Activity of text interpretation, aimed at students in the sixth year of elementary school, about dreams. Since the most ancient cultures, dreams have always deserved special attention. Are we going to find out what ancient peoples thought about dreaming? To do so, read the interesting text carefully! Then answer the various interpretative questions proposed!
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Since the most ancient cultures, dreams have always deserved special attention. The Babylonians, for example, considered that good dreams were sent by gods and nightmares by demons. So they prayed to the goddess of dreams, called Manu, that she would always send good dreams.
The Assyrians, on the other hand, believed that dreams were omens of what was to come. According to this culture, if a man dreamed several times that he was flying, he would end up losing all his possessions.
For the Egyptians, dreams were a way for the gods to communicate with humans, to ask for something or make revelations. The Greeks also believed that dreams were sacred and therefore performed purification rituals before bed.
Dreams were still present in the religions of the Romans and Hebrews. In the Bible, there are several examples where God speaks to humans through dreams.
In the United States, in the 19th century, a great nation of Indians was saved from an attack by white men thanks to the dreams of their leader, known as the Sitting Bull. The American army planned a surprise attack on the camp where the Indian families lived. However, a few days before the assault, Sitting Bull dreamed of a rain of white men falling on the grass and decided to secretly gather the tribe's warriors. Thanks to that, the entire camp was saved! Coincidence?!
“Ciência Hoje das Crianças” magazine. Edition 219. Available in: .
Question 1 - Mark, in the fragment below, the text keyword:
“Since the most ancient cultures, dreams have always deserved special attention.”
Question 2 - According to the text, the Babylonians “prayed to the goddess of dreams, called Manu, so that she would always send good dreams”. This custom was based on the belief that:
( ) “good dreams were sent by gods and nightmares by demons”.
( ) “the dreams were omens of what was to come”.
( ) “dreams were a way for the gods to communicate with humans”.
Question 3 - Reread this segment of the text:
"According to this culture, if a man dreamed several times that he was flying, he would end up losing all his possessions."
In this segment, the text refers to the culture:
( ) of the Assyrians.
( ) of the Egyptians.
( ) of the Romans.
Question 4 – According to the text, the Greeks "performed purification rituals before sleeping." Because?
A:
Question 5 - In the period “Dreams were still present in the religions of the Romans and Hebrews.”, the word “still” was used with the meaning of:
( ) "until".
( ) "also".
( ) "at least".
Question 6 – In the part “[…] a great nation of Indians was saved from an attack by white men thanks to the dreams of your leader […]”, the underlined expression introduces a fact:
( ) which is the cause of the above.
( ) which is the purpose of the above.
( ) which is the consequence of the above.
Question 7 – “In “[…] a shower of white men falling on the grass and decided to reunite secretly the warriors of the tribe.”, the term underlined expresses a circumstance of:
( ) place.
( ) mode.
( ) time.
Question 8 – In the passage “Thanks to that, the entire camp was saved!”, the highlighted word plays the role of:
( ) retrieve information.
( ) announce information.
( ) complement information.
Per Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Languages and specialist in distance education.
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