Activity of text interpretation, aimed at students in the sixth year of elementary school, about the History of the Olympics. How about finding out more about the Olympics, which are the highest level of sports competition? Discover the facts and trivia that marked the history of competitions! Do you know where the Olympics came from? Find out by reading the text! And, to delve even further into this story, answer the various interpretative questions proposed!
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The highest degree of sports competition is the Olympics, which take place every four years.
In 2004, this great event was held in the Greek city of Athens. And why is this interesting? Because Greece is the cradle of games. In the Ancient Age, around 776 BC, the Greek city-states gathered to compete, always in the village of Olympia.
During the Olympics, people even made peace, giving wars a truce. One of the purposes of the games was to honor Zeus, the greatest deity on Olympus. The victories in competitions rendered honors and glories to athletes and cities. However, with the Roman invasion, the games fell into decay and, in 394 after Christ, they were no longer played. Thus, the Olympic celebration went without being held for 1500 years!
And it was only in 1894, thanks to the efforts of the French sportsman Baron Pierre de Coubertin, that the idea of holding an international sports competition was taken up again. To organize the Olympics, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) was created in the same year. In 1896, the first edition of the games of the Modern Era was in Athens.
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Question 1 - Identify the text theme:
a) the origin of the Olympics.
b) the games of the Modern Era.
c) the history of the Olympics.
d) the purposes of the Olympics.
Question 2 - According to the text, the Olympics emerged in the city of:
a) Athens
b) Olympia
c) Rome
d) Paris
Question 3 - According to the text, “Greece is the cradle of games”. Because?
A:
Question 4 - The text narrates the facts that marked the history of the Olympics. Write down the time in which they occurred, numbering as indicated:
( ) beginning of the games of the Modern Era.
( ) creation of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
( ) the Greek city of Athens hosted the Olympics.
( ) Greek city-states competed in the village of Olympia.
( ) the Olympic Games are no longer held.
Question 5 - In the period “One of the purposes of the games was to honor Zeus, the greatest deity of Olympus.”, the underlined part:
a) takes up “Zeus”.
b) characterizes “Zeus”.
c) he calls “Zeus”.
d) defines “Zeus”.
Question 6 – In the passage "However, with the Roman invasion, the games fell into decay […]”, the highlighted expression introduces:
a) a caveat
b) a contrast
c) a compensation
d) a comparison
Question 7 – Indicate words that could replace “However” in the above context:
A:
Question 8 – In the excerpt “Thus, the Olympic celebration did not take place for 1500 years!”, the exclamation point expresses the feeling of:
a) displeasure
b) amazement
c) indignation
d) disappointment
By Denyse Lage Fonseca Graduated in Languages and specialist in distance education.
At answers are in the link above the header.
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