-tonner but we shall march back to camp. Estimated time of return to camp will be 1030 hours on Wednesday 27th October. Make sure you brief your sections. Right, that's all. Any questions?’
Fonte: ARNOLD, James & SACCO, Robert. Command English. Longman ELT, 1988.
🟨 QUESTÃO 45.
Read the text about a military briefing and choose the false statement.
🄰 The platoon will carry out the activity unarmed.
🄱 The platoon will retrieve their food prior to the exercise.
🄲 The platoon will measure angles during the exercise.
🄳 The platoon will perform the exercise both in daylight and at nighttime.
🄴 The platoon will return to camp on a military vehicle.
Gabarito: 🄴
🧭 1️⃣ Leitura orientada
O texto é um briefing operacional. Ele informa datas, horários, equipamentos, logística, deslocamento e retorno da tropa. Cada detalhe tem função prática — e a banca cobra leitura literal.
📝 2️⃣ Análise técnica + pegadinhas
🄰 Verdadeira.
O texto afirma claramente: “You will not carry weapons and ammunition.”
⚠️ Pegadinha: associar “fighting order” a armamento. Aqui, fighting order ≠ armed.
🄱 Verdadeira.
As rações são retiradas antes do exercício: “draw combat rations… at 1600 hours on Monday”.
⚠️ Pegadinha: confundir “individuals responsible for meals” com buscar comida durante o exercício.
🄲 Verdadeira.
O uso de protractor indica medição de ângulos no mapa.
⚠️ Pegadinha: achar que navegação é só bússola; banca testa vocabulário técnico.
🄳 Verdadeira.
Literal: “You will move by day and night.”
⚠️ Pegadinha: ignorar informação explícita por excesso de inferência.
🄴 Falsa.
Eles vão de viatura (4-tonner), mas retornam marchando:
“we shall march back to camp.”
⚠️ Pegadinha clássica: ler só o início da frase e ignorar o contraste “but”.
⚠️ 3️⃣ Armadilhas clássicas
• Explorar termos militares conhecidos com significado específico
• Usar conectores adversativos (“but”) como divisor de sentido
• Testar leitura completa do parágrafo, não só palavras-chave
🧠 4️⃣ Resumo B3GE™ Master
✔ A tropa vai desarmada, com navegação diurna e noturna.
✔ A ida é motorizada; o retorno é a pé.
✔ Alternativa 🄴 contradiz o texto diretamente.
🎯 Gabarito definitivo: (E)