Text Interpretation: Like Money

Text interpretation activity aimed at fifth grade students. The text used in this interpretation is “As if it were money” by Ruth Rocha.

This Portuguese activity is available for download in Word (template that can be modified), in PDF (ready to print) and also the answered activity.

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• Word: Text Interpretation: As if it were money – 5th year – Editable template
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SCHOOL: DATE:

PROF: CLASS:

NAME:

as if it were money

Every day, Catapimba took money to school to buy lunch.

He arrived at the bar, bought a sandwich and paid Mr Lucas.

But Mr Lucas never had change:

– Hey, boy, take a bullet I don't have change.

One day, Catapimba complained about Lucas:

– Mr Lucas, I don't want candy, I want my change in cash.

– Well, boy, I don't have change. What can I do?

- Oh, I do not know! I just know I want my change in cash!

– Well, bullets are like money, boy! Now this…[…]

Then, Catapimba decided to find a way.

The next day he showed up with a bundle under his arm. Colleagues wanted to know what it was. Catapimba laughed and replied:

– At recess you'll see…

And, at recess, everyone saw it.

Catapimba bought your snack. When it was time to pay, he opened the package. And he pulled out... a chicken.

He put the chicken on the counter.

– What is it, boy? – asked Mr Lucas.

– It's to pay for the sandwich, Mr Lucas. Chicken is like money… Can you give me change, please?

The boys were waiting to see what Lucas was going to do.

Mr Lucas was stopped for a while, thinking...

Then he put some coins on the counter:

– There's your change, boy!

And he took the chicken to end the mess.

The next day, all the children showed up with packages under their arms.

At recess, everyone went to buy snacks.

When paying…

There were people who wanted to pay with a ping pong racket, with a kite, with a bottle of glue, with jabuticaba jelly…

And when Lucas complained, the answer was always the same:

– Hey, Mr. Lucas, it's like money…

Ruth Rocha

QUESTIONS

 1. What is the title of the text?

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2. Where does the story take place?

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3. How many and which are the characters in the story?

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4. What is the main conflict in the story?

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5. What did your Lucas use for money?

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6. What did Catapimba decide to use as money?

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7. How did Lucas react when Catapimba paid without using money?

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8. How was this situation resolved?

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9. Does this story have a narrator, does he participate in the story or does he just narrate?

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10. Has it happened to you, a situation similar to the one in the story? Tell us what happened.

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