Text interpretation, excerpt from “Cadernos de João”, written by Aníbal Machado. The activity is aimed at 8th grade students.
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SCHOOL: DATE:
PROF: CLASS:
NAME:
Read:
John's notebooks
Aníbal Machado
[…] On the last slab of reinforced concrete, the workers sang the nostalgia of the parched earth.
On one side was the big city: on the other, the sea without rafts.
The messenger went up and shouted:
– Verdout, folks!
In a flash, the workers threw off the hammocks, stampeded down, settled the score, and left.
Stopped the work.
The next day, the lone watchman replaced the sign: “Workers Needed”, while the builder, arms folded, cursed the rain that must have been falling in the Northeast.
Question 1 - Read back:
"It's turned green, guys."
a) Identify the meaning that the word “Verdejou” assumes in the above context.
b) The fact “Verdejou” aroused opposite feelings among the characters in the text. Explain:
Question 2 - It was necessary to replace the ad on the sign "Workers needed" because:
a) Workers were fired.
b) The work had been stopped.
c) The workers decided to settle the score, thanks to the arrival of rain in the Northeast.
d) More workers were needed to complete the work.
Question 3 - Check the type of sequence that predominates in the text:
the description
b) narration
c) exposure
d) argumentation
By Denyse Lage Fonseca – Graduated in Languages and specialist in distance education.
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