⬛ Texto 1
Brazil Armed Forces launch border patrol operation
Nearly 30 thousand soldiers have been engaged
The Brazilian Armed Forces HAVE INITIATED an operation named Agatha 8 in an attempt to clamp down on crimes and irregularities that take place on national borders. This year, due to the World Cup, the measure will encompass the full length of the borders, which total over 16.8 thousand km.
Approximately 30 thousand soldiers from the Brazilian Army, Navy and Air Force, WERE SELECTED to take part in the operation, which began on Saturday (May 10). In addition, agents from the Federal Police, the Federal Highway Police and the Military Police are also employed in the states covered. Other professionals ENGAGED in the action are those from such governmental agencies as the Federal Revenue Office, the Brazilian Intelligence Agency (“Abin”), and the National Civil Aviation Agency (“Anac”).
According to the press office of the Ministry of Defense, no date HAS BEEN SCHEDULED for the end of the operation, as it depends on the outcomes of the patrols.
Operation Agatha 8 is part of a measure called Strategic Plan for Frontiers, CREATED by the federal government in 2011. Before the plan WAS INITIATED, the Brazilian government MAINTAINED contact with its ten neighbors so as to keep them informed of the employment of its military forces.
Adapted from Agência Brasil – Accessed on Sept. 2, 2024.
🟨 QUESTÃO 48
Analyze the statements about the fragments in uppercase letters in Text 1, then choose the correct option.
I – All of the fragments in uppercase letters are examples of the Simple Past tense.
II – All of the fragments in uppercase letters refer to past actions in some way.
III – In “have initiated”, the verb tense refers to a recent action at the time the news was written.
IV – None of the fragments in uppercase letters contain a past participle form.
V – The verb “created” is used in this verb tense because it refers to a past action in a specific time.
🄰 All statements are true.
🄱 Only statements II and III are true.
🄲 Only one statement is false.
🄳 All statements are false.
🄴 Only statements I and IV are false.
Gabarito: 🄴
🧭 1️⃣ Leitura orientada
A questão testa reconhecimento de tempos verbais em contexto jornalístico, especialmente a diferença entre Simple Past, Present Perfect e voz passiva.
📝 2️⃣ Análise técnica + 🚩 pegadinha por alternativa
✔ HAVE INITIATED → Present Perfect
✔ HAS BEEN SCHEDULED → Present Perfect (voz passiva)
✔ WERE SELECTED / WAS INITIATED → Simple Past (voz passiva)
✔ ENGAGED / CREATED / MAINTAINED → Simple Past
🄰 Incorreta.
🚩 Pegadinha: nem todos os verbos estão no Simple Past (há Present Perfect).
🄱 Incorreta.
🚩 Pegadinha: a afirmação ignora a falsidade das declarações I e IV.
🄲 Incorreta.
🚩 Pegadinha clássica de contagem: há duas afirmações falsas (I e IV), não apenas uma.
🄳 Incorreta.
🚩 Pegadinha: II, III e V estão corretas — logo, não são todas falsas.
🄴 Correta.
✔ I é falsa (há Present Perfect).
✔ IV é falsa (há vários past participles: initiated, scheduled, selected).
✔ II, III e V estão corretas.
⚠️ 3️⃣ Armadilhas clássicas da banca
• Confundir passado simples com Present Perfect
• Ignorar voz passiva
• Não reconhecer past participle em verbos regulares
• Ler tempo verbal fora do contexto jornalístico
🧠 4️⃣ Resumo B3GE™ Master
✔ Texto mistura Simple Past e Present Perfect.
✔ Há vários past participles explícitos.
✔ A banca cobra leitura técnica, não tradução.
🎯 Gabarito definitivo: (E)