Questão 82 (2º semestre) da UFG 2014 (inglês)

Question

The second and third paragraphs present some information about the research conducted by Elif Bilgin. Among the facts presented, it is learned that

A
besides banana peels, two other fruit peels had already been used to make bio-plastic.
B
there were some unsuccessful attempts before Elif succeeded in creating resistent bio-plastic.
C
the girl was one among the 14 other finalists in the 2013 Science in Action contest.
D
the girl's research project received a $50,000 budget to help her with the expenses.
E
Google's Mountain View campus in California was the place where Elif developed her research.

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Questão 82 (2º semestre) da UFG 2014 (inglês)

2º semestre · Língua Estrangeira · Inglês: Informações explícitas e detalhes

Read the text and answer questions 81 to 83. · 1ª etapa

ELIF BILGIN GOES BANANAS

Sep 25 2013 Bloggers, People
By Chiara Spagnoli Gabardi

Turkish teen Elif Bilgin has thrilled her teachers, parents and those who care about the planet by discovering a way to make bio-plastic from an item commonly found in our waste bins: banana peels. The 16 year old prodigy always showed promise academically. From the 4^th grade, she was put into a school for gifted children, where she was encouraged to develop her already advanced skills and talents. Since then, the teen has excelled at her studies and learned more about climate change and the environment. Somewhat alarmed at what she was discovering, she was determined to find an alternative to petroleum produced plastics.

When Elif found that potatoes and mango peels are already used to make bio-plastic, that fact, combined with the knowledge that Thailand alone discards 200 tons of banana peels per day motivated Elif to work on extracting the starch and cellulose needed for bio-plastic production out of banana peels.

Elif's research took a couple of years, and her trials initially failed: the plastics created weren't strong enough and decayed too quickly. But her persistence paid off, since she obtained the result she was pursuing and this discovery made her win the 2013 Science in Action award, Google's third $50,000 annual competition. Now she'll continue competing as a finalist in the Google Science Fair for the 15-16-year-old category, and will travel, along with 14 other contenders, to the company's Mountain View campus in California.

She is enthusiastic that her discovery will make a difference to the planet: “The reason why I chose this particular aspect of science is that the bio-plastic is such a new concept and its range of use has been widening ever since it has been discovered (especially in the 21^st century).” The young inventor's dream is to attend medical school in the US and continue with projects concerning the environment, such as building a greenhouse made of waste materials. No doubt whatever Elif does, future generations will thank her.

Disponível em: <http://eluxemagazine.com/people/elif-bilgin/#sthash.kWg4Muw3.dpuf>. Acesso em: 18 fev. 2014. (Adaptado).

Glossário:
has thrilled: emocionou
peels: cascas
environment: meio ambiente
starch: amido
decayed: deterioraram
paid off: compensou
range of use: gama de uso

The second and third paragraphs present some information about the research conducted by Elif Bilgin. Among the facts presented, it is learned that

A
besides banana peels, two other fruit peels had already been used to make bio-plastic.
B
there were some unsuccessful attempts before Elif succeeded in creating resistent bio-plastic.
C
the girl was one among the 14 other finalists in the 2013 Science in Action contest.
D
the girl's research project received a $50,000 budget to help her with the expenses.
E
Google's Mountain View campus in California was the place where Elif developed her research.

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A pergunta pede o que os parágrafos 2 e 3 informam sobre a pesquisa de Elif. Vamos conferir cada afirmação no texto.

Parágrafo 2: potatoes and mango peels are already used to make bio-plastic. Só cascas de manga são casca de fruta; a batata é um tubérculo. Logo, não são duas cascas de frutas.
Parágrafo 3: her trials initially failed: the plastics created weren't strong enough and decayed too quickly. Ou seja, houve tentativas fracassadas antes de ela obter um plástico resistente, o que confirma a alternativa B.
Ela é uma de 15 finalistas (along with 14 other contenders), e não uma entre outros 14. Além disso, a final é no Google Science Fair, não no Science in Action.
O prêmio de $50.000 é o valor da competição, e o texto não diz que foi um orçamento para despesas da pesquisa.
O campus de Mountain View é o local para onde ela viajará como finalista, não onde desenvolveu a pesquisa.

Portanto, só a B está de acordo com o texto.

Alternativa B.

Pegadinha: A alternativa A engana ao tratar batata e casca de manga como duas cascas de frutas; o texto cita só uma casca de fruta, a de manga.

Por que as outras alternativas estão erradas

ASó a manga é casca de fruta; a batata é tubérculo e o texto cita a batata, não uma segunda casca.
CEla é uma entre 15 finalistas (ela mais 14), e a final é do Google Science Fair, não do Science in Action.
DOs $50.000 são o valor da competição; o texto não diz que foram um orçamento para custear a pesquisa.
EMountain View é o destino da viagem dos finalistas, não o local onde ela fez a pesquisa.

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