Text interpretation, “Conto do Zorro”, aimed at 9th grade students. The activity consists of diverse questions that enable the development of important reading skills.
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SCHOOL: DATE:
PROF: CLASS:
NAME:
Read the story:
Don Diego de la Vega lived a quiet life on the prosperous farm of his father, Don Alejandro de la Vega.
His employee, Bernardo, witnessed an injustice. As he was mute, he narrated the case with grand gestures.
In a second, Dom Diego had turned into Zorro, the masked vigilante. And he set off at a gallop, cutting through the night with his black horse.
In town, Zorro challenged the cruel Sergeant Garcia to a duel. Agile as an acrobat, Zorro leapt with his sword and pursued the sergeant. But the sergeant's soldiers arrived, and Zorro had to flee. Then he left his mark on the evil man's chest: a "Z" for Zorro.
The provincial governor put a prize on Zorro's head. But, he was the defender of the weak and downtrodden, and nobody wanted to denounce him.
And Zorro continued his fights in secret.
My 1st Larousse Heroes Library. Translation: Adriana de Oliveira Silva.
São Paulo: Larousse do Brasil, 2007, p. 52 – 53 .
Question 1 - Identify the conflict around which the tale developed:
A:
Question 2 - Check the alternative where the climax of the tale is perceived:
a) “In a second, Don Diego was transformed into Zorro, the masked vigilante.”.
b) "In the city, Zorro challenged the cruel sergeant Garcia to a duel."
c) "But the sergeant's soldiers arrived, and Zorro had to flee."
d) “The governor of the province placed a prize on Zorro's head.”.
Question 3 - Check the passage where the use of comparison is noted:
a) “[…] Dom Diego became Zorro, the masked vigilante.”.
b) "And he set off at a gallop, cutting through the night with his black horse."
c) "Agile as an acrobat, Zorro leapt with his sword and chased the sergeant."
d) "But he was the defender of the weak and the oppressed, and no one wanted to denounce him."
Question 4 – In “[…] and no one wanted to reportit.”, the highlighted pronominal form replaces:
a) Bernard
b) Zorro
c) Sergeant Garcia
d) governor of the province
Question 5 - There is a predominance in the "tale" genre of sequences:
a) narratives
b) descriptive
c) expository
d) argumentative
In questions 6 to 8, mark the alternative that presents the idea expressed by the term highlighted in each section, considering the context in which it is inserted:
Question 6 – “Like he was mute, he narrated the case with great gestures.”.
a) adversity
b) cause
c) justification
d) consequence
Question 7 – “But the sergeant's soldiers arrived, and Zorro had to flee.”.
a) addition
b) conclusion
c) priority
d) adversity
Question 8 – "Zorro jumped with his sword and chased the sergeant.”.
a) compliance
b) continuity
c) purpose
d) explanation
Question 9 – "The governor of the province put a prize on Zorro's head." Justify the absence of the accent indicator in front of the word "award":
A:
By Denyse Lage Fonseca – Graduated in Languages and specialist in distance education.
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