activity of text interpretation, aimed at students in the fifth year of elementary school, on the review of Opostman's christmas. Do we know about this book? So, read the text carefully! Then answer the various interpretative questions proposed!
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Author: Allan Ahlberg
Illustrator: Janet Ahlberg
When the Christmas season arrives, Santa Claus isn't the only one tearing his hair out when he's overloaded with so many tasks. The Postman also works double time to deliver all the good wishes and well wishes – and a few gifts too.
Well, in this book he visits some characters from traditional fairy tales to deliver Christmas mail to them – the bears receive a postcard from Goldilocks; Little Red Riding Hood wins a letter with a board game from the Big Bad Wolf; Humpty Dumpty receives a puzzle card from the Knights of the King; the Gingerbread Man is presented with an almanac and a book of wisdoms; and even Lobo Mau, another one who loves Christmas, was visited by our friend.
But the Postman's big task at this time of year – how come nobody stopped to think about it? – is to help the Noel family, sending thousands of children's orders to their factory. So, he also stops by, to leave his letters, and to top it off, he also gets a present, which the postman also deserves.
By following the story of the Postman, children find envelopes filled with letters, cards and little gifts – such as games and books – and learn to maintain an age-old tradition that, even with the advancement of contacts via telephone and mainly electronic correspondence, will never lose its function.
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Question 1 – Read back:
“When the Christmas season comes around, Santa Claus isn't the only one pulling his hair out. crowded of so many tasks.”
Cite a word with the same meaning as the one highlighted in this passage:
Question 2 – The segment “The Postman also works double time to deliver all the good wishes and well wishes – and a few gifts too.” It is:
( ) a narration.
( ) a description.
( ) an argument.
Question 3 – Underline the term used to refer to the Postman below:
“[…] he visits some characters from traditional fairy tales to deliver their Christmas mail […]”
Question 4 – Identify the fairy tale character who, according to the text, gave “a letter with a board game” as a gift:
( ) the Big Bad Wolf.
( ) to Goldilocks.
( ) Little Red Riding Hood.
Question 5 – According to the text, the character Humpty Dumpty was presented with:
( ) “a postcard”.
( ) “a card with a puzzle”.
( ) “an almanac and a book of wisdom”.
Question 6 – In “[…] how did no one stop to think about it?”, “how” indicates:
( ) mode.
( ) example.
( ) comparison.
Question 7 – In the part “[…] the children find the envelopes filled with letters, cards and gifts […] It is learn to maintain an age-old tradition [...]”, the underlined term expresses:
( ) sum.
( ) opposition.
( ) conclusion.
Question 8 – It can be concluded that "The Postman's Christmas" is the name of:
( ) a book.
( ) film.
( ) a TV program.
By Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Letters and specialist in distance education.
