Ready for Saturday’s “Coast Day”? A message in the group chat explains the plan: “We meet at 9 a.m. to clean…

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Ready for Saturday’s “Coast Day”? A message in the group chat explains the plan: “We meet at 9 a.m. to clean the beach. At 2 p.m., the first match begins on the sand field, and the winners play again at 3 p.m. After the games, we will prepare hot drinks near the tents. If you want to help there, bring a small box of matches to light the camping stoves. Also, please wear a cap that matches your group bandana (green, yellow, or blue), so the organizers can spot each team quickly.” Some students comment that the word match appears with different meanings in the same message. Analyze how the word “match/matches” is used in the text and identify the meanings it takes in the sports, cooking, and clothing contexts.

1. A) sports: a competition; cooking: fire-starting sticks; clothing: to have the same color
2. B) sports: a friendship meeting; cooking: fire-starting sticks; clothing: to cover the head
3. C) sports: to be equal; cooking: fire-starting sticks; clothing: a competition
4. D) sports: a competition; cooking: to be equal; clothing: fire-starting sticks
5. E) sports: a competition; cooking: a discount price; clothing: to have the same color

✅ Resposta correta: alternativa A

Resolução passo a passo

1. Leia o trecho e localize cada uso da palavra match/matches. No esporte, "the first match begins on the sand field" fala de uma partida, ou seja, uma competição entre equipes. Na cozinha, "a small box of matches to light the camping stoves" fala de fósforos, palitos usados para acender fogareiros. Na roupa, "a cap that matches your group bandana" significa que o boné combina com a bandana, ou seja, tem a mesma cor ou harmoniza com ela.
2. Relacione cada sentido ao contexto. Sports: a competition (partida). Cooking: fire-starting sticks (fósforos). Clothing: to have the same color (combinar, ter a mesma cor).
3. Compare com as alternativas. A alternativa A é a única que associa corretamente os três sentidos aos três contextos, na ordem certa.
4. Por que as outras estão erradas. B: "friendship meeting" não corresponde ao uso esportivo do texto, e "cover the head" confunde o verbo com o objeto boné. C: "to be equal" não é o sentido esportivo e "a competition" está no contexto de roupa, onde não faz sentido. D: "to be equal" aparece na cozinha e "fire-starting sticks" na roupa, trocando os contextos. E: "a discount price" não existe no texto, pois não há nenhuma ideia de preço ou desconto.
5. Conclusão. O gabarito oficial A está correto e coincide com a análise feita a partir do texto.

💡 Dica: Analise o contexto de cada uso da palavra 'match' para identificar seus significados distintos.

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