Activity of text interpretation, addressed to students in the seventh year of elementary school, about Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. Have you ever heard of this chivalry story? No? So, read the text and then answer the interpretive questions!
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Arthur was King Pendragon's secret son. At birth, he was entrusted to the wizard Merlin, who took care of his education, but did not tell him his true origin or the fate that awaited him.
Sixteen years later, the king died without an heir. To choose a new king, an enchanted sword appeared, bearing the name Excalibur, embedded in a stone, which read: "He who conquers this sword shall be the king."
Every knight in the kingdom tried to pull the sword from the stone. But none could.
Arthur, in turn, seized the weapon without the slightest difficulty. It was unbelievable. He was consecrated king.
One day Merlin advised Arthur to gather the best knights. Before them, the magician made a round table and several seats appear. On them was written, in gold, the name of each knight.
The Knights of the Round Table took an oath: they would roam all over the realm rescuing damsels in distress and fighting the wicked.
My 1st Library “Larousse Heroes”. Translation: Adriana de Oliveira Silva. São Paulo: Larousse do Brasil, 2007, p. 10 – 11.
Question 1 - Identify the main character of the text:
a) Arthur
b) King Pendragon.
c) the magician Merlin.
d) the Knights of the Round Table.
Question 2 - Arthur became king because:
a) “[…] he was the secret son of King Pendragon.”
b) “[…] was entrusted to the magician Merlin […]”
c) “[…] the king died without leaving an heir.”
d) “[…] took possession of the weapon without the slightest difficulty.”
Question 3 - There is an opinion about Arthur's achievement in:
a) “[…] an enchanted sword bearing the name Excalibur, embedded in a stone […]”
b) “[…] All the knights of the kingdom tried to remove the sword from the stone. But none could.”
c) "It was unbelievable."
d) "He was consecrated king."
Question 4 – According to the text, the magician Merlin advised King Arthur to gather the best knights. Then, the Round Table was formed. Identify the mission of these knights:
A:
Question 5 - In the part “[…] but not you told its true origin nor the destiny that O expected.”, the underlined terms resume:
a) Arthur
b) King Pendragon.
c) the magician Merlin.
d) one of the knights of the kingdom.
Question 6 – In the passage “All the knights of the kingdom tried to remove the sword from the stone. But none could.”, the term “but” indicates:
a) the comparison between two facts.
b) the opposition between two facts.
c) the consequence of a fact.
d) the purpose of a fact.
Question 7 – Quotation marks were used in the text for:
a) emphasize the main part of the narrative.
b) signal a saying by someone else.
c) indicate a sentence written in informal language.
d) highlight a comment by the author of the text.
Question 8 – The text mainly presents:
a) expository sequences.
b) descriptive sequences.
c) narrative sequences.
d) argumentative sequences.
By Denyse Lage Fonseca Graduated in Languages and specialist in distance education.
At answers are in the link above the header.
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