Text Interpretation: Homesickness

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

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SCHOOL: DATE:

PROF: CLASS:

NAME:

Miss home

Sujinho, the hyena, is putting together puzzles with Giro, the giraffe. Giro realizes how irritated Sujinho is.
– I hate that puzzle! – complains Dirty.
Spin looks at him.
- Are you okay? - he asks.
Dirty looks back.
“Yes, I am,” he says, but without any emotion.
– I was just thinking, because you look so… so sad. Do you miss your father and mother? – Spin asks.
He knew it was.
– I am – Dirty replies – but they say it's better for me to stay here this summer. There's not much food in the house right now.

– Wow… – Giro can't imagine that.
– I couldn't choose whether to stay here or not. So I got a little angry – Sujinho says very softly.
“But you have a lot of food here, and we like you,” Giro points out.
'I think so,' replies Sujinho, not looking very convinced, 'anyway, thanks for asking,' he says.
– Hey, Dirty, I'm his friend! – Giro answers.
"Poor Dirty... No wonder he's angry!" Spin thinks.
They smile at each other and continue to play.

Questions

1) What is the title of the text?
A.

2) What are Sujinho and Giro doing together?
A.

3) What does Giro notice while the two are playing?
A.

4) Giro knows that Sujinho misses his parents, when he asks, what does Sujinho say to him?
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5) What does Sujinho say he got a little angry about?
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6) What does Giro think after his conversation with Sujinho?
A.

Per Hélia Higa.

At answers are in the link above the header.