Activity of text interpretation, aimed at students in the fifth year of elementary school, about a little punctual parrot. He used to be late for all his appointments, despite his parents' advice.. Let's get to know Lourinho's story? To do this, read the text carefully! Then answer the proposed interpretive questions!
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SCHOOL: DATE:
PROF: CLASS:
NAME:
Read:
There was no forest a serious housing problem. Therefore, a general meeting was called, in which all species of animals must be present. Hundreds of them arrived at the meeting on time. But … someone was missing.
– I don't see Lourinho around here. - said the teddy bear worried. He should come to represent his specimen models. What happened?
You can already see that the little bear didn't know Lourinho, a very infrequent guy. He used to be late for all appointments, despite his parents' advice.
At the same time the bear was asking about him, Lourinho was sleeping peacefully. He hadn't turned the alarm clock on and so he slept soundly, snoring loudly.
When Lourinho woke up, he got goosebumps! A meeting! As much as he ran, when he arrived at the scene, everything was already over.
– What am I going to say to the parrots in the forest? – he wondered. They will want to know what was agreed at the meeting! Well… I invent something and everyone will believe it. – decided the Lourinho.
Such was the lie that he invented to his friends, that it was soon discovered.
– It would be better to have trusted less in an intelligent parrot like him and more in a serious and punctual parrot, who knew how to fulfill his commitments! - commented one of them, annoyed.
Punctuality is a virtue we must cultivate.
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Question 1 - According to the story, “a general assembly was called, in which all species of animals should be present”. Identify the reason for this meeting:
Question 2 - According to the narrator, several animals arrived at the meeting on time. But one of them was missing. Which?
Question 3 - In the segment “he used to be late for all his appointments, despite his parents' advice.”, the narrator reveals:
( ) a continuous fact in Lourinho's life.
( ) an occasional fact in Lourinho's life.
( ) a passing fact in Lourinho's life.
Question 4 – In the sentence “[…] Lourinho was sleeping quietly.”, the term underlined indicates:
( ) place.
( ) mode.
( ) time.
Question 5 - Underline the word referring to the forest parrots in this excerpt:
"They will want to know what was agreed at the meeting!"
Question 6 – In the part “[…] all will believe.”, the underlined expression is equivalent to the verb:
Question 7 – Read back:
"Such was the lie he invented to his friends, which was soon discovered.”
The highlighted fact is:
( ) the purpose of the previous fact.
( ) the conclusion of the previous fact.
( ) the consequence of the previous fact.
Question 8 – In “- It would be better to have trusted less in an intelligent parrot like him and more in a serious and punctual parrot […]”, the narrator quotes a line.
() from Lourinho.
() of the teddy bear.
() from one of Lourinho's friendly parrots.
Question 9 – In the passage “Punctuality is a virtue that we must cultivate.”, The narrator:
() makes a criticism.
() exposes a doubt.
() gives a teaching.
Per Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Languages and specialist in distance education.
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