Activity of text interpretation, aimed at students in the sixth year of elementary school, about the shepherd boy and the wolf. According to the story, the shepherd boy, wanting to have fun, invented that his sheep were being attacked by a wolf. When they heard the cries for help, the men came running... What happened after that, huh? Are you curious? So, read the fable carefully! Then, he will answer the various interpretative questions proposed!
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SCHOOL: DATE:
PROF: CLASS:
NAME:
Read:
The shepherd boy was in the field, taking care of his flock of sheep.
Wanting to have some fun, he ran to the top of the hill and shouted to the men who were working below in the village:
- Help! A wolf is attacking the sheep!
The men armed themselves with sticks and ran to the top of the hill to drive the wolf out.
When they got up there, the little shepherd was squirming with laughter:
– Oh, oh! I fooled a bunch of fools! Ah, ah! There is no wolf!
The men returned to the village furious at the joke.
It turns out that, soon after, a wolf actually appeared, wanting to attack the herd!
The little shepherd was terrified and ran again to the top of the hill, shouting with all his might:
- Help! Help! A wolf! Now it's true! Help!
But this time no one paid any attention to the screams of the shepherd boy, who had to expel the wolf by himself, in great danger.
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Question 1 - The story “The shepherd and the wolf” happens because:
( ) the men believed the little shepherd's lie.
( ) the shepherd boy was taking care of his sheep in the field.
( ) the shepherd wanted to have fun, inventing the wolf attack.
Question 2 - Reread this text fragment:
"The men armed themselves with sticks and ran to the top of the hill to drive out the wolf.”
In this text fragment, the underlined excerpt expresses:
( ) the way men arm themselves and run to the top of the hill.
( ) the purpose for men to arm themselves and run to the top of the hill.
( ) the consequence of men arming themselves and running to the top of the hill.
Question 3 - In the segment "It happens that, soon after, a wolf even appeared, wanting to attack the herd!”, the highlighted expression expresses a circumstance of:
( ) place.
( ) cause.
( ) time.
Question 4 – Highlight the verbs that express the shepherd's actions in this fragment:
“The little shepherd freaked out and ran back to the top of the hill […]”
Question 5 - In the passage “– Help! Help! A wolf! Now it's true! help!”, the underlined verb could be replaced by:
( ) “Help”.
( ) “Run”.
( ) “Obey”.
Question 6 – In “But this time no one called the shepherd boy […]”, the word “But” introduces a fact:
( ) which concludes the above.
( ) that adds to the previous one.
( ) which contrasts with the above.
Question 7 – In the passage “[…] who had to expel the wolf by himself, running enormous danger.”, the narrator of the story tells:
( ) a wish of the little shepherd.
( ) a question from the shepherd.
( ) an obligation of the shepherd.
Question 8 – Dashes were used in the text to:
( ) announce the shepherd's speech.
( ) indicate a pause in the shepherd's speech.
( ) mark the beginning of the shepherd's speech.
Question 9 – Identify the purpose of the text:
( ) report a fact.
( ) propose a debate.
( ) give a teaching.
By Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Languages and specialist in distance education.
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