Portuguese Activity: Text Comprehension

Portuguese text comprehension activity for the third year of high school. The student will read a text and answer five questions about what was read. You can use it as a test or reading comprehension activity for ENEM. Good job, teacher! 😉 😉 😉

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SCHOOL: DATE:

PROF: CLASS:

NAME:

TEXT COMPREHENSION - READ AND ANSWER

Reporter or model?

The TV news starts. On the back side of the bench, two anchors, usually a man and a woman. They dress well, their hair is immaculate. The makeup, in both, hides any wrinkles or imperfections. Mounted scenario: such production gives supposed credibility. They say that showy people stand out in an environment. 21st century television confirms this.

The starched profile of TV presenters is nothing new. What is new is the hand-picked selection of reporters who participate in the program. Hardly a person outside the standards wins an opportunity, with the exception, perhaps, of older professionals, whose ages and experience justify their presence. Before the digital age, the high definition era, journalists were not as pretty and pretty as they are today.
They parade elegant suits. Shoulder pads erect a slender, well-groomed body of someone who harbors serious physical concerns. There are no full-fledged journalists on television. On the radio and in the newspaper… well, then reality changes, because showing up is not the focus. In these cases, voice or words are enough. On TV, reporters have abandoned typical journalist casualness and assumed corporate attire. The way you dress says a lot about you.
They, in turn, are beautiful. They wear elegant clothes and wear high heels in order to straighten their body posture. Makeup reinforces traits that are already beautiful. There is a lot of room, in this context, for veiled machismos. Sports programs love to vulgarize women. They put female beauty as the main information in the sketch, regardless of the content they might share. The most important thing is the information.
Perhaps it is because of the demand for beauty on television that many journalists, of both sexes, are used in entertainment programs. Soon after, they are showing advertisements for major brands of clothing, beauty or makeup. Investors know that the beautiful gives an audience, even if the audience is not built on the beautiful alone. There is a lot of beauty out there. Credibility information, not so much.

Adapted from ( http://observatoriodaimprensa.com.br/tv-em-questao/reporter-ou-modelo/)

Questions

1) According to the text, we can say that:
a) the author is in doubt whether he prefers to talk about reporters or models.
b) the author questions models that feature newscasts.
c) presenters are too preoccupied with their image.
d) we live in the image age to legitimize trust.
e) television belittles showy people.

2) The author brings, as a novelty to the world of television, the choice of:
a) well-dressed people.
b) good-natured people.
c) people with credibility.
d) modeling agency people.
e) carefully chosen people.

3) In relation to the second paragraph specifically, we notice that people outside the standard of beauty:
I – they never get a chance as a television presenter.
II – only have opportunities in comedy programs.
III – they only have an opportunity on television when they are experienced.
Which ones are in agreement with the text?
a) I, II and III.
b) I and II.
c) II.
d) III.
e) II and III.

4) In the fourth paragraph, the author:
a) addresses how men dress.
b) details the makeup colors most used by the presenters.
c) criticizes some negative aspects about women in sports programs.
d) values ​​the female side of female reporters in cooking shows.
e) defends a new way of making television in Brazil.

5) The author, when concluding the text, questions the reliability of the information.
( ) AGREE ( ) DISAGREE

By André Tarragô Martins – Middle and Middle School Teacher of Portuguese Language and Master in Letters in the area of Language, Interaction and Learning Processes. In addition, he is a musician and journalist. He works in pre-university entrance exams, pre-contests, private lessons, preparation of competition tests and is content creator for the Portal www.acessaber.com.br.

At answers are in the link above the header.