Activity of text interpretation, aimed at students in the seventh year of elementary school, about the monk and the king. According to the story, a powerful king decided one day to venture into his kingdom to learn and try new things… Then he came across a monk… Did the king learn something from the monk? Let's find out? To do this, read the following reflective text carefully and be sure to answer the various interpretative questions proposed!
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Long ago, there was a mighty king who enjoyed a sheltered and pleasurable life within the walls of his castle.
One day, he decided to venture into his realm to see what he could experience and learn. Soon he came across a monk and, in a usual tone that commanded obedience, he said:
— Monk, teach me about heaven and hell!
The monk looked at the mighty king and, in an irritated voice, said:
“I can't teach you about heaven and hell. You are too limited. You're just a slacker. The teachings I have are for pure and holy people. You don't even come close to that. Get out of my way!
The king was furious. He was stunned by the monk's boldness for speaking to him that way. In an impulse of rage, he drew his sword to cut off the monk's head.
"This is hell," said the monk confidently.
The king was impressed. He realized that this brave monk had risked his life to teach him this lesson about hell. In deep gratitude and humility, the king put his sword aside and bowed to the monk.
"And this is heaven," said the monk softly.
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Question 1 - Identify the purpose of the text:
( ) make people reflect.
( ) disclose something.
( ) report a fact.
Question 2 - Highlight, in the segment below, the adjectives that characterize the life of the mighty king:
"Long ago, there was a mighty king who enjoyed a sheltered and pleasurable life within the walls of his castle."
Question 3 - In the period “One day, he decided to venture into his kingdom to see what you could try and learn.”, the highlighted excerpt reads:
( ) the time of the king's adventure in his kingdom.
( ) the purpose of the king's adventure for his kingdom.
( ) the consequence of the king's adventure for his kingdom.
Question 4 – Note this fragment of text:
“Soon he came across a monk and, in a usual tone that commanded obedience, he said:
"Monk, teach me about heaven and hell!"
It can be said that the colon:
( ) announce the king's speech.
( ) mark the beginning of the king's speech.
( ) indicate the prolongation of the king's speech.
Question 5 - In the prayer “You are limited too much.”, the monk uses the term underlined to:
( ) explain a characteristic of the king.
( ) intensify a characteristic of the king.
( ) complement a characteristic of the king.
Question 6 – In the “Get out of my way!” part, the monk:
( ) gives an order.
( ) makes a recommendation.
( ) presents a suggestion.
Question 7 – For the monk, hell is the fact that:
( ) the king addressed him with a superior tone.
( ) the king was furious with his bold response.
( ) the king has drawn his sword to cut off his head.
Question 8 – Point out the passage in which the narrator reveals the king's actions, after receiving the monk's lesson about hell:
( ) “The king was impressed.”
( ) “He realized that that brave monk had risked his life […]”
( ) “[…] the king put his sword aside and bowed to the monk.”
Per Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Languages and specialist in distance education.
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