Activity of interpretation, addressed to sixth year students, of the text the singing cock. It is a rooster that crowed very loudly as soon as the sun rose, in order to surpass the crowing of its companions… It was a very arrogant rooster! However, something happened that changed your life completely… Are you curious to know the continuity of this story? So, you are invited to read the text and then answer the proposed interpretative questions!
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SCHOOL: DATE:
PROF: CLASS:
NAME:
Read:
He was once a cock known for his arrogance. He used to show strength at sunrise, when he sang very loudly, in order to surpass, in timbre and time, the singing of his companions. It lifted its crest, puffed out its chest, and stayed that way for hours. The chickens looked on sympathetically, though a little bored with the daily repetition of the smug rite.
One day, it rained a lot. The cock puffed out its chest, lifted its comb, and crowed as usual. The other roosters fell silent.
Before long, the arrogant singer's throat swelled badly. He shrank, got a bad cold, and eventually had severe pneumonia that muted his vocal cords. Can't sing anymore.
A possum, who always passed by, commented:
– Was it just the voice of the big cock? Did you learn nothing in this time of mastery?
The chickens fell silent.
Moral of the story: Arrogance is a friend of stupidity.
ANDRADE, Rachel Gazolla de. “Naw and raw fables”. São Paulo: Parabola Editorial, 2005. p.11.
Question 1 - Who tells the story?
a) the cock.
b) one of the chickens.
c) a possum.
d) the narrator-observer.
Question 2 - What defined the rooster in the eyes of other animals?
a) his arrogance.
b) its strength.
c) his singing.
d) his domain.
Question 3 - According to the text, the rooster crowed very loudly as soon as the sun rose. For what?
A.
Question 4 – In the passage "erected the crest, puffed up the chest and remained like that for hours.”, the highlighted verbs indicate:
a) occasional actions of the rooster.
b) actions completed by the rooster.
c) continuous actions of the rooster.
d) actions that could be performed by the rooster.
Question 5 - The text tells the reaction of the hens to the ritual actions of the rooster. Comment:
A.
Question 6 – The climax of the story happens when:
a) "The rooster puffed out its chest, lifted its comb and crowed as usual."
b) "The other roosters were silent."
c) “[…] the arrogant singer's throat was severely inflamed.”
d) “[…] the rooster … had severe pneumonia that muted his vocal cords.”
Question 7 – Identify the consequence of the fact, identified in the question above, in the life of the rooster:
A.
Question 8 – The dash introduces the speech of one of the characters in the story. Point it out:
A.
Question 9 – Mark the goal of the story's moral:
a) inform the reader.
b) teach the reader.
c) entertain the reader.
d) criticize the reader.
Question 10 – It can be concluded that the text read is:
a) a news item.
b) a short story.
c) a fable.
d) a legend.
Per Denyse Lage Fonseca – Graduated in Languages and specialist in distance education.
At answers are in the link above the header.
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