Activity of text interpretation, aimed at students in the sixth year of elementary school, about the book “Tom Sawyer”. This story, recounted by Ruth Rocha, throws the reader into the whirlwind of adventures lived by Tom Sawyer, a boy (more or less) in the family, and Huckleberry Finn. Will we learn more about this adventure and friendship story? So, read the text carefully and then answer the proposed interpretative questions!
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Carefully read the text. Then, she will answer the proposed interpretative questions:
One of the most fun and exciting friendship stories of all time, “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” — written by American Mark Twain in 1876 and now recounted by Ruth Rocha — from the very first lines it throws the reader into the whirlwind of adventures experienced by Tom Sawyer, a (more or less) family boy, and Huckleberry Finn, son of the city's drunk and adored by all the kids, since he sleeps on the street, doesn't take a shower and swears, that is, he does “everything that makes life worth feather".
Together, the two work hard: one hour, they go camping on an island in the middle of the Mississippi River (without notifying any adults); in another, they go into a cave and go missing for days (it's all right that this time Huck wasn't with Tom, but a golden-haired girl for whom the boy was losing his mind); suddenly they're in the cemetery doing I don't know what with a dead cat when all of a sudden… they witness a murder! Not to mention the treasure they try (and can they?) find...
Anyone who reads Tom Sawyer discovers first-hand what childhood was like in the United States at the end of the 19th century, and sees that it is very similar to the childhood of all of us, in any time and place. This is a boys (and girls) book, told by people who love children.
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Question 1 - In the passage “One of the most fun and exciting friendship stories of all time, ‘The Adventures of Tom Sawyer’ […]”, the author of the text:
( ) quotes an excerpt from the book “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer”.
( ) exposes an opinion about the book “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer”.
( ) raises a hypothesis about the book “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer”.
Question 2 - In the segment “[…] from the first lines it throws the reader into the whirlwind of adventures experienced by Tom Sawyer […]”, the highlighted term means:
( ) adventures.
( ) crazy things.
( ) concerns.
Question 3 - Reread this text fragment:
“[…] Huckleberry Finn, son of the city drunk and adored by all the kids, given that he sleeps on the street, does not take a shower and swears […] ”
In this fragment, the underlined expression introduces:
( ) the reason why Huckleberry Finn is “adored by all kids”.
( ) the purpose of Huckleberry Finn to be “adored by all kids”.
( ) the consequence of Huckleberry Finn being “adored by all kids”.
Question 4 – In “Together, the two work hard […]”, to whom does the text refer?
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Question 5 - Designer label the word that indicates the following sum of facts:
“[…] they enter a cave and are missing for days […]”
Question 6 – There is an example of figurative language in the excerpt:
( ) “[…] one hour, they will camp on an island in the middle of the river […]”
( ) “[…] a girl with golden hair for whom the boy was losing his mind) […]”
( ) “Not to mention the treasure they try (and can they?) find…”
Question 7 – In “[…] suddenly they're in the cemetery doing I don't know what with a dead cat when all of a sudden… they witness a murder!”, the reticence points out:
( ) an atmosphere of suspense.
( ) an incomplete quote.
( ) the continuity of elements.
Question 8 – In the part “This is a book for boys (and girls) […]”, the author of the text:
( ) invites boys and girls.
( ) gives an order to boys and girls.
( ) expresses a wish to boys and girls.
Question 9 – It can be concluded that the text read is:
( ) a short story written by Ruth Rocha.
( ) a news about the writer Ruth Rocha.
( ) a review of a book written by Ruth Rocha.
By Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Languages and specialist in distance education.
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