activity of text interpretation, aimed at students in the fifth year of elementary school, about a woodpecker. This is the collared dwarf woodpecker! Shall we meet him? So, read the text carefully! Then answer the various interpretative questions proposed!
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Small bird has large, strong feet, disproportionate to its size, and can walk through branch branches to capture prey..
The collared dwarf woodpecker (Picumnus temminckii) measures approximately 9 centimeters and is very similar to the barred dwarf woodpecker. The difference is noticeable only by the ocher tones in the feathers between the face and neck.
The male of the species has red spots on the forehead; in the female, they are white. The trilling song resembles the vocalization of some crickets.
Due to its small size, the bird can reach branches in narrow places, where it captures insects and larvae. Reproduction takes place in holes built in dead trees, not far from the ground. The male and female work together and take turns feeding the young.
Unlike other species, the collared dwarf woodpecker does not walk by resting its tail on the trunks. It has large, strong feet, almost disproportionate to its small size. It occurs in the forests of the southern and southeastern regions of Brazil.
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Question 1 – Read back:
“Collared dwarf woodpecker is an excellent hunter of insects and larvae”
In other words, the collared dwarf woodpecker is:
( ) brave hunter of insects and larvae.
( ) detail hunter of insects and larvae.
( ) excellent hunter of insects and larvae.
Question 2 – In the first paragraph, the text compares the collared dwarf woodpecker with:
Question 3 – According to the text, the female has white spots:
( ) on the face.
( ) on the forehead.
( ) in the neck.
Question 4 – Watch:
“Due to the small size, the bird manages to reach branches in narrow places, where it captures insects and larvae.”
The highlighted fact is:
( ) the cause of another.
( ) the purpose of another.
( ) the consequence of another.
Question 5 – In the segment “Reproduction takes place in holes built in dead trees, not far from the ground.”, the word “in” indicates:
( ) place.
( ) mode.
( ) time.
Question 6 – In the passage “The male and the female work together It is take turns feeding the chick.”, the underlined term expresses:
( ) addition.
( ) contrast.
( ) conclusion.
Question 7 – The excerpt “It has large and strong feet, almost disproportionate to its small size.” It is:
( ) a narration.
( ) a description.
( ) an argument.
Question 8 – By reading the text, it can be stated that:
( ) the collared dwarf woodpecker only occurs in Brazil.
( ) the collared dwarf woodpecker occurs mainly in Brazil.
( ) the collared dwarf woodpecker occurs occasionally in Brazil.
By Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Letters and specialist in distance education.
