🔐 Abrir TEXTO DE APOIO (material-base da questão)
Due to the long and horrific history of stolen land and colonization, the Western world often refers to Indigenous peoples’ culture and knowledge in the past tense. Yet today, Indigenous peoples are indisputably the best guardians of our world’s most precious ecosystems. Western society still desperately needs to learn what Indigenous people have known for millennia: that human beings must live in a reciprocal relationship with the Earth. Around the world, Indigenous peoples have long practiced the key elements of regenerative agriculture.
An example is the art of agroforestry. Some Indigenous communities, like the Lenca people in Honduras, know agroforestry simply as “traditional technique.” Agroforestry — or the concept of growing crops in a way that mimics the forest and offers shade, protection, and nutrients — is such common practice there is no special name for it. By using sustainable practices taught from one generation to another, Indigenous peoples actively safeguard forests, preserving biodiversity and keeping a delicate balance essential for both the environment and their own sustenance.
Another example is intercropping ingenuity. Much of modern agriculture relies on monoculture, where just one single crop is grown across vast sprawling fields. While industrial farmers see this as a more efficient and simplified way to farm, it also depletes the soil of nutrients. Instead, Indigenous peoples have long practiced polyculture, where many different types of crops are grown alongside each other. Intercropping helps regulate soil moisture and deter pests. It also increases biodiversity by encouraging a symbiotic relationship between plants, soil microorganisms, insects, and animals.
QUESTÃO
In text 1A3-II, the expression “Instead” (fourth sentence of the third paragraph) introduces
a conclusion.
an alternative.
a reason.
a purpose.
an addition.
🔐 Abrir GABARITO
🔐 Abrir QUESTÃO COMENTADA (leitura guiada + pegadinhas)
🧭 Leitura orientada
A questão avalia o valor semântico-discursivo de um conector, exigindo que o leitor identifique a relação lógica estabelecida pela palavra instead no texto.
🔍 Análise do trecho relevante
No terceiro parágrafo, o texto afirma que a agricultura moderna utiliza a monoculture, destacando seus efeitos negativos. Em seguida, aparece:
“Instead, Indigenous peoples have long practiced polyculture...”
O conector instead marca uma oposição direta entre duas práticas agrícolas:
monoculture × polyculture
🧠 Núcleo de sentido
✔ Instead = em vez disso / ao contrário.
✔ Introduz uma opção alternativa àquilo que foi mencionado antes.
✔ Não expressa conclusão, causa, finalidade ou acréscimo.
🔍 Análise alternativa por alternativa (com pegadinhas)
(A) ❌ Errada
Pegadinha: conclusões costumam ser marcadas por
therefore, thus, in conclusion.
(B) ✅ Correta — GABARITO
A palavra instead introduz claramente
uma alternativa à prática agrícola mencionada anteriormente.
(C) ❌ Errada
Pegadinha: razões são indicadas por conectores como
because, since.
(D) ❌ Errada
Pegadinha: finalidade é marcada por
to, in order to.
(E) ❌ Errada
Pegadinha: adição é expressa por
also, furthermore, in addition.
🧠 Resumo B3GE™ Master
✔ Questão de conectores discursivos.
✔ Instead indica oposição e substituição.
✔ Introduz uma alternativa à ideia anterior.
✔ Atenção ao valor semântico dos conectores.
🔎 Gabarito confirmado: (B)