Activity of text interpretation, aimed at students in the sixth year of elementary school, about the book Anne of Green Gables. It is the story of Anne Shirley, a red-haired girl who was mistakenly sent to a couple of brothers who wanted a boy. Are we going to learn more about this book? To do this, read the text carefully! Then answer the various interpretative questions proposed!
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When brothers Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert, from Green Gables, Prince Edward Island, Canada, decide to adopt an orphan to help them with their work. farm, are not prepared for the “mistake” that will change their lives: Anne Shirley, an 11-year-old red-haired girl, ends up being sent, by mistake, by the orphanage.
Despite the unexpected event, the girl's outgoing nature, always at ease with life, her curiosity, her peculiar imagination and her chatter quickly conquer the reluctant adoptive parents. Anne's combative and inquisitive spirit soon attracts the interest of locals – and many problems too.
However, Anne was something of a Pollyanna, and her ability to always see the beautiful and positive side of everything, her love for life, for nature, for books conquers everyone, and she ends up being “adopted” also by the community.
First published in 1908, this delightful story, which illustrates fundamental values such as ethics, solidarity, honesty and the importance of work and friendship, has had numerous editions, having sold over 50 million copies throughout the world. It has been translated into over 20 languages and adapted for theater and film.
Author of the book “Anne de Green Gables”: Lucy Maud Montgomery. Available in:. (With cuts).
Question 1 - It can be said that the text above is:
( ) a notice.
( ) a review.
( ) an opinion article.
Question 2 - According to the text, brothers Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert decide to adopt a boy to help with farm services. However, an unexpected fact emerges.
What fact does the text refer to?
Question 3 - In the passage “[…] the expansive nature, always happy with life, curiosity, the peculiar imagination […]”, the author lists:
( ) actions of the girl Anne Shirley.
( ) states of the girl Anne Shirley.
( ) characteristics of the girl Anne Shirley.
Question 4 – In the excerpt “[…] the girl's peculiar imagination and chatter conquers quickly the reluctant adoptive parents.”, the underlined word expresses a circumstance of:
( ) place.
( ) mode.
( ) time.
Question 5 - In “[…] Anne was a kind of Pollyanna […]”, the author of the text:
( ) makes a comparison.
( ) displays a suggestion.
( ) expresses an assumption.
Question 6 – In the segment “[…] and Is it over there ends up being 'adopted' also by the community.”, the highlighted term was used to resume:
( ) Anne.
( ) Pollyanna.
( ) none of the above.
Question 7 – In the part “[…] this delicious story, which illustrates fundamental values such as ethics, solidarity, honesty and the importance of work and friendship […]”, the author:
( ) evaluates the story “Anne de Green Gables”.
( ) quotes an excerpt from the story “Anne de Green Gables”.
( ) raises a hypothesis about the story “Anne de Green Gables”.
Question 8 – Reread this period of the text:
“It has been translated into more than 20 languages and adapted for theater and cinema.”
The term "and" indicates:
( ) the sum of facts.
( ) the alternation of facts.
( ) the contradiction of facts.
Per Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Languages and specialist in distance education.
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