Text Interpretation: Rescue in the meadow of fireflies

Text interpretation activity, aimed at students in the third year of elementary school, with questions developed about the text: Rescue in the meadow of fireflies.

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SCHOOL: DATE:

PROF: CLASS:

NAME:

Rescue in the meadow of fireflies

Summer nights are beautiful on the island of fireflies. Villagers walk to the firefly meadow after dinner and watch the sun go down. The Zebra family took a picnic supper there tonight to show Sujinho.
“Nice,” he says, but he's mostly silent.
– Can we stay until dark and show the fireflies to Sujinho? – Zag asks.

– Yes, can we do this? – Zig joins his sister.
Dad laughs and says:
- Good idea!
The sun sets in a spiral of orange and red, and soon the fireflies begin to blink.
– Look, dirty, there they are! Let's find some! - shouts Zig.
The twin zebras gallop towards a cloud of fireflies.
Sujinho goes after them, but then gets caught up in his own thoughts.
“I'd like to know what the woods are like,” he says to himself.
He leaves the meadow and walks into the woods.
– It's really dark in here. There are no fireflies either,” he mutters. He feels sad and alone.
“It's better to go back to the Zebra family,” he thinks. But now he's not sure where the meadow is. He's scared in the dark woods, and he's alone.
Dirty wanders around, but can't find the meadow. He's in the middle of the forest now. “Can I find my way back?”, Sujinho worries.
Suddenly he sees lights flashing through the trees. He runs towards them.
– The fireflies! The meadow! – he yells as he runs out of the woods.
The Zebra family is desperately screaming his name.
- I am here! - he screams. – The fireflies saved me!

Questions

1) What is the title of the text?
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2) What do the locals do on the beautiful summer nights on the island of fireflies?
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3) The Zebra family took what to the firefly meadow tonight?
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4) Zig and Zag ask dad if they can do what?
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5) Involved in your own thoughts, what does Sujinho do?
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6) Feeling sad and lonely, Sujinho decides to go back to the Zebra family. What does he notice at this moment?
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7) How did Sujinho get back to the meadow?
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Per Hélia Higa.

At answers are in the link above the header.

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