Activity of text interpretation, aimed at students in the fifth year of elementary school, about the ant that didn't keep secrets. Let's get to know her story? So, read the text carefully! Then answer the various interpretative questions proposed!
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Read:
The little ant was very good and honorable, but she had a flaw: she didn't know how to keep a secret. Her close friends would sometimes tell her sensitive subjects with the promise that she would never tell anyone. But usually, the next morning, the whole anthill knew the story.
One day, a contest was called in the anthill, with the following conditions: the ant that brought the biggest and juiciest delicacy would receive a great prize.
The little ant knew where there was a large piece of apple, which must surely be delicious. The worst thing is that she needed help, because she alone would not be able to transport him to the anthill. After much thought, she decided to confide her secret to one of her friends.
“If you promise you won't tell anyone what I'm going to tell you, you can share the grand prize of the contest with me. said the ant.
— It is promised, my friend. So count, count!
The ant explained well the place where the piece of apple was, and they agreed to meet there later. When the ant arrived at the secret location, it saw that the piece of apple was gone. In its place, there was a very clear note: “To be a lesson to you, little ant. Secrets must be kept. If not, you're seeing the result.”
Thus, the little ant saw the grand prize go into the hands of her judicious friend who, understanding, still wanted to share part of it with her. From that date onwards, it became a discreet ant and as good at keeping secrets as an Egyptian mummy.
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Question 1 – Read back:
"The little ant was very good and honorable, but she had a defect [...]"
What defect of the little ant does the story refer to?
Question 2 – In the part “Your close friends told you, sometimes, delicate matters with the promise that she would never tell anyone anything.”, the highlighted expression indicates:
( ) place.
( ) mode.
( ) time.
Question 3 – In the passage “But, generally, the next morning, the whole anthill knew the story.”, the underlined word could be replaced by:
( ) "Although".
( ) "That is why".
( ) "Therefore".
Question 4 – Watch:
“—If you promise you won't tell anyone what I'm going to tell you, you can share with me the grand prize of the contest. — said the ant to him."
In this excerpt, the story reveals:
( ) an order given by the ant.
( ) a desire expressed by the ant.
( ) a condition imposed by the ant.
Question 5 - In “[…] she still wanted to share with Is it over there part of it.”, the underlined term was used for:
( ) resume the little ant.
( ) present the little ant.
( ) characterize the little ant.
Question 6 – According to the narrator, the protagonist of the story "became a discreet ant and as good at keeping secrets as an Egyptian mummy", because:
( ) “decided to entrust her secret to one of her friends”.
( ) “saw that the piece of apple had disappeared”.
( ) “saw the grand prize go into the hands of her judicious friend”.
Question 7 – Identify the purpose of the story about the ant:
( ) make people laugh.
( ) debate a subject.
( ) transmit a teaching.
By Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Languages and specialist in distance education.
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