"Why did the alarm interrupt the tour?" Leo asked the museum guide. To prepare an incident note, the…

Questão

"Why did the alarm interrupt the tour?" Leo asked the museum guide. To prepare an incident note, the volunteers checked the security log and spoke to visitors. At 2:15 p.m., Maya began taking a light display stand to storage because the next group needed more room. Children near the exit were listening to an audio guide. Before Maya reached the storage door, a metal tag on the stand caught the emergency cord. Right after that, the alarm sounded, and the guide led visitors outside. No one was hurt. The note should explain the actions in the order in which they happened. Analyze the incident details and identify the sentence that shows the ongoing action, the interrupting event, and its consequence.

1. A) While Maya was taking the stand to storage, a tag pulled the cord, so the alarm sounded.
2. B) While Maya was taking the stand to storage, a tag pulled the cord, so the guide listened.
3. C) While Maya was taking the stand to storage, children pulled the cord, so the alarm sounded.
4. D) While Maya took the stand to storage, a tag was pulling the cord, so the alarm sounded.
5. E) While Maya was taking the stand to storage, the alarm sounded, so a tag pulled the cord.

✅ Resposta correta: alternativa A

Resolução passo a passo

1. A questão pede a frase que mostra a ação em andamento (Maya levava o suporte para o depósito), o evento que interrompe (a etiqueta metálica prende e puxa o cordão de emergência) e a consequência (o alarme soa). Passo 2: A alternativa A organiza essas três partes na ordem correta: 'While Maya was taking the stand to storage' usa past continuous para a ação em andamento, 'a tag pulled the cord' usa simple past para o evento que interrompe, e 'so the alarm sounded' apresenta a consequência. Passo 3: A alternativa B está errada porque o resultado do puxão no cordão é o alarme, não o fato de o guia ouvir algo. Passo 4: A alternativa C está errada porque quem não puxou o cordão foram as crianças, que estavam ouvindo o audioguia perto da saída; o texto diz que a etiqueta metálica foi a causa. Passo 5: A alternativa D está errada porque usa past simple para a ação em andamento (took) e past continuous para o evento que interrompe (was pulling), invertendo a estrutura correta. Passo 6: A alternativa E está errada porque inverte a sequência dos fatos: o alarme soou depois que a etiqueta puxou o cordão, não antes. Passo 7: O gabarito oficial A está correto, pois é a única alternativa que respeita a ordem dos acontecimentos descrita no texto.

💡 Dica: Identifique a ação contínua, o evento que a interrompe e a consequência descrita no texto.

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