Activity of text interpretation, aimed at students in the eighth year of elementary school, about pastel. Do you know the origin of this delight? According to the text, the street market favorite probably originated in China and was later appropriated by the Japanese. Will we know more about this subject? So, read the text carefully Where did the pastel come from? Then answer the various interpretative questions proposed!
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Carefully read the text. Then answer the proposed interpretative questions:
The open market favorite probably originated in China and was later appropriated by the Japanese
Although it gained shape, texture and local ingredients (mozzarella, chicken and ground beef, for example), the pastel was introduced into our culture by immigrants from the Far East. Or that is the most accepted hypothesis. The exact origin of the recipe was not registered, nor was it much researched, according to the historian and specialist in gastronomy Ricardo Maranhão.
The idea is that the pastel would have originated from the chun juan, the spring roll. The Chinese dish is made with flour dough, a vegetable filling and roasted in a greased skillet. Around 1890, Chinese immigrants were already selling the rolls in Brazil, sometimes with fillings adapted to the local taste, such as ground beef. And simplifying the puff pastry to a single layer.
This pre-pastel was not yet popular. The rise came with the persecution of the Japanese in World War II. With shame and fear of being chased away, since Brazil was part of the Allies, the Japanese took advantage of the Western ignorance regarding the difference between their culture and that of the Chinese and camouflaged themselves in the habits of the others. Thus, they took over the task of preparing and selling pastries.
The Japanese community in Brazil was, at that time, much larger than the Chinese. This allowed the pastel to become popular. Pastries began to appear in São Paulo, and also the stalls at the fair, as many Japanese also they were marketers who sold the fruits, vegetables and vegetables they produced in the capital's green belt São Paulo. From São Paulo, the pastel would reach Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, and, finally, the entire country, with local variations. And so it stopped being an exotic specialty to gain the status of genuine Brazilian creation.
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Question 1 - In the passage “The favorite of open markets probably appeared in China […]”, the author of the text expresses:
( ) a certainty about the emergence of the pastel.
( ) a contradiction about the emergence of pastel.
( ) a possibility about the emergence of pastel.
Question 2 - In the period “The Chinese dish is made with flour dough, vegetable filling and roasted in a greased frying pan.”, which Chinese dish does the text refer to?
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Question 3 - In the part “Around 1890, Chinese immigrants were already selling the rolls in Brazil […]”, the verb expresses:
( ) an ephemeral action by Chinese immigrants around 1890.
( ) a continuous action of Chinese immigrants around 1890.
( ) a sporadic action by Chinese immigrants around 1890.
Question 4 - In the segment “[…] sometimes with fillings adapted to the local taste, such as ground beef.”, the word “how” indicates:
( ) a cause.
( ) An example.
( ) a comparison.
Question 5 - In the passage “With shame and fear of being chased away […]”, the underlined word could be replaced by:
( ) “criticized”.
( ) "shod".
( ) “deceived”.
Question 6 – In "That allowed the pastel to become popular.”, the term italics refers to the fact:
( ) “[…] the Japanese took advantage of Western ignorance […]”
( ) “The Japanese community in Brazil was, at that time, much larger than the Chinese.”
( ) “Pastry shops started to appear in São Paulo, and also the stalls at the fair […]”
Question 7 – According to the author of the text, the pastel arrived all over Brazil:
( ) from Sao Paulo.
( ) from Rio de Janeiro.
( ) from Belo Horizonte.
Question 8 – It can be concluded that the purpose of the text read is:
( ) teach how to prepare pastries.
( ) tell the origin of the pastry.
( ) express an opinion about the pastel.
Per Denyse Lage Fonseca Graduated in Languages and specialist in distance education.
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