Text interpretation, suitable for 9th grade students, which deals with the importance of rest. The activity consists of multiple choice questions.
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We live at a fast pace, running out of time. We forgot one detail: the secret to getting along better with people, stimulating creativity and sticking to the agenda may be, precisely, to slow down. That's right! Hanging around can be more productive than you think.
To Domenico de Masi, author of the book Creative Leisure, wasting time, doing absolutely nothing, can be positive. Backed by neuroscience discoveries and observations about the art world, he claims that the brain, when not busy with tasks continues to work on a kind of “autopilot”, necessary to process the emotions and information that we received. That's why hanging around is so important. With leisure, we gain inspiration, self-knowledge, creativity and breath to continue. So whenever you feel drained, your attention wandering, try to stop for a few minutes and let your mind wander. […]
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Question 1 - The purpose of the text is:
a) publicize the book “O ócio creative”.
b) highlight the importance of neuroscience.
c) present leisure activities.
d) inform about the need for rest.
Question 2 - "To stay for nothing can be more productive than you think.”. The item below that shows the accent indicative of a crasis for the same reason, which justifies it in the highlighted section is:
a) They were waiting for the moments of leisure.
b) He needed relaxing moments, because his life was upside down.
c) According to researches, leisure provides different benefits to life.
d) Sometimes I try to rest my mind.
Question 3 - “[…] try to stop for a few minutes and let your mind wander.”. The tone of this segment, created by the imperative, is:
a) order
b) request
c) recommendation
d) desire
Question 4 - “We forgot one detail: the secret to getting along better with […]”. The function of the colon in this excerpt is:
a) introduce an explanation
b) indicate an enumeration
c) insert an example
d) include a quote
By Denyse Lage Fonseca – Graduated in Languages and specialist in distance education.
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