Activity of text interpretation, aimed at students in the eighth year of elementary school, about the Matrioska! Do you know her? It is that traditional Russian doll! How about knowing the origin of Matrioska? Legend has it that a skilled Russian carpenter found, one day, a splendid log… A At first, I didn't know what to do with it… Until I decided to sculpt a doll… What happened after so? Find out by reading the text and then immerse yourself in its content, answering the various interpretative questions proposed! Come on?
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Once upon a time there was a virtuoso Russian carpenter named Sergei, who made his living carving beautiful wooden objects: musical instruments, toys… Every week, he faced the cold of the forest to look for wood and thus build new objects. One morning, going out to collect the wood, he found the entire field covered in a thick layer of snow. The night had been difficult. He prayed. All the wood he found on the way was wet and only used to make a fire.
Dejected by fatigue, he decided to return to his home and try his luck the next day. As he was turning around, a splendid wooden log, the most beautiful he had ever seen in his life, caught his eye. Quick as a flash he returned to his studio, but several days passed before he decided what to cut. Finally, he decided to make a precious doll.
She was so beautiful, he decided not to sell her to keep her company. “You were called Matrioska,” he told the inert figure. Each morning, when he got up, he spoke with his companion. “Good morning, Matrioska”. One day, she replied: “Good morning, Sergei”. The carpenter was surprised, but instead of feeling scared he was happy to have someone to talk to.
In time, the carpenter realized that Matrioska was sad and asked her what was going on. She replied that she saw that everyone had a son or daughter and she wanted one. “I will have to open you up and that will be painful” – replied Sergei. And she said, "In life, the important things require a little sacrifice." And without thinking twice he carved out a smaller replica and called it Trioska. She no longer felt alone.
The maternal instinct also took hold of Trioska and Sergei agreed that she would also have a child, would be called Oska. But Oska also wanted a descendant. The carpenter said that this time the wood could give rise to a bad doll. Oska didn't give up. After thinking, he carved a doll, very small and with a mustache, and named it Ka. And he put it in front of the mirror and said, "You're a man, you can't have children!"
So he put Ka inside Oska. Oska within Trioska and Trioska within Matrioska. One day, mysteriously, Matrioska disappeared with her entire family inside. Sergei was devastated.
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question 1 – Identify the purpose of who wrote the text above:
a) tell the origin of the Russian Matrioska doll.
b) explain how the Russian Matrioska doll is made.
c) characterize the Russian Matrioska doll.
d) promote the traditional Russian Matrioska doll.
Question 2 - According to the text, carpenter Serguei earned his living carving beautiful wooden objects. What does that mean?
a) It means that the carpenter Serguei earned his living by inventing beautiful wooden objects.
b) It means that the carpenter Serguei earned his living by repairing beautiful wooden objects.
c) It means that the carpenter Serguei earned his living selling beautiful wooden objects.
d) It means that the carpenter Serguei earned his living carving beautiful wooden objects.
Question 3 - In the period “Every week, he faced the cold of the forest to search for wood and thus build new objects.”, the underlined term points to a fact:
a) predictable in the life of the carpenter Sergei.
b) continuous in the life of the carpenter Sergei.
c) hypothetical in the life of the carpenter Sergei.
d) sporadic in the life of carpenter Serguei.
Question 4 – Identify the problem that, one day, interrupted the work routine of Russian carpenter Sergei:
A:
Question 5 - According to the text, carpenter Sergei began to solve his problem at the time:
a) “[…] he found the entire field covered with a thick layer of snow.”
b) "He prayed."
c) “Weakened by fatigue, he decided to return to his home […]”
d) “[…] a splendid wooden log caught his attention […]”
Question 6 – According to legend, Sergei decided to make a precious doll. But he wouldn't sell it, unlike what he did with the other objects he built. Point out the reason:
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Question 7 – From the precious Matrioska doll, carpenter Serguei created more dolls. Because?
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Question 8 – "You are a man, you cannot have children!" To whom did Sergei address this speech?
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Question 9 – According to legend, an event left Sergei desolate. Explain:
A:
Question 10 – In “[…] the most beautiful he had seen in his life.”, the term “most”:
a) intensifies the sense of a characteristic attributed to the wooden trunk.
b) explains the meaning of a characteristic attributed to the wooden trunk.
c) justifies the meaning of a characteristic attributed to the wooden trunk.
d) complements the sense of a characteristic attributed to the wooden trunk.
Question 11 – In the excerpt “Quick as lightning he returned to his studio […]”, the word “how” introduces a:
the explanation
b) cause
c) explanation
d) comparison
Question 12 – In the passage “One day, mysteriously, Matrioska disappeared with all her family inside.”, the highlighted term indicates:
a) the place where Matrioska disappeared with her entire family.
b) the way in which Matrioska disappeared with her entire family.
c) the way in which Matrioska disappeared with her entire family.
d) the time that Matrioska disappeared with her entire family.
Question 13 – Quotation marks were used to highlight:
a) quotes by others.
b) the main parts of the story.
c) the speeches of the characters in the legend.
d) the comments of those who narrated the legend.
By Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Languages and specialist in distance education.
