activity of text interpretation, aimed at students in the fifth year of elementary school, about the Brasília Festival. Almost 1,200 films were entered in what is the longest-running festival in the country […] Are we going to know more about this event? So, read the text carefully! Then answer the various interpretative questions proposed!
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The list of films selected for the 55th Festival de Brasília do Cinema Brasileiro, which will take place in the federal capital between the 14th and 20th of November, has been released. Almost 1,200 films were entered in what is the longest-running festival in the country to compete in the feature and short film categories of the national and Brasília competitive exhibitions.
Twelve short films and six feature films were selected for the National Competitive Screening. The festival will also have 12 films, composing parallel exhibitions.
According to the organizers, the 2022 edition is focused “on returning to the environment of face-to-face exhibitions and in the reconstruction of Brazilian audiovisual policies”, and has as artistic director the producer Sara Rock.
The films will compete for around 30 Candango trophies. “Aiming to expand the window of films in competition and maintaining the historical mark of 6 national features and 12 short films, the Festival de Brasília starts work with the National Competitive Exhibition on the opening night”, informs the organization of the festival.
The sessions will always be presented at 8:30 pm, from November 14th to 19th. […]
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Question 1 – Read back:
“Almost 1,200 films were entered in what is the longest running festival in the country […]”
What festival does the text refer to?
Question 2 – Underline below the words that introduce the idea of sum:
“[…] categories of feature and short films from the national and Brasília competitive exhibitions.”
Question 3 – The segment “Twelve short films and six feature films were selected for the National Competitive Screening.” It is:
( ) a narration.
( ) a description.
( ) an argument.
Question 4 – In the third paragraph, the commas indicate:
( ) a speech of the interviewees.
( ) the most important information.
( ) an excerpt in informal language.
Question 5 – In the passage “Films will compete about 30 Candango trophies.”, the underlined expression indicates a quantity:
( ) exact.
( ) hypothetical.
( ) Approximate.
Question 6 – In “Searching enlarge the window of films in competition and maintaining the historical mark of 6 national feature films and 12 short films […]”, the underlined verb is synonymous with:
( ) "to correct".
( ) "highlight".
( ) “increase”.
Question 7 – In the part “[…] Festival de Brasília starts work already with the National Competitive Show on the opening night […]”, the highlighted term expresses:
( ) place.
( ) mode.
( ) time.
Question 8 – Watch:
“The sessions will always be presented at 8:30 pm, from the 14th to the 19th of November.”
This snippet works like this:
( ) an invitation.
( ) an advice.
( ) a warning.
By Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Letters and specialist in distance education.
