activity of text interpretation, aimed at students in the fifth year of elementary school, about a review of the movie “A Casa Monstro”. Have you ever heard of this movie? No? So, read the text carefully! Then answer the various interpretive questions proposed!
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On AR on 05/08/2022 – 14:00
Three curious children investigate supernatural events that surround a strange house in the neighborhood and discover that the place has a very evil personality of its own. With hints of horror and comedy, the animation combines scary elements with scenes full of tension and suspense, as well as a good dose of humor. Thought-provoking, the plot has the potential to entertain and draw the audience's attention.
No adult believes when young people say that there is a house in the neighborhood, which has life and behaves like a dangerous creature. The strange house where Mr Epaminondas lives devours everything around him. With Halloween approaching, the trio must find a way to destroy the haunted land house before it harms innocent children.
In dealing with growth and the fears of coming of age, the film has an original conception and charismatic characters. Despite the qualities, the North American production was passed over in the movie awards. The work was nominated for an Oscar and a Golden Globe in the category of Best Animation, in 2007, but did not win the statuette.
91 min. Country: United States. Year: 2006. Genre: animation. Directed by: Gil Kenan. Production: Jack Rapke, Steve Starkey, Robert Zemeckis and Steven Spielberg. Screenplay: Dan Harmon, Rob Schrab and Pamela Pettler.
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Question 1 - “The Monster House” is the name:
( ) of a book.
( ) of a movie.
( ) of a TV show.
Question 2 – In the passage “[…] the place has its own personality and very malignant.”, the highlighted term indicates facts that:
( ) are added.
( ) alternate.
( ) are contrasted.
Question 3 – Read back:
“Thrilling, the plot has the potential to entertain and draw the public's attention.”
This snippet is:
( ) a summary.
( ) an evaluation.
( ) an example.
Question 4 – In the segment “[…] a house in the neighborhood, which has life and behaves like a dangerous creature.”, the word “like”:
( ) expresses an action.
( ) points to a cause.
( ) establishes a comparison.
Question 5 – Underline the word used to characterize below:
“The strange house where Mr Epaminondas lives devours everything around him.”
Question 6 - In “As Halloween approaches, the trio have to find a way of destroying the haunted land house […]”, the underlined expression explains:
( ) a wish of the trio.
( ) a promise of the trio.
( ) an obligation of the trio.
Question 7 - According to the text, “Despite the qualities, the North American production was passed over in the cinema awards” because:
( ) “has an original conception and charismatic characters”.
( ) “combines scary elements with scenes full of tension and suspense”.
( ) “was nominated for an Oscar and a Golden Globe […] in 2007, but did not win the statuette”.
By Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Letters and specialist in distance education.
