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Text Interpretation: Capoeira

Text interpretation, “Capoeira”, aimed at students in the 2nd year of high school. The proposed questions contemplate the theme and, above all, the vocabulary present in the text.

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SCHOOL: DATE:

PROF: CLASS:

NAME:

Read:

Capoeira

Gustavo Pereira Cortes

Dance, fight or game of black origin, was introduced in Brazil by the Bantu slaves of Angola, having spread with great intensity in the Northeast of Brazil, especially in the captaincies of Bahia and Pernambuco, during the period colonial. Marked by movements that imitated animals, it was used as an instrument of self-defense. Its name refers to the old farms, known as capoeiras, where blacks used to train. After abolition, capoeira was marginalized, being repressed by the police at the time.

In Recife and also in Rio de Janeiro, there is no synchronized style, being considered a street game, a trick. In Bahia, it takes on a special character, as it is marked by the presence of roda songs and the use of berimbaus and tambourines, which gives it a friendly and less offensive appearance.

Currently, it has become popular and can be found throughout the country, related to activities related to sport and education. The outfit is simple, with baggy pants and cords tied around the waist, which indicate the stage in which the participant is inserted.

Dance, Brazil: festivals and popular dances. Belo Horizonte: Reading, 2000.

Questions

Question 1 - Place Vfor true statements and Ffor false statements:

____ Originally African, capoeira first spread in the Northeast of Brazil.

____ Even today, capoeira has as its main objective self-defense.

____ Capoeira has undergone changes as a result of its dissemination throughout Brazil.

____ Capoeira designates the old farms, where blacks trained.

The correct sequence is:

a) F, V, F, V.

b) V, F, V, F.

c) V, F, V, V.

d) V, F, F, V.

In questions 2 to 4, mark the alternative that replaces the term highlighted in each sentence, considering the context in which it is inserted:

Question 2 - “[…] having widespread with great intensity in the Northeast of Brazil […]”.

a) petrified

b) improved

c) extinct

d) disseminated

Question 3 - "After the abolition, capoeira was marginalized, being repressed by the police at the time":

a) influenced

b) restrained

c) disclosed

d) observed

Question 4 – "At the moment, vulgarized and it can be found all over the country, related to activities related to sport and education.”.

a) became popular

b) ridiculed himself

c) restricted

d) attenuated

Question 5 - Read back:

"In Bahia, it takes on a special character, once it is marked by the presence of circle songs and the use of berimbaus and tambourines, which gives it a friendly and less offensive appearance.”.

The underlined connective expression introduces, in the above context, a:

a) consequence

b) condition

c) continuity

d) cause

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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