activity of text interpretation, aimed at students in the fifth year of elementary school, about a sloth. He was rescued after suffering an electric shock and falling from a power pole in Ubatuba, on the North Coast of São Paulo. Shall we learn more about this fact? So, read the text carefully! Then answer the various interpretative questions proposed!
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SCHOOL: DATE:
PROF: CLASS:
NAME:
Read:
A sloth was rescued after suffering an electric shock and falling from a power pole in Ubatuba, on the North Coast of São Paulo. The animal still fractured the basin and may have to amputate one of the paws after the accident.
The animal was rescued by the Environmental Police last Sunday (21). The police took the sloth to the Profauna Institute, where it underwent examinations and clinical evaluation.
The Profauna team found that the animal suffered an electrical discharge, which caused burns and possibly caused the fall. When he fell off the pole, he also fractured his pelvis and may have one of his legs amputated.
Due to the state of the wounds, the suspicion is that the shock happened about five days before the sloth was rescued.
The sloth was transferred to a veterinary clinic in Taubaté this Tuesday (23). He will undergo tests and surgery.
Available in:. August – 2022. (With cut and adaptation).
Question 1 – Identify the purpose of the text above:
( ) report a fact.
( ) promote a place.
( ) tell a story.
Question 2 – Read back:
“A sloth was rescued after suffering an electric shock and falling from a pole […]”
This snippet is:
( ) a narration.
( ) a description.
( ) an argument.
Question 3 – In “[…] you may have to amputate one of your legs after the accident.”, the text reveals:
( ) a possible wish.
( ) a possible promise.
( ) a possible need.
Question 4 – Watch:
“The Profauna team found that the animal suffered an electrical discharge, which caused burns and possibly caused the fall.”
The word “and” expresses the idea of:
( ) sum.
( ) opposition.
( ) conclusion.
Question 5 – In the passage “As he fell from the pole, he still fractured the basin […]”, the highlighted verb could be replaced by:
( ) "wounded".
( ) “broke”.
( ) "it broke".
Question 6 – According to the text, "the suspicion is that the shock happened, about five days before the sloth was rescued". Identify the reason for this suspicion:
Question 7 – In the part “The sloth was transferred for a veterinary clinic in Taubaté this Tuesday (23).", the underlined term indicates:
( ) mode.
( ) destiny.
( ) goal.
Question 8 – In the segment "He will undergo tests and surgery.”, the underlined word was used for:
( ) resume “The sloth”.
( ) present “The sloth”.
( ) characterize “The sloth”.
By Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Letters and specialist in distance education.