activity of text interpretation, aimed at students in the fifth year of elementary school, about cockroaches. Nocturnal, lazy and drunk! Let's get to know these insects better? So, read the text carefully! Then answer the various interpretative questions proposed!
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SCHOOL: DATE:
PROF: CLASS:
NAME:
Read:
Cockroaches don't like light and only come out at night. You will only see a cockroach during the day if there is an overpopulation or a lack of food and water. But you have to remember that for every cockroach spotted, there are dozens hidden.
Cockroaches are very lazy, spending 75% of their time sitting still. If they don't find food in the few hours they decide to move, that's okay. They can go days without eating or drinking water.
In addition, these insects are not picky about their diet. They are omnivores and will eat just about anything, including other cockroaches. They love sweets, fatty foods and animal products – such as meat, milk and cheese. But any leftover food is enough to feed them.
the species P. American loves alcoholic beverages, especially beer. Perhaps the expression “dizzy cockroach” comes from the awkward way these insects walk when they are drunk. In other words, cockroaches are drinkers.
Bruno Amorim.
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Question 1 – Read back:
“Nocturnal, lazy and drunk”
The text refers to:
Question 2 – In the passage “Cockroaches do not like light and only come out at night.”, the term “e” was used to indicate:
( ) facts that add up.
( ) facts that alternate.
( ) contrasting facts.
Question 3 – According to the text, if the cockroaches "don't find food in the few hours they decide to move, there is no problem", because:
( ) “they are very lazy”.
( ) “they spend 75% of their time standing still”.
( ) “they can go days without eating or drinking water”.
Question 4 – In the section “Furthermore, these insects are not picky about their diet.”, the expression underlined:
( ) resumes.
( ) it presents.
( ) characterizes.
Question 5 – The excerpt “[…] they eat practically everything, including other cockroaches.” It is:
( ) a narration.
( ) a description.
( ) an argument.
Question 6 – Underline the word that introduces a purpose below:
“But any leftover food is enough to feed them.”
Question 7 – In “The species P. American loves alcoholic beverages, mainly beer.”, the highlighted word is synonymous with:
( ) “especially”.
( ) “occasionally”.
( ) "specifically".
Question 8 – Watch:
“Perhaps the expression ‘stupid cockroach’ comes from the awkward way these insects walk when they are drunk.”
In this segment, the text:
( ) makes a correction.
( ) points to a hypothesis.
( ) presents a conclusion.
By Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Letters and specialist in distance education.