activity of text interpretation, aimed at students in the fifth year of elementary school, about a piece of news. Giant anteater spotted on the streets of Chapada dos Guimarães. Shall we inform ourselves about this fact? So, read the text carefully! Then answer the various interpretative questions proposed!
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Mammal was filmed on a “tour” inside the city, which is next to the national park, and is only 70 kilometers from Cuiabá
A giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) was spotted last Friday (18), walking through the streets of Chapada dos Guimarães, a municipality that it is about 70 kilometers from Cuiabá (MT) and covers part of the Chapada dos Guimarães National Park.
It is not the first time that the animal has been seen on the streets of the city. About a month ago, Gallo Marinho, from Cuiabá, made another record of the mammal. At the time, he told the Mídia News website that the anteater had been seen in the city for about three months. “He comes from the walls of Chapada, from the lookout points. He lives in that region over there. He walks around, looks for food and returns to his habitat, ”he told the portal. There is no confirmation that it is the same giant anteater on both occasions.
The episode, described by netizens as “a walk”, however, may be a reflection of an increasingly smaller and more pressured habitat for the animal, which also suffers from hunting, fires and being run over. The mammal is on the official list of endangered species in Brazil, in the Vulnerable category.
Michael Left. Available in:. Published: November 23, 2022.
Question 1 – What is the purpose of the text above?
( ) report a fact.
( ) promote a place.
( ) tell a story.
Question 2 – In the passage “Mamífero was filmed on a 'tour' inside the city, which is next to the national park, and is only 70 kilometers from Cuiabá”, the term “e” indicates:
( ) facts that add up.
( ) facts that alternate.
( ) contrasting facts.
Question 3 – Read back:
“A giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) was spotted last Friday (18), transiting through the streets of Chapada dos Guimarães […]”
The underlined verb has the same meaning as:
( ) "walking".
( ) "running".
( ) “bouncing”.
Question 4 – In the section “It is not the first time that the animal is seen in the streets of the city.”, the underlined expression was used to:
( ) retake the giant anteater.
( ) present the giant anteater.
( ) characterize the giant anteater.
Question 5 – The fragment “About a month ago, the Cuiaban Gallo Marinho made another record of the mammal.” It is:
( ) a narration.
( ) a description.
( ) an argument.
Question 6 – In the part “At the time, he told the site Mídia News, that already the anteater had been seen in the city for about three months.”, the underlined word indicates:
( ) quite.
( ) mode.
( ) time.
Question 7 – According to the text, the giant anteater “is on the official list of endangered species in Brazil, in the Vulnerable category”. Identify threats to the life of this animal:
Question 8 – The text was constructed with a language:
( ) cultured.
( ) informal.
( ) regional.
By Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Letters and specialist in distance education.