Activity of text interpretation, aimed at students in the fifth year of elementary school, about the vain jackdaw. According to the story, Jupiter wanted to choose a king for the birds. The rook was sure she wouldn't be chosen, as her feathers weren't pretty... Then she had an idea... What's that idea, huh? Did it work? Let's find out? So, read the text carefully! Then answer the proposed interpretive questions!
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Jupiter broke the news that he intended to choose a king for the birds and set a date for all of them to appear before his throne. The most beautiful would be declared king.
Wanting to look as good as possible, the birds went to bathe and smooth their feathers on the banks of a stream. The rook was also there among the others, except that he was sure he would never be the chosen one, because his feathers were so ugly.
We'll have to figure it out, she thought.
After the other birds left, many feathers fell to the ground; the crow collected the prettiest ones and fastened them around the body. The result was dazzling: no bird was more showy than she. When the appointed day arrived, the birds gathered before Jupiter's throne. He examined everyone and chose the jackdaw for king. He was about to make the official statement when all the other birds advanced on the future king and plucked out their false feathers one by one, showing the rook exactly as it was.
Moral: Beautiful feathers don't make beautiful birds.
Aesop. Available in:. (With adaptations).
Question 1 - The text about the vain jay is:
( ) A tale.
( ) a fable.
( ) a report.
Question 2 - The story happens because:
( ) the jay did not have pretty feathers.
( ) the birds unmask the rook.
( ) Jupiter wanted to choose a king for the birds.
Question 3 - Underline the word that takes up the birds in this segment of the text:
“[…] set a date for all of them to appear before his throne.”
Question 4 – In the fragment “[…] I was sure that I would never be chosen, why their feathers were very ugly.”, the highlighted word begins the fact that:
( ) is the cause of the above.
( ) is the purpose of the above.
( ) is the consequence of the above.
Question 5 - The quotation marks mark:
( ) the jay's speech.
( ) an opinion of the narrator.
( ) the main part of the story.
Question 6 – According to the narrator, “the result was stunning”. What result does he refer to?
( ) “many feathers were dropped on the ground”.
( ) “the jay collected the most beautiful ones and tied them around the body”.
( ) “no bird was more showy than her”.
Question 7 – In the passage “He examined everyone and chose the jackdaw for king.”, the verbs were used to express:
( ) actions of Jupiter.
( ) Jupiter states.
( ) characteristics of Jupiter.
Question 8 – In the part “[…] the other birds advanced to the future king and plucked their false feathers one by one, showing the rook exactly like she was.”, the underlined term indicates:
( ) mode.
( ) time.
( ) Comparation.
Question 9 – In “Moral: Beautiful feathers don't make beautiful birds.”, the text:
( ) makes an alert.
( ) reveals a desire.
( ) exposes a teaching.
Question 10 – The text was built in the language:
( ) cultured.
( ) informal.
( ) regional.
Per Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Languages and specialist in distance education.