Activity of text interpretation, aimed at fifth graders of elementary school, about the proud whale. Nobody spared him praise, in such a way that the little whale thought it was the most beautiful animal in all of Creation. Let's get to know the story of this whale? So, read the text carefully! Then answer the proposed interpretive questions!
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Once upon a time there was a very beautiful whale, which captivated everyone's attention by the grace of its movements and the glow of its skin. Nobody spared him praise, in such a way that the little whale thought it was the most beautiful animal in all of Creation.
She spent her days in front of the mirror, arranging and cleaning her beard, regardless of the invitations and gallantries of her admirers. Her vanity reached such a dimension that she spent her days saying to herself:
"I'm the prettiest little whale in the seas." Nobody can compete with my beauty and elegance. I'm the prettiest little whale in the seas…” he kept repeating.
She did not want to play or talk to anyone and increasingly distanced herself from her family and neighbors.
One day, the beautiful little whale got caught in a net cast by fishermen. As much as she tried, she couldn't get rid of her and tragedy was about to happen. Then, all together, the inhabitants of the surroundings approached the net and helped to break it, freeing the little whale.
Since that memorable day, the little whale, very grateful for the help received, learned to respect other animals and like everyone. She never again despised any of her acquaintances, nor the other inhabitants of the sea.
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Question 1 - Identify the purpose of the text about the proud whale:
( ) debate a subject.
( ) disclose something.
( ) transmit a teaching.
Question 2 - The excerpt below reveals why the whale captivates everyone's attention. Highlight them:
"Once upon a time there was a very beautiful whale, which captivated everyone's attention by the grace of its movements and the glow of its skin."
Question 3 - In the part “Her vanity reached such a dimension that she spent her days saying to herself […]”, the term “that” introduces:
( ) a hypothesis.
( ) a conclusion.
( ) a consequence.
Question 4 - In “—I am the most beautiful little whale in the seas.”, the dash:
( ) announces the speech of the little whale.
( ) indicates the pause in the whale's speech.
( ) marks the beginning of the whale's speech.
Question 5 - In the sentence “I didn't want to play or talk to anyone and increasingly distanced himself from his family and neighbors.”, the narrator tells facts:
( ) that add up.
( ) that alternate.
( ) that contradict each other.
Question 6 – Reread this passage:
"As much as she tried, she couldn't get rid of her and tragedy was about to happen."
This passage is:
( ) the beginning of the story.
( ) the climax of the story.
( ) the outcome of the story.
Question 7 – In “[…] the inhabitants of the surroundings approached the net and helped to break it, releasing the little whale.”, the word “la” refers to:
( ) the net.
( ) to the little whale.
( ) to none of the above alternatives.
Question 8 – In the segment "Never returned to despise any of his acquaintances, nor the other inhabitants of the sea.”, the underlined word indicates:
( ) place.
( ) mode.
( ) time.
Per Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Languages and specialist in distance education.
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