Text Interpretation: Indian Day

Activity of text interpretation, aimed at seventh-year students, about the Indian's day. Do you know why Indian Day is celebrated on April 19th? When was this date instituted in Brazil? Are you curious? So, read the text carefully! Then answer the various interpretative questions proposed! Come on?

You can download this text comprehension activity in an editable Word template, ready to print to PDF, as well as the completed activity.

Download this text interpretation exercise from:

• Word: Text Interpretation: Dia do Índio – 7th grade – Editable template
• PDF: Text Interpretation: Day of the Indian – 7th grade – To print
• Template: Text Interpretation: Day of the Indian – 7th grade – With answers
• Images: Page 1 – page 2

SCHOOL: DATE:

PROF: CLASS:

NAME:

Read:

Why is April 19th Indian Day?

In April 1940, the main indigenous leaders of the American continent gathered for the 1st Inter-American Indigenous Congress, held in Mexico. The objective was to discuss actions that ensured the rights of the Indians. However, many leaders boycotted the first days of the event, believing it would have no effect. After a few meetings, they decided that the Congress represented an important historic moment, and decided to participate.

Congress approved a recommendation from indigenous delegates from Panama, Chile, the United States, and Mexico, calling for the adoption of Indian Day by the governments of all American countries. The proposed day was April 19, the date on which the meeting was held.

Brazil did not adopt the commemorative date immediately. It was only in 1943 that the Indian Day was instituted on April 19, fulfilling the Congress' proposal. The date was ratified on June 2, 1943, by the then president Getúlio Vargas, through decree-law 5540, and started to be commemorated the following year.

Since then, our country celebrates the date with educational activities and dissemination about the indigenous people. Schools and cultural institutions promote actions and lectures to remember the importance of these peoples for the formation of Brazilian culture and preserve the traditions and identity of the Indians.

But the date didn't stick around the world. Only Argentina and Costa Rica adopted it. In 1994, UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) instituted the International Day of Indigenous Peoples, celebrated on August 9th.

Leticia Yazbek. Available in: .

Questions

Question 1 - Read back:

“In April 1940, the main indigenous leaders of the American continent gathered for the 1st Inter-American Indigenous Congress […]”

In the fragment above, the term "to" indicates:

( ) the place of the meeting of the main indigenous leaders of the American continent, in 1940.

( ) the subject of the meeting of the main indigenous leaders of the American continent, in 1940.

( ) the purpose of the meeting of the main indigenous leaders of the American continent, in 1940.

Question 2 - In “[…] many leaders boycotted the first days of the event, believing it would have no effect.”, the highlighted part reads:

( ) the time of the previous event.

( ) the cause of the previous fact.

( ) the consequence of the previous fact.

Question 3 - In the segment “After some meetings, they decided that the Congress represented an important historical moment […]”, the pronoun “they” refers to who?

A:

Question 4 – Note the subject of the verb “asked” in this passage of the text:

“[…] a recommendation by indigenous delegates from Panama, Chile, the United States and Mexico, who called for the adoption of the Day of the Indian […]”.

Now, identify the nucleus (the main word) of the subject of the verb “asked”:

( ) “recommendation”.

( ) “delegates”.

( ) “indigenous”.

Question 5 - According to the author of the text, the Indian Day started to be celebrated in Brazil, on April 19, in the year of:

( ) 1940.

( ) 1943.

( ) 1944.

Question 6 – In the following period, underline the verbs that express the objectives of the actions and lectures promoted by schools and cultural institutions in Brazil:

“Schools and cultural institutions promote actions and lectures to remember the importance of these peoples for the formation of Brazilian culture and preserve the traditions and identity of the Indians.”

question 7– There is a word with a figurative meaning in the sentence:

( ) "The proposed day was April 19, the date on which the meeting was held."

( ) “The date was ratified on June 2, 1943 […]”

( ) "But the date didn't stick around the world."

Per Denyse Lage Fonseca – Graduated in Languages ​​and specialist in distance education.

At answers are in the link above the header.

report this ad