Language and Communication Thematic 4th grade: 2 Text comprehension

Read the following poem and answer the questions below: The lizard is crying. Th
e lizard is crying. The lizard and the lizard with white aprons. They have lost
not want your wedding ring. Oh, the little ring of lead, ay, their little ring o
f lead! A large sky without people in its balloon birds. The sun, rotund captain
, wearing a satin waistcoat. Look how old they are! How old are the lizards! Oh
how they cry and cry, alas, alas, how they are crying! Federico GarcÍa Lorca, T
he lizard is crying.
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1. What do you want the lizard and the lizard? A) B) C) D) A A A A white apron.
big balloon. satin waistcoat. lead ring.
2. How is heaven, according to the poem? A) B) C) D) White. Grande. Redondo. Lea
d.
3. Lizards, cope with their loss, they feel A) B) C) D) sad. discouraged. angry.
tired.
4. According to the text, we can characterize physically the lizards as A) B) C)
D) old. large. lead color. round.
Read the following text and answer the following questions: Buzz Light year To i
nfinity ... and beyond. It is the favorite phrase of Buzz Light year, a dummy sp
ace equipped with the latest technology. His full name could be translated as "B
uzz light year", which gives the idea of speed and scientific advancement. First
of all, Buzz is a guard space, so it is very clear about their duties, which ar
e summarized in defending the universe of foreign attack, and always be polite t
o women. All this makes him a natural leader, but not because it creates better
than others, but because he thinks that is his primary obligation in this life.
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His space suit is equipped with plenty of artifacts that envy anyone who loves a
dventure: a laser beam positioned on his left arm, wings, lights shining in the
darkness, a rotating transparent hull and buttons for many functions that a no i
dea.
Buzz. Disney Gold Collection. Edited by Visor. Argentina, 2001.
5. Buzz Light year is described as A) B) C) D) the sole guardian of the universe
and therefore very responsible. space leader because it has a powerful outfit.
a doll resourced space technology. spatial defender coveted by adventurers.
6. The text above is A) B) C) D) the emergence of a new inhabitant of outer spac
e. the problems of a defender of the universe. technological advances in today's
dolls. Buzz features as space leader.
7. According to the earlier text A) B) C) D) the universe is destroying enemies.
the doll has not presented clear about their duties. technology is designed for
protection. Buzz Light year is a compulsory labor.
8. Why Buzz is a leader? A) B) C) D) Because Because Because Because think it is
better than the others. its mission is to be a guardian of space. is fast and k
nows the technology. his suit is envied by all.
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The Blind Men and the Elephant (John Gofrey Saxe) There were six men keen to lea
rn that the elephant came to see even though they were blind to each observation
 to satisfy their curiosity. He approached John, the elephant, but he stumbled w
ith his thick, hard side and began to exclaim: the elephant is like a wall! Fran
cisco, from touching a tusk, cried: what is this in here, so round, so smooth an
d sharp? For me, the elephant is like a dart. Fernando went to the animal and fe
el his massive trunk, said without thinking: the elephant is like a snake! Javie
r touched his knee, eager to extend his hand, exclaiming: admirable beast, this
huge elephant comes to be something like a tree! Alexander, who by chance touche
d her ear observed, until the blind man will notice that this marvel of an eleph
ant is very like a fan! As Leonardo began to explore the animal, holding it by t
he tail swaying with the one found in their scores: the elephant is like a rope!
And so these men of Hindustan were locked in stubborn argument, holding each wi
th its stubborn and unyielding desire opinion.
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They were all partly right, but neither was right. 9. Why men approached the ele
phant? For A) B) C) D) fear. curiosity. boredom. impatience.
10. The common physical characteristics of the six men is: A) B) C) D) his his h
is his age. thick body. small stature. blindness.
11. The man who compares the elephant with a fan is: A) B) C) D) Francisco. Juan
. Leonardo. Alexander.
12. The text read, according to their purpose and the information it gives is on
e (a): A) B) C) D) story. the poem. prescription. fable.
13.€Final behavior of men is concluded that: A) B) C) D) know the truth touchin
g the animal. succeed with their discovery. would like their opinion is correct.
reject the view of scholars.
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14. The error of men studying the elephant, is: A) B) C) D) describe the data wi
th a single animal. give a view of the elephant for its size. play all at the sa
me time, the animal. using too much curiosity in their study.
15. Which of the following pairs of comparisons is correct? A) B) C) D) tail und
ulating - snake. tab - fan. tusk - tree. knee - rope.
16. Which of the men touched the trunk of the animal? A) B) C) D) Francisco. Jav
ier. Fernando. Leonardo.
17. With regard to John is true: A) B) C) D) extends his hand to the elephant. r
uns into the side of the beast. touches the tail of the animal. grasps the knee
of the beast.
