Text interpretation, “Os Diamonds”, aimed at 1st year high school students. The aforementioned text deals with the origin of diamonds, from a popular perspective. The activity is composed of several questions that contemplate the characteristics of the genre itself, as well as the linguistic resources used in its composition.
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A couple of Indians lived, together with their tribe, on the edge of a river in the Midwest region. He, a mighty and brave warrior, was called Itagibá, which means “strong arm”. She, a young and beautiful girl, was called Potira, which means “flower”. They were both very happy when their tribe was attacked by other savages in the neighborhood.
The war began and Itagibá had to accompany the other warriors who were going to fight the enemy. When they said goodbye, Potira did not let a single tear fall, but followed, with a very sad look, her husband as he walked away in his canoe down the river.
Every day, Potira, with great nostalgia, went to the riverbank to wait for her husband. A long time passed. When the tribe's warriors returned to their taba, Itagibá was not among them. Potira learned then that her husband died fighting bravely. Upon receiving this news, the young Indian cried a lot. And she spent the rest of her life crying.
Tupã, the god of the Indians, took pity on him and turned Potira's tears into diamonds, which mixed with the sand of the river. That's why, they say, diamonds are found among the gravel and sands of the river. They are the tears of longing and love of the Indian Potira.
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Question 1 - The text read is of the genre:
a) short story
b) legend
c) news
d) encyclopedic article
Question 2 - Identify the purpose of the text:
A:
Question 3 - In "They they are the tears of longing and love of the Indian Potira.”, the underlined pronominal form replaces, considering the context, the term:
A:
Question 4 – In the excerpt, underline the adjectives used in the characterization of the characters:
“He, a mighty and brave warrior, was called Itagibá, which means “strong arm”. She, a young and beautiful girl, was called Potira, which means “flower”.
A:
Question 5 - Mark the passage that characterizes the climax of the story:
a) "They both lived very happily when their tribe was attacked by other savages in the neighborhood."
b) “The war started and Itagibá had to accompany the other warriors who were going to fight […]”.
c) “Potira learned then that her husband died fighting bravely.”.
d) “Tupã, the god of the Indians, was sorry and turned Potira's tears into diamonds […]”.
Question 6 – In all segments, the progression of time can be seen explicitly, except in:
a) “Every day, Potira, with great nostalgia, went to the riverbank to wait for her husband.”.
b) “A long time has passed.”.
c) “When the tribe's warriors returned to their taba, Itagibá was not among them.”.
d) “And he spent the rest of his life crying.”.
Question 7 – There is a predominance in the text of sequences of the type:
a) expository
b) descriptive
c) argumentative
d) narrative
Question 8 – In the excerpt “Tupã, the god of indians, he felt pity and turned Potira's tears into diamonds […]”, the previously highlighted insertion performs the function of:
a) predicative of the subject
b) bet
c) vocative
d) nominal complement
Question 9 – In the sentence “The war began and Itagibá had to accompany the other warriors who were going to fight the enemy.”, the fact expressed by the evidenced verbal expression indicates:
a) obligation
b) promise
c) desire
d) hypothesis
By Denyse Lage Fonseca – Graduated in Languages and specialist in distance education.
At answers are in the link above the header.
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