Text Interpretation Activity, suitable for students in the fifth or sixth year of elementary school, with questions based on the text “The Butterfly Lesson”.
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SCHOOL: DATE:
PROF: CLASS:
NAME:
A man one day saw a small opening in a cocoon. He sat down near the place where the cocoon rested and watched what would happen, how the caterpillar would manage to get out of such a tiny hole. But it soon seemed to him that she had stopped making any progress, as if she had made every possible effort and could no longer go on. He then decided to help her: he took a pair of scissors and broke the rest of the cocoon. The butterfly was able to come out easily… but its body was shriveled; besides, it was small and had crumpled wings.
The man continued to watch her because he expected that, at any moment, her wings would open and spread out to be able to support the body that would take hold in time. Nothing happened! In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling around with a shriveled body and shriveled wings. Never been able to fly.
What the man in his kindness and willingness to help did not understand was that the tight cocoon and the effort required for the butterfly to pass through the small opening was the the way God had the fluid in that tiny insect's body circulate to its wings so it would be ready to fly once it got rid of that one. casing.
Sometimes effort is just what we need in our lives. If God allowed us to pass through existence without any obstacles, He would condemn us to a stunted life. We weren't going to be as strong as we could have been. We could never take flight.
The Butterfly Lesson
1) What was the man's intention to help the butterfly to leave the cocoon?
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2) Why was the butterfly born with withered wings and crumpled body? What was missing for her to be born beautiful?
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3) What lesson does the text convey? Explain.
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4) Explain the meaning of the words “to take flight”. What is the true meaning of these words in context? Check one alternative.
a) ( )overcome the obstacles of life.
b) ( ) flying in an airplane.
c) ( ) fly anywhere.
5) Sort the highlighted words in the sentences below according to the code:
A- NOUN
B-ADJECTIVE
C-VERB
a) ( )" saw a small opening appear in a cocoon…”
b) ( )" where the cocoon rested and was observe what would happen…”
c) ( )" but her body was withered…”
d) ( )" with a withered body and wings shrunken…”
e) ( )" her wings open and stretched out…”
f) ( )" the way in which God did…”
g) ( )” We could never raise flight…”
6) Sort the highlighted verbs in the sentences below according to code:
A- present
B- past
C- future
a) ( ) “A man, one day, it saw a small opening appears in a cocoon…"
B) ( )" stayed to watch what would happen…”
c) ( )" Sometimes the effort é just...”
d) ( )" Never we could take flight…"
and not we would go be so strong…”
f) ( )" what we need in our life…”
g) ( )” The man continued to watch her because…”
7) Highlight the subjects in the sentences below:
a) "The man continued to watch her..."
b) “A man saw a small opening in a cocoon appear…”
c) "How could the caterpillar get out..."
d) "The butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling..."
e) "God caused the fluid in the body of that tiny insect to circulate..."
f) "The butterfly was able to come out easily..."
8) Write five (5) words that belong to the same grammatical class as the highlighted word in the table below. Observation: write words from your repertoire.
Substantive |
Verb |
Adjective |
butterfly |
observe |
little |
9) Draw the butterfly in its two phases. The first phase should be the same as the text butterfly. The other one should be a beautiful butterfly with perfect wings and body. Get creative!
10) Hope you enjoyed the text. Now it's your turn to write a text about the animal you like the most. Do a research with the help of your teacher to discover facts about this animal to make your text more interesting. Good studies!
By Rosiane Fernandes Silva- Graduated in Letters
At answers are in the link above the header.
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