Text interpretation, “Coffee”, aimed at 2nd year high school students. The activity is made up of diverse questions that allow the development of important reading skills.
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Coffee
The word "coffee" comes from the Arabic qahhwah and it means “wine”. It was first cultivated by the Muslim people and is therefore also known as Arabian wine. The sensations of vigor and vitality that the fruit provides were discovered by the Ethiopian shepherd Caldi, who, after noticing that his goats were agitated, he saw that they were feeding on leaves and grain from a bush specific.
The monks who lived in the region harvested the fruits and prepared tea. From then on, they began to consume the drink frequently to stay more awake in the nights of vigil and prayer.
Its cultivation became so important to the Arab people that it was strictly forbidden for its grain to leave the region. All traded coffee was pre-boiled so that it could no longer sprout. It was only in the 18th century that the plant gained Europe, being cultivated in Holland.
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question 1 – The text theme is:
a) the etymology of the word “coffee”.
b) the origin of the coffee.
c) the sensations arising from coffee consumption.
d) the importance of coffee for the Arab people.
Question 2 - Mark the passage where a pronominal form refers to the keyword “coffee”:
a) “The sensations of vigor and spirit that the fruit provides were discovered […]”.
b) “From then on, they began to consume the drink frequently to stay […]”.
c) “Its cultivation has become so important to the Arab people […]”.
d) “It was only in the 18th century that the plant gained Europe, being cultivated in Holland.”.
Question 3 - “Its cultivation became so important to the Arab people, who were strictly forbidden for their grains to leave the region.”. Indicate words that could replace “terminately” in the above context:
Question 4 – "All traded coffee was pre-boiled for what could no longer germinate.”. The underlined connective establishes a relationship between the clauses:
purpose
b) cause
c) consequence
d) conclusion
Question 5 - The word "coffee" comes from the Arabic qahhwah and it means “wine”. the word gahhwah appears in italics because:
a) was quoted to explain the origin of a word.
b) consists of an unusual term in Brazil.
c) presents controversial spelling.
d) constitutes a word of foreign origin.
Question 6 – In “[…] after realizing that your goats walked agitated […]”, the highlighted pronominal form refers to:
a) to the Muslim people
b) Ethiopian pastor Caldi
c) to the monks
d) to the Arab people
Question 7 – The item below in which the highlighted element has its value correctly identified is:
a) “[…] being that is why also known as Arabian wine.”. (cause)
B) "from there, began to consume frequently […]”. (place)
c) “[…] that it was strictly forbidden for their grains to leave the region.”. (concession)
d) “Only in the 18th century did the plant conquer Europe […]”. (restriction)
Question 8 – “It was only in the 18th century that the plant gained Europe, being cultivated In Holland.". The signed verb form indicates an action:
a) initiated in the present.
b) that it had a continuous presence in the past.
c) started in the past and remains today.
d) which has already been closed.
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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