COMMUNICATION / READING COMPREHENSION NO.

1–04/06

I HURT IT
In a very small village lived two siblings, a little boy and a girl, who had
left orphaned1Without dad or mom, without a roof to shelter under2not even a loaf of bread to eat,
the little orphans wandered tormented by hunger.
One day, the children saw a sparrow passing by that was carrying a potato flower in its beak. In that
little town the potatoes were a very coveted and scarce product. They thought that,
probably, following the bird they would arrive at the place where there were potatoes. Thus,
they set off on the march.

But in the same village lived Achiqué, a ragged old woman.3and very bad,
who upon learning about the children's project decided to follow them to steal all their
fathers who managed to. With deceit, he took the smallest one to take his things.
Upon seeing what the old woman intended to carry out, the girl threw a stone at her and charged at her.
little brother. He put it on his back and started running.
The old woman followed them and followed them. She was about to catch up to them when they arrived next to a
vulture4, and the girl asked him:
Uncle Vulture, hide us under your wings!
The vulture hid them, and when Achiqué reached him, she asked him:
Gallinazo, have you seen a girl passing by with a bundle on her back?
The bird, in reply, gave him a flap in the face. The girl took advantage of this time
to flee and thanked the vulture saying:
You will have a good view and you will never be short of food.

For this reason, the vulture has such a penetrating gaze that it discovers its prey even
from great heights.
The children kept running and came across a puma. Then they asked him to
he would defend them from the Achiqué, who was already catching up to them. The puma agreed. And when the
Achiqué asked him if he had seen two children, the beast gave him such a tremendous claw swipe.
that threw her to the ground. The girl thanked her by saying:

Uncle puma, you will be the bravest of animals!

The children continued their hurried march, always pursued by the Achiqué. In
the road met other animals that happily protected them. In
gratitude for your help, these animals received certain qualities that they possess
so far.
Finally, they arrived at the skunk.5and they asked for help. But he rejected them.
Then the orphan girl, angry, said to the skunk that it would have a disgusting smell and because of
he would be easily caught by the hunters. And it is for this reason that the skunks
they have that very bad smell.

Continuing on their way, the children arrived at a plain where there was no place.
safe to hide. Then they knelt down and prayed for help from heaven. Saint

1Orphan. It is the person who has lost their father or mother, or both.
2To take shelter. It means to seek refuge, to protect oneself from the elements.
3Ragged. That wore very patched or almost torn clothes, that is, rags.
4Vulture. A scavenger bird that belongs to the family of vultures.
5Skunk. It is a carnivorous mammal that reaches 20 centimeters in height and 50 in length.

It has glands through which it emits a very unpleasant smell.

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Jerónimo heard them and threw them a rope, and the children climbed to the sought place, which
it was a farm of delicious potatoes, where the orphans of the legend are very happy
until now.
As for Achiqué, she also arrived at the plain and wanted to ascend. But this time San
Jerónimo sent him an old rope and a little mouse that was eating it. The Achiqué, to
realizing that he was going to fall on a rock, he uttered a curse:
Let my body scatter, let my bones embed in the ground and my
blood dries the plants and herbs!
From that moment the Andes appeared6The legend says that the hills are the
bones of the Achiqué, that the echo is the voice of the Achiqué that mimics us, and that the
endless sandy beaches of the coast and the arid7the slopes of some hills ended up like this
when splashing the witch's blood on them.

This is how the grandmothers of this land tell the story.

1. Answer the following questions.

a) What was Achiqué like? Why did it chase children?

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b) What animals helped the children?

What place were the children looking for? Where was that place located?

d) What does this legend try to explain?

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2. Write true (T) or false (F) in the parentheses.

The children followed the dove that was carrying a potato flower in its beak. )
b. The Achiqué was a fairy in disguise. )

6Andes. It is the mountain range that runs longitudinally through Peru.

7Arid.It is excessively dry. An arid land is one where nothing can grow.
vegetation.

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c. The Andes were formed because San Jerónimo cast a curse. )
A skunk is a little fox. )
A vulture is a large hen. )
f. All the old ragged ones like Achiqué are bad. )
g. San Jerónimo also sent a rope to the Achiqué. )
The girl told the puma that he would be the most cowardly of animals. )
The skunk has a repugnant smell because it doesn't use deodorant. )

3. Mark the correct option to complete the sentences.

a. In the ________ where ________ the orphans, the ______ were very ______ and
________.
⎕ Site - they slept - potatoes - expensive - delicious
⎕ Town – lived – scarce – rich
⎕ City-studied - sweet potatoes - large - coveted
⎕ Village–they lived–potatoes–sought after–scarce
b. When the ________ called for help from heaven, ______ heard them and threw them a
________ so that ________. There was the _______ of potatoes.
⎕ Children–San Pedro–rope–will climb–farm
⎕ Little brothers - the Virgin Mary - rope - they went up - tent
⎕ Orphaned little ones - San Jerónimo - rope - went up - farm
⎕ Orphaned Ones - San Jerónimo - rope - they will go down - wheelbarrow

4. Extract the sharp, grave, and esdrújula words that are in the box.
Put them on top and place them in the box where they belong. Do not forget to put accents on them.
write each word.

balloon - tangerine - cake - banana - abacus - roses - trees

apron

AGUDA GRAVE STRESS

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5.- Underline the adjective in red and the noun it accompanies in blue.
They are showing the fantastic movie I wanted to see.
b.- The beautiful vases of mom fell down.

6.-Underline the cardinal numerical determiners in red and the indefinite ones.
blue in the following sentences.
Several dancers have signed up for the contest, but none went.
Some students went on a trip.
They sold twenty notebooks, twelve books, and forty pens.
A lot of people attended the mass, but few took communion.

7.- Use the verbs that are in parentheses in the appropriate tense.
writing them where indicated in the following sentences.
(2 points)
They glued their stickers in the album.
Teresa and Silvia will arrive late to the game.
The patient bought all the medications cheaper.
I jog every day in the park.

8.- Use connectors for each sentence. First, choose and mark with an (x) the
Choose the appropriate option and then write it on the dotted line.

I was unwell, __________, I couldn't attend the meeting.

( ) because ( ) well ( that's why
b.-Avoid raising the volume too high when using headphones, ___________ you can damage
your ears.
( ) therefore ( ) because ( ) therefore
I can't drive yet, _____________ I don't have a license.
( ) well that's why ( ( ) so
He has a knee injury, __________, he has stopped training.
( ) well ) since
therefore ( (

7.- Underline the subject in red, encircle the core of the subject in red, and in blue the...
direct modifier and the indirect in green.
The playful children from the school received a diploma.
The firefighter in red extinguished the fire.

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