“Before I joined the coastal rescue club, I stayed near the shore,” says Maya, a student volunteer. At age…

Questão

“Before I joined the coastal rescue club, I stayed near the shore,” says Maya, a student volunteer. At age nine, she learned to find north during a camping trip, using a compass with her uncle. This month, the club trained new members to communicate during foggy weather. Maya now sends short, clear messages to the team leader by radio and helps younger students follow safety directions. For the club newsletter, the editor needs one sentence that shows an ability Maya had as a child and another ability she has today. Analyze the information about Maya’s abilities and identify the sentence that accurately describes her past and present skills.

1. A) When Maya was nine, she could use a compass, but now she can operate a radio.
2. B) When Maya was nine, she can use a compass, but now she could operate a radio.
3. C) When Maya was nine, she could used a compass, but now she can to operate a radio.
4. D) When Maya was nine, she could operate a radio, but now she can use a compass.
5. E) When Maya was nine, she couldn’t use a compass, but now she can operate a radio.

✅ Resposta correta: alternativa A

Resolução passo a passo

1. O texto informa que, aos nove anos, Maya aprendeu a encontrar o norte usando uma bússola (compass) durante uma viagem de acampamento com o tio. Essa era uma habilidade do passado.
2. No presente, Maya envia mensagens curtas e claras ao líder da equipe por rádio (radio). Essa é uma habilidade atual.
3. A estrutura correta pede 'could' para habilidade passada (when Maya was nine, she could use a compass) e 'can' para habilidade presente (now she can operate a radio). A alternativa A combina exatamente essas duas informações com as formas verbais adequadas.
4. Por que as outras estão erradas: B inverte os tempos, dando a habilidade presente ao passado e a passada ao presente; C tem erros gramaticais ('could used' e 'can to operate'); D inverte as habilidades, atribuindo o rádio à infância e a bússola ao presente; E nega a habilidade da infância, o que contradiz o texto, que diz que ela aprendeu a usar a bússola aos nove anos.
5. Conclusão: a alternativa correta é a A, coincidindo com o gabarito oficial.

💡 Dica: Identifique as habilidades passadas e presentes de Maya no texto.

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