activity of text interpretation, aimed at students in the fifth year of elementary school, about Zilda Arns. She acted to combat child malnutrition and to value the importance of voluntary work. Let's get to know her story better? So, read the text carefully! Then answer the various interpretative questions proposed!
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Born on August 25, 1934, in Forquilhinha (SC), Zilda Arns worked to combat child malnutrition and to value the importance of volunteer work. Nominated three times for the Nobel Peace Prize and honored in Brazil and abroad, she was one of the founders of Pastoral da Criança.
Zilda worked with communities and trained volunteers to teach mothers of children in vulnerable situations to use homemade serum, which combats diarrhea and dehydration. With the support of the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef), the actions reached 72% of the national territory.
Another decisive role of Zilda Arns in the fight against infant mortality was to eradicate sudden death syndrome. In 2009, a campaign led by Pastoral da Criança reinforced to parents the need to place the baby to sleep on their backs, as scientific evidence indicated that the position would be safer.
In 2004, Zilda founded the Pastoral da Pessoa Idosa and trained community leaders to help the elderly to control vaccines, avoid accidents at home and identify possible physical and emotional. The project currently serves more than 100,000 seniors in 579 municipalities across the country.
Zilda Arns was on a peacekeeping mission in Haiti on January 12, 2010 when she died, aged 75, in the capital Port-au-Prince. After a strong earthquake, the Brazilian ended up being hit by debris when the roof of a church where she was giving a lecture collapsed.
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Question 1 – Read back:
“[…] Zilda Arns acted to combat child malnutrition and to value the importance of volunteer work.”
In this passage, the text reveals facts about Zilda Arns, who:
( ) add up.
( ) alternate.
( ) contrast.
Question 2 – In the "[…] she she was one of the founders of Pastoral da Criança. ”, the underlined term was used for:
( ) resume.
( ) to present.
( ) characterize.
Question 3 – According to the text, the homemade serum combats:
( ) child malnutrition.
( ) diarrhea and dehydration.
( ) Sudden death syndrome.
Question 4 – Watch:
“[…] put the baby to sleep on his back, given that scientific evidence pointed out that the position would be safer.”
The highlighted expression introduces:
( ) a cause.
( ) a condition.
( ) a consequence.
Question 5 – Underline the word that introduces purposes below:
“[…] Zilda founded the Pastoral da Pessoa Idosa and trained community leaders to help seniors control vaccines, avoid accidents at home and identify possible physical illnesses [...]”
Question 6 – In the fragment “The project currently serves more than 100,000 elderly people in 579 municipalities in the country.”, the text refers to the project created by Zilda Arns, in the year:
( ) 2004.
( ) 2009.
( ) 2010.
Question 7 – The excerpt “After a strong earthquake, the Brazilian ended up being hit by debris in the collapse of the ceiling of a church where she was giving a lecture.” It is:
( ) a narration.
( ) a description.
( ) an argument.
By Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Letters and specialist in distance education.
