activity of text interpretation, aimed at students in the fifth year of elementary school, about a hummingbird. Small, just 10 centimeters long, the curve-billed hummingbird stands out not only for the characteristic of its beak, but also for the colors of its plumage.! Shall we get to know him better? So, read the text carefully! Then answer the various interpretative questions proposed!
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Hummingbird stands out for its iridescent feathers; “Polytmus guainumbi” mixes Greek and indigenous terms.
Small, only 10 centimeters long, the curve-billed hummingbird (Polytmus guainumbi) stands out not only for the characteristic of the beak – the main tool for securing food –, but also for the colors of the plumage that mix shades of gold and bright green.
Found in Brazil, the species also occurs in Venezuela, Bolivia, Paraguay and Argentina. Known as “campestre”, it inhabits clean fields, dirty fields, cerrados, restingas and swamps.
With solitary habits, it looks for food close to the ground. After all, the menu goes beyond the nectar of flowers: the curved-billed hummingbird captures insects and spiders.
In the reproductive period, which in Brazil occurs between October and March, the hummingbird builds its nest in forks of branches of small bushes, about one meter high. Cone-shaped, the structure decorated with lichens and seeds receives two eggs, hatched by the female after 15 days of incubation.
The cozy house accommodates the chicks for about 20 days, when, then, they conquer freedom and enchant birdwatchers, who, sometimes, guarantee special sightings.
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Question 1 – Read back:
“[…] the curve-billed hummingbird (Polytmus guainumbi) stands out not only for the characteristic of the beak, but also for the colors of the plumage that mix tones of gold and bright green.”
The underlined passage introduces:
( ) causes.
( ) purposes.
( ) consequences.
Question 2 – The double dash marks the insertion of:
( ) one correction.
( ) one explanation.
( ) an example.
Question 3 – Watch:
“Found in Brazil, the species also occurs in Venezuela, Bolivia, Paraguay and Argentina.”
This snippet is:
( ) a narration.
( ) a description.
( ) an argument.
Question 4 – The text mentions that the curve-billed hummingbird “seeks food close to the ground”. Why?
Question 5 – In the segment “[…] the hummingbird builds the nest in forks of branches of small bushes […]”, the underlined term indicates:
( ) place.
( ) mode.
( ) time.
Question 6 – In the fragment “Cone-shaped, the structure decorated with lichens and seeds receives two eggs […]”, the underlined expression:
( ) resumes the nest.
( ) presents the nest.
( ) characterizes the nest.
Question 7 – In “[...] when, then, they conquer freedom and enchant birdwatchers who, sometimes, guarantee special flagrantes.”, the word “e” expresses:
( ) sum.
( ) opposition.
( ) conclusion.
By Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Letters and specialist in distance education.
