activity of text interpretation, aimed at fifth grade students, about Anita Garibaldi. Let's know the story of this warrior? So, read the text carefully! Then answer the various interpretative questions proposed!
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On August 30, 1821, a girl of indomitable genius was born in Laguna, Santa Catarina. Her name was Ana Maria de Jesus Ribeiro.
Daughter of a humble family of Azorean descent, since she was a little girl, Ana Maria showed that she had her own ideas and will. The girl spoke what she thought, and amazed everyone.
Worried about her daughter's future, the girl's mother made her marry, at age 14, a much older man.
It was then that, at the age of 18, she met the Italian guerrilla Giuseppe Garibaldi, with whom she fell in love. Fascinated by the ideals of freedom and democracy defended by Garibaldi, Ana fled with him, starting to fight side by side with her beloved on the battlefields.
Ana then became Anita. She learned to fight with swords, to use firearms. Not even pregnancies prevented her from demonstrating her bravery in several combats.
Anita married Giuseppe in 1842 in Montevideo. Together, they had four children, fought for the independence of the Republic of Rio Grande do Sul and for Italian unification – that is why she became known as the “Heroine of two worlds”.
Anita Garibaldi died of typhoid fever in Ravenna, Italy, on August 4, 1849.
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Question 1 – The text above is:
( ) A tale.
( ) a biography.
( ) a report.
Question 2 – Read back:
“On August 30, 1821, a girl with an indomitable temper was born in Laguna.”
What girl is the text referring to?
Question 3 – Underline the expression that indicates time below:
“Daughter of a humble family of Azorean descent, since she was a little girl, Ana Maria showed that she had her own ideas and will.”
Question 4 – In the passage “The girl said what she thought, and amazed everyone.”, The text reveals facts, that:
( ) add up.
( ) alternate.
( ) contrast.
Question 5 – In the fragment "Fascinated by the ideals of freedom and democracy defended by Garibaldi, Ana ran away with him […]”, the highlighted part reveals:
( ) reasons.
( ) conditions.
( ) consequences.
Question 6 – In the segment “She learned to fight with swords […]”, the term “with” indicates:
( ) cause.
( ) opposition.
( ) instrument.
Question 7 – In “Not even pregnancies The prevented from demonstrating your bravery in various combats.”, the words underlined:
( ) resume.
( ) present.
( ) characterize.
Question 8 – Why, according to the text, was Anita Garibaldi “known as the “Heroine of Two Worlds”?
Question 9 – The excerpt “Anita Garibaldi died of typhoid fever in Ravenna, Italy, on August 4, 1849.” It is:
( ) a narration.
( ) a description.
( ) an argument.
By Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Letters and specialist in distance education.
