activity of text interpretation, aimed at students in the fifth year of elementary school, about Detective Samson. Ever heard of this book? No? So, read the text carefully! Afterwards, be sure to answer the various interpretative questions proposed!
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Lost a button, cell phone, a friend? Don't worry. Samson, the city's most famous detective, will find!
From the same author of success look out the window, this interactive SEARCH AND FIND book brings eye-filling illustrations and rich in details that tell more and more stories within the story.
Whether it's to find missing people and animals or lost objects of his clients, the Samsão detective dog will spare no effort. He will scour the bottom of the sea, mountains, forests and even the sewers and pipes of the city to solve his cases. All help is welcome, so grab your magnifying glass and get to work!
Author/Illustrator of the book: Katerina Gorelik.
Translation of the book: Lígia Azevedo.
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Question 1 – The text above is:
( ) a summary.
( ) a notice.
( ) a review.
Question 2 – Underline the following excerpt that introduces the character Samson:
“[…] Samson, the most famous detective in town, will find it!”
Question 3 – Read back:
“[…] this interactive SEARCH AND FIND book […]”
What book does the text refer to?
Question 4 – The fragment “Whether to find missing people and animals or lost objects of his clients, the detective dog Samson will spare no effort.” It is:
( ) a narration.
( ) a description.
( ) an argument.
Question 5 – In the fragment above, the word “and” expresses the idea of:
( ) sum.
( ) contrast.
( ) alternation.
Question 6 – In the passage "He will search the bottom of the sea […]”, the underlined word was used with the aim of:
( ) take back the detective dog Samson.
( ) introduce the detective dog Samson.
( ) characterize the detective Samson dog.
Question 7 – Watch:
“He will scour the bottom of the sea, mountains, forests and even city sewers and pipes to solve his cases.”
In this part of the text, the term “for” introduces:
( ) a destiny.
( ) one direction.
( ) a purpose.
Question 8 – In “Any help is welcome, so grab your magnifying glass and get to work!”, the text:
( ) makes an invitation.
( ) gives advice.
( ) expresses an order.
Question 9 – Identify the segment that contains an opinion:
( ) “Lost a button, your cell phone, a friend?”
( ) “By the same author of the hit look out the window […]”
( ) “[…] brings eye-popping illustrations that are rich in detail […]”
By Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Letters and specialist in distance education.
