Text interpretation: Which came first: the ice cream or the fridge

activity of text interpretation, aimed at students in the fifth year of elementary school, about the emergence of ice cream. Which came first: the ice cream or the fridge? Let's find out? So, read the text carefully! Then answer the various interpretive questions proposed!

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Which came first: the ice cream or the fridge?

Did you know that ice cream was invented long before the fridge and freezer? That's right! Although the origin of this refreshing treat has been lost to time, it is likely that ice cream originated in China around 3,000 years ago. At first, he was more like the current one.

scratch card, did not take milk and was usually made with snow, fruit juice and honey.

Despite being surrounded by legends and many controversies, it is known that the history of ice cream has a strong connection with the evolution of refrigeration techniques. In 1100 a. C., the Chinese already knew how to conserve the ice formed naturally in the winter to use it during the summer. After all, no one would want to be eating ice cream in a freezing cold, right?

Until the creation of the mechanical refrigerator, at the end of the 19th century, a cook, to serve ice cream or other desserts and drinks ice cream on hot days, depended on natural supplies of ice, taken from lakes and rivers during the winter or from high mountains.

In order to preserve it, this ice was stored in underground deposits lined with insulating materials, such as wood, and covered with sawdust. As long as there was a proper system for draining the water, the ice could be stored that way for months or even years!

Around the 13th century, another important discovery about refrigeration allowed the improvement of ice cream production: that adding salt to ice lowered the temperature of the mixture to less than 0°C. From then on, it was just a matter of putting the ingredients already beaten into a metal container and placing it inside another larger wooden container with the mixture of salt and ice, which the ice cream would freeze much longer fast!

At that time, however, it was still far from having that smooth texture that we know today, and it also didn't contain milk or eggs. It was not until the mid-17th century, probably in Italy, that new ingredients were incorporated into the recipe. […]

Maria Ramos.
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Questions

Question 1 - In the passage “In the beginning, he was more like the present scratch card […]”, the author of the text refers to:

Question 2 – In the fragment “In 1100 a. C., the Chinese already knew how to conserve naturally formed ice in winter […]”, “how”:

( ) indicates mode.

( ) presents an example.

( ) establishes a comparison.

Question 3 – Underline the word that introduces a purpose below:

“[…] a cook, to serve ice cream or other desserts and cold drinks on hot days, depended on natural ice supplies […]”

Question 4 – In “[…] this ice was stored in underground deposits coated with insulating materials such as wood and covered with sawdust.”, the highlighted snippet is:

( ) a narration.

( ) a description.

( ) an argument.

Question 5 – According to the text, ice cream, as we know it today, emerged:

( ) at the end of the 19th century.

( ) around the 13th century.

( ) in the mid-17th century.

Question 6 - The exclamation point, used after the segment “[…] the ice could be kept that way for months or even years!”, expresses the feeling in relation to this fact:

( ) relief.

( ) happiness.

( ) admiration.

Question 7 - In “[…] putting the ingredients already beaten in a metal container and placing it inside another larger container […]”, a word indicates the sum of actions. Locate this word:

Question 8 - Identify one of the parts of the text where the author addresses the reader directly:

( ) “Did you know that ice cream was invented long before the refrigerator and freezer?”

( ) “[…] the history of ice cream has a strong connection with the evolution of techniques […]”

( ) “[…] another important discovery about refrigeration allowed the improvement […]”

By Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Letters and specialist in distance education.