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Look at the following cartoon:
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18. The person who answers the wrong way, the reporter is: A) B) C) D) the the t
he the micrero. motorist. taxi driver. dog.
19. The lady interviewed: A) B) C) D) pollution, burning garbage sweep. cares fo
r his animals from pollution. see how dirty the motorist. gets angry when it is
blamed for the dirty air.
20. All images have in common: A) B) C) D) large cars. the presence of animals.
the anger of the journalist. the huge black cloud.
21. The teaching of the text is: A) B) C) D) Pollution is a very old problem. An
imals are affected by pollution. Humans do not know how to decontaminate. The cl
ean is everyone's responsibility.
22. Looking at all the pictures on the tables it is concluded that: Journalist A
) B) C) D) blames the micrero of dirt from the air. question to all the reasons
for the contamination. bothered by the response of the driver. believes that the
best answer is for women.
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23. The behavior of the interviewees can be summarized in the following proverb:
A) B) C) D) bird in hand is better than a hundred flying. Shrimp that falls asl
eep is carried away by the current. Do not look at the speck in your neighbor's
eye, look at your eye. In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
24. In the story, the journalist: A) B) C) D) spoke at length with people. cares
to decontaminate. much talk with animals. carefully record the answers.
Read the following: What has happened is terrible. Very terrible and last night
I spent a sleepless night thinking about it. It's those things that can not be c
ounted because they left the mouth. And I know that when you are not ever told I
can not sleep. Domitila I asked, what she did when she was a terrible secret. I
tell this to another - he replied. But if it's something you can not tell anyon
e? Then I write a letter - he said -. It's something you can not know anybody. S
o escrÍbaselo anyone - he said, and laughed.
Again it is night and you should be sleeping. Thinking about what Domitila said,
I decided to write a "no" as she says, and what others call her "diary." When w
riting, I keep thinking I will have escaped. I was in my lab a bottle with an in
vention. Was made of many things, among others, had two boxes of heads of matche
s, rinse, honey, a little oil, face cream and powder. My idea was to see what wa
s and what I did with him a sandwich for a greedy mouse. I left on my bedside ta
ble, but when I was not there. And Domitila told me he had eaten. Of course she
could not tell me that he was poisoned. But asked what he would do if he knew th
at was going to die.
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I would be a return of sheep - said (...) And what else would you do? I would pa
rty and spend a thousand dollars in food ... Toma - I said -. I give you my pigg
y (thirty-two dollars). Eat something good, but you'd better confess.
He looked at me and asked me lizard: Why do you think I'm going to die? Because
death comes when you least expect it - I said and locked myself in my room to th
ink. I thought maybe it would be good to take a laxative, but then I thought it
would be worse. I thought I should tell what was happening and thought the worst
after the heart was dying. Because there is no certainty to die of poison.
Clearly, if you die, I must give to the police. I will write a letter to my pare
nts and then give myself as you meet my doom I will not be guilty. In jail I can
study for the inventor, because I have all my life free for that. And maybe, wh
en I shall make up what to invent, and all acquit me. This thought makes me calm
er. But it is terrible to be waiting for death to occur. Ie€that sometimes make
s me want to die early to get my things at once. At tea time, I found her pale a
nd felt cold in the stomach. I asked him what he and she laughed. - It seems tha
t "usté" are getting sick of the head - he said -. Every time I question some t
hings ... And look at me with eyes ... - And laughed again. It is fortunate that
the Domitila not have children and she says you will not need anyone. That is v
ery reassuring. Now I want to happen that is not true that the sandwich has been
eaten and that I was deceived. I think that, as a liar, I lied again. With this
thought I think I can sleep.
Marcela Paz, Papelucho fragment.
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25. According to the narrator, Domitila is: A) B) C) D) evils. rabid. liar. goss
ip.
26. The protagonist decides to write a diary because: A) B) C) D) entrusted thei
r dreams to an imaginary friend named Nobody. will an old prank done with her fr
iend Domitilla. confess a terrible secret to stop thinking and suffering. note t
hat each invention made in his laboratory.
27. What makes up the child, according to the story? A) B) C) D) A tasty meal. A
sandwich poisonous. A dangerous weapon. A mysterious piggy bank.
28. Why is the child believes that going to jail? For A) B) C) D) be very evil t
o others. great inventions make mad. take a laxative, without permission. cause
the death of Domitilla.
29. So where does his invention, the protagonist? In A) B) C) D) on the laborato
ry. lamp. table. hole in mice.
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30. The bottle does NOT contain an (a): A) B) C) D) little oil. gunpowder. honey
. box of candles.
31. What gift does the child Domitila? A) B) C) D) Fiesta. Money. Face cream. Pi
ggy bank.
