activity of text interpretation, aimed at students in the fifth year of elementary school, about the hyacinth macaw. She measures from 73 to 95 cm in length, and weighs up to 1.5 kg. Let's get to know her better? So, read the text carefully! Then answer the various interpretative questions proposed!
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The great scarlet macaw measures from 73 to 95 cm in length, and weighs up to 1.5 kg. The color that gives it its name is predominant, but it still has blue wings with a green band.
When forming a couple, this union is forever – a characteristic of the Psittacidae family. When they have young, the male and female take care to enlarge the holes they make in hollow palm tree trunks or in rocky walls, as a way of protecting them from natural predators.
The devastation of forests and the removal of individuals from their habitat (for trafficking and illegal trade) also threaten their survival. So much so that the hyacinth macaw is already missing from extensive parts of its distribution area.
A curious habit of this bird is the fact that it feeds on earth and clay (usually rich in minerals). The most common explanation is that they do this to neutralize the toxins they ingest when they consume unripe fruit. The great scarlet macaw can live 60 years.
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Question 1 – Watch:
“The great scarlet macaw measures from 73 to 95 cm in length, and weighs up to 1.5 kg.”
This snippet is:
( ) a narration.
( ) a description.
( ) an argument.
Question 2 – In the passage “The color that gives she the name is predominant, but it still has the blue wings with a green band.”, the term underlined refers to:
Question 3 – In “When it forms a couple, this union is forever – a characteristic of the Psittacidae family.”, the dash indicates:
( ) a conclusion.
( ) one explanation.
( ) an example.
Question 4 – Read back:
“[…] the removal of individuals from their habitat (for trafficking and illegal trade) […]”
The underlined fragment reveals:
( ) the conditions for removing individuals from their habitat.
( ) the purposes of removing individuals from their habitat.
( ) the consequences of removing individuals from their habitat.
Question 5 – In the sentence “So much so that the scarlet macaw already is missing from large parts of its range.”, the highlighted term indicates:
( ) place.
( ) mode.
( ) time.
Question 6 – In the part “The most recurrent explanation is that they do this to neutralize the toxins […]”, the word “this”:
( ) corrects information.
( ) retrieves information.
( ) announces information.
Question 7 – In “[…] that ingest when they consume green fruits.”, the verbs express:
( ) actions.
( ) States.
( ) characteristics.
Question 8 – Identify the segment that contains an opinion about a fact:
( ) “[…] as a way to protect them from natural predators.”
( ) “A curious habit of this bird is the fact that it feeds on earth and mud [...]”
( ) “The great scarlet macaw can live 60 years.”
By Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Letters and specialist in distance education.
