activity of text interpretation, aimed at students in the fifth year of elementary school, about memories. Nostalgia for times gone by seized the soul of the lion, who lived alone and spent his days lamenting his old age.. How about knowing the story of this lion, huh? So read the text carefully! Then answer the various interpretative questions proposed!
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SCHOOL: DATE:
PROF: CLASS:
NAME:
Read:
The lion had ceased to be the king of the jungles for reasons of age. He retired to his home, leaving fond memories for his former subjects, while another young lion occupied the throne.
Nostalgia for times gone by seized the soul of the lion, who lived alone and spent his days lamenting his old age. The visits of his friends and acquaintances were of no use. He couldn't see the reality of things and was always hanging on to his past. The lion complained about the gift, saying:
— Oh! None of this used to happen. What beautiful times those were!
One day, the lion was visited by two cubs. His history teacher had requested a paper on the life and deeds of the ancient king of the jungles. Very happy, the old king related his years of reign to them, from beginning to end. When he finished, he went back to lamenting that this was all over.
- Don't be like that, lord lion, one of the cubs told him. You will always be someone important, because he was one of the few animals capable of interfering in history. Will never be forgotten.
The lion understood that he didn't do well to run away from the present and take refuge in his past. Life must be lived with all its intensity, moment by moment. There is no point in seeking solace in memories of the past, forgetting to live in the present moment.
Old age can be as beautiful as youth. It all depends on our attitude towards it. Every age has its beauty.
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Question 1 – Read back:
“He Withdrew to his home, leaving good memories to his former subjects […]”
In this passage, the narrator says:
Question 2 – In “A” nostalgia from times gone by took hold of the lion's soul [...]", the highlighted term could be replaced by:
( ) "happiness".
( ) "longing".
( ) “transformation”.
Question 3 – In the fragment “[…] that he lived alone and spent his days lamenting for your old age.”, the underlined part expresses:
( ) the cause of the lion's lamentation.
( ) the condition of the lion's lamentation.
( ) the consequence of the lion's lamentation.
Question 4 – In the passage “He could not see the reality of things and was always thinking about his past.”, the word “and” expresses:
( ) sum.
( ) opposition.
( ) conclusion.
Question 5 – In the sentence "Never will be forgotten.”, the underlined word indicates:
( ) mode.
( ) time.
( ) negation.
Question 6 – Watch:
“The lion understood that it was not good to run away from the present and take refuge in its past.”
This snippet is:
( ) the beginning of the story.
( ) the climax of the story.
( ) the outcome of the story.
Question 7 – Identify the segment that contains a narrator's opinion:
( ) “The visits of his friends and acquaintances were of no use.”
( ) “Very happy, the old king told them his years of reign, from beginning to end.”
( ) “Old age can be as beautiful as youth.”
By Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Letters and specialist in distance education.