32. What is the main concern of the child? A) B) C) D) The study of the ingredie
nts in a strange container. Discover rare animals. Domitilla's death by taking p
oison. The secret that keeps Domitila in a journal.
33. In the opinion of Domitilla, the protagonist: A) B) C) D) is going crazy. ha
s many hours without sleep. invented many strange things. going to die suddenly.
34. Why the child feels a chill in the stomach? Because Domitila A) looks very p
ale. B) discovers his secret. C) finds the diary. D) are sick of the head. 35. H
ow much time has elapsed in the story? A) B) C) D) a night. Two nights. One even
ing. One morning.
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36. The dream of the child, while growing, is to be: A) B) C) D) police. writer.
inventor. merchant.
Read the following: In southern Chile, in place of the Andes, there is an enchan
ted city of extraordinary grandeur. Everything in it is gold, silver, precious s
tones. Nothing can match the happiness of its inhabitants, who have to work to s
urvive. Nor suffer misery and pain. Those who come here lose their memory of wha
t they were, if one day they leave, they forget what they saw. A priest, who spe
nt three years on it, that none of the people recognized him, or they recognized
 themselves, when he told them who they were. On Good Friday can be seen from af
ar, how glittering domes of the towers and the roofs of their houses, which are
solid gold and silver. Here no one is born or dies. The day will be the last dis
enchant the world, for which nobody should break the spell. A thick fog comes be
tween her and the passenger. 37. The common characteristic of the inhabitants of
the place described in the text is (are): A) B) C) D) its great memories. exper
ienced happiness. the desire to disenchant the city. disenchant his dreams of th
e city.
38. The expression "no one should break the spell" means: A) B) C) D) the city w
ill be found, finishing the world. residents appear on Friday in the mountains.
the towers and roofs of the houses will fall at the end of the world. the last d
ay of the city Friday.
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39. What prevents the city to be found? A) B) C) D) The large roofs. The Cordill
era de los Andes. Southern Chile. The thick fog.
40. As read, which of the following statements is false? A) B) C) D) The city is
full of wealth. The people do not experience sadness. The travelers are not hap
py in the enchanted city. The city exists somewhere in the south of Chile.
41. What happens in the days of "Good Friday"? A) B) C) D) The mysterious city c
an be seen from afar. The city people are happier that day by the sunshine. Trav
elers can enter the place without losing memory. Priests visit the enchanted cit
y, very happy.
Read the following Knowledge of the technology of fire was the result of a long
process of learning.€From a limited knowledge - derived from processing of natu
ral phenomena like lightning - went over to their control and subsequently disco
vered how to provoke. Its use allowed the men to improve and expand their diet,
protected them from cold and dangerous animals and gave them light at night. 42.
The fire is for the man: A) B) C) D) a a a a threat to their diet. control in t
he fall of lightning. useful technological advance. artificial phenomenon uninte
resting.
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43. The long process of learning to use fire resulted to man: A) B) C) D) to loc
ate different places. reduce food intake. ward off lightning. live better.
Fuga La Hache in Ovens, left without hache, collapsed and under a bombardment. H
ospitals, suddenly lighter, flew through the air spreading ill, linens, medical,
and compressed elevators everywhere. In return, the hammocks are made into beau
tiful magic carpets: remove the H was that put them wings. The all refrigerators
ice began to melt and there was a flood multicolored ice cream on the streets.
Why talk of alcoholic beverages, which taste so nasty! Moreover, it was impossib
le to drink it, because the liver, also without hache, threatened to become a st
icky paste. There was not even a man.
Gianni Rodari, "Fuga La Hache in" Book of Errors (fragment).
44. What about the ovens, when they lose the Axe? A) B) C) D) It is It is meltin
g. collapse. return pasta. bomb.
45. Why multicolor under flooding in the streets? A) B) C) D) The The The The sh
eets flying through the air. Drinks are spilled. ice melt. colored hammocks beyo
nd the sky.
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46. As read at the beginning of the text, the word "film" can be replaced by: A)
B) C) D) pastas. beverages. streets. remedies.
Fiesta Quasimodo Quasimodo's tradition dates back to colonial times in Chile and
the day on which the priest had just communion to the sick and elderly who coul
d not attend his church, the Sunday after Easter (after Week Santa). At that tim
e, it was common for the priest to take the sacred elements for the mass, and be
made accompanied by huasos and riders. Thus, were adding more and more members,
which eventually became known quasimodistas. 47. Who were visited by the priest
, the Sunday after Easter? A) B) C) D) Sick. Huasos. Riders. Quasimodo.
48. Quasimodo tradition first appears in A) B) C) D) Easter. Mass time. Easter t
ime. colonial times.
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