Activity of text interpretation aimed at seventh-year students. it is about the review from the book brave women, written by Ruth Rocha. The three tales, present in the work, tell the stories of brave women who defied customs in a distant time, when they could only sew, embroider, study arts! You believe? How about knowing more about this book and, in addition, studying the “review” genre? So, read the text and then answer the proposed interpretative questions!
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From the series “Tell a Tale”, in this “Women of Courage” Ruth Rocha offers the reader three touching tales: “Women of Courage” (which gives the title to the book and is based on an ancient legend, which inspired, among others, the great Guimarães Rosa in his novel Grande sertão: veredas), “Legend of the girl warrior” (inspired by another old legend about King Beowolf) and “Romancinho romanceiro…” (which Ruth Rocha invented thinking about stories from Middle Ages).
They all take place in a very, very distant time. At that time there were princes and princesses, knights in silver armor, castles surrounded by walls, nobles and commoners. But the most impressive thing is that at that time women could do almost nothing: just sew, embroider and study arts. They couldn't run, swim, let alone fight.
For the characters in these stories defy custom: they take up arms, go to war, they don't find the least fun in marrying a husband chosen by their father. They are, as the title says, women of courage, that is, women who are happy, intelligent and full of life; who do not lower their heads to anyone.
Noteworthy are the beautiful illustrations by Teresa Berlinck.
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Question 1 - Identify the purpose of the text above:
a) publicize the book “Mulheres de Courage”.
b) highlight the importance of ancient legends.
c) criticize the customs of women in medieval times.
d) present the main works of the writer Ruth Rocha.
Question 2 - In the passage “[…] in this “Women of Courage” Ruth Rocha offers the reader three moving tales […]”, the author of the text:
a) exposes a desire to the reader.
b) gives an order to the reader.
c) directs a teaching to the reader.
d) invites the reader.
Question 3 - Pay attention to the title of Ruth Rocha's book. It can be said that the expression "of courage" indicates:
a) the origin of the women characters in the book.
b) the intention of the women characters in the book.
c) a quality of the women characters in the book.
d) a state of the women characters in the book.
Question 4 – According to the text, the book “Women of Courage”, written by Ruth Rocha, presents three short stories. What is in common between them?
a) The stories are inspired by the novel “Grande sertão: veredas”, by Guimarães Rosa.
b) The tales are based on the ancient legend about King Beowolf.
c) The tales are based on stories from the Middle Ages.
d) The tales are set in distant times.
Question 5 - “But the most impressive thing is that at that time women could do almost nothing […]”. What time does the text refer to?
A.
Question 6 – According to the text, the characters in the book “Women of Courage” challenge the customs of women in that distant time. Quote them:
A.
Question 7 – Check the segment in which the presence of language is registered with a connotative sense, that is, with a figurative sense:
a) “At that time there were princes and princesses […]”
b) “But the most impressive thing is that at that time women […]”
c) “Because the characters in these stories defy customs […]”
d) “[…] who do not lower their heads to anyone.”
Question 8 – In the sentence “They are, as the title says, women of courage, that is, joyful, intelligent women […]”, the expression “this is” introduces:
a) an observation
b) an explanation
c) a comparison
d) a conclusion
Per Denyse Lage Fonseca – Graduated in Languages and specialist in distance education.
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