Text Interpretation: Double Problem

Text interpretation activity, aimed at students in the third year of elementary school, with questions developed about the text: Double problem.

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SCHOOL: DATE:

PROF: CLASS:

NAME:

Double Trouble

The hippopotamus Horace is playing in his garden, pretending to be the bravest of gentlemen killing the most dangerous dragons.
– I'm going to use this stick as a sword. Mom's hanging bag of clothes is the huge dragon!
– He says out loud.
– Take this, and this! – shouts Horacio, hitting the bag that was swinging wildly on the clothesline.
Paft! Poo! He sends the dragon flying. But… his hand slides across the wooden sword and a large splinter enters his finger.

– Ooooo! – He screams and runs inside.
Mommy Hippopotamus is making lunch.
- What happened? – She asks when Horacio enters causing a scandal. – Oh dear, she's a splinter!
– Boooah! – Horacio cries while she goes to get tweezers, a medicine to disinfect and a bandage.
– Now, please sit down without moving. In a minute, this will come out - She speaks calmly.
Horacio squeezes his eyes shut. Mom holds his hand in hers.
'Take a deep breath,' she says, and he obeys.
- Ready! Exited! – But Horacio jumps so much when the splinter comes out, that it jumps out of the tweezers and falls… Skewered in Mom's hand!
– Ooo! - She screams. Horacio stands there looking.
Fortunately, she manages to get it out, right away. But what a strange thing: A splinter hurting twice!

Questions

1) What is the title of the text?
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2) The hippopotamus Horacio is playing in his garden, what is Horacio pretending to be?
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3) What does Horacio use to play?
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4) While playing, the hippo's hand slides over the wooden sword. What happens to Horacio?
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5) What does Mom get to take care of Horacio?
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6) What happens after the mother takes the splinter from the child's hand?
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Per Hélia Higa.

At answers are in the link above the header.

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