Text interpretation: A family dog, acrobat and imitator

Activity of text interpretation, aimed at students in the seventh year of elementary school, about the wild dog. According to the text, the body of this animal it is longer than any other South American wild dog, wolf or fox. On the other hand, its ears are small and rounded, as well as its tail, muzzle and limbs are short.. How about getting to know him better, discovering many curiosities? So, read the text carefully A family dog, acrobat and imitator! Afterwards, be sure to answer the various interpretative questions proposed!

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PROF: CLASS:

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Read:

A family dog, acrobat and imitator

Its body is longer than that of any other South American wild dog, wolf or fox. On the other hand, its ears are small and rounded, as well as its tail, muzzle and limbs are short. This is the wild dog-vinegar, an animal that is still little observed and studied in nature because it is rare and difficult to see, despite having daytime habits.

The wild dog and vinegar, although it can also have solitary habits, usually live in family groups that vary from three to ten individuals. In captivity, the female of this animal takes 60 to 83 days to give birth and has two to six offspring at a time, which are born grayish in color. Father and mother protect newborns, who breastfeed for approximately 75 days.

As an adult, the wild dog has reddish-brown fur, and on the head, the color is slightly reddish-gold. This species feeds from small vertebrates – such as rodents – to medium and large animals, such as coatis, agouti, pacas, capybaras, small deer and rheas.

The wild dog-vinegar usually shelters in tree stumps, fallen trunks, burrows on flat ground or ravines. To demarcate its territory, it does something to make a lot of acrobats drop-jawed: it leans on the forelegs, lifts the trunk and hind legs, and then urinates on a stone or a tree. This animal does this to release its urine from a higher point than it would reach if it were on all fours.

This, however, is not the only skill of the wild dog, which, from time to time, proves to be a good imitator. It is able to reproduce the sound its prey emits, attracting them to capture them.

But this curious animal is threatened with extinction. All because fires and deforestation have destroyed the place that is home to this species, as well as its different sources of food. Environmental authorities need to take urgent action if they want to preserve the wild dog and its habitat.

Juliana Plácido Guimarães and Renata de Britto Mari. “Ciência Hoje das Crianças” magazine. Available in: .

Questions

Question 1 - In “A family dog, acrobat and imitator”, the authors of the text characterize:

A:

Question 2 - In the period that introduces the text, the authors:

( ) present an opinion about the wild dog-vinegar.

( ) compare the wild dog-vinegar with other animals.

( ) make a reservation regarding the wild dog-vinegar.

Question 3 - In the segment “[…] an animal still little observed and studied in nature because it's rare and hard to see […]”, the underlined part indicates:

( ) a cause.

( ) a condition.

( ) a consequence.

Question 4 - The authors cite a wild dog habit in the excerpt:

( ) “[…] your ears are small and rounded […]”

( ) “When adult, the wild dog has reddish-brown fur […]”

( ) “The wild dog usually shelters itself in tree stumps […]”

Question 5 - Emphasize, in the following fragment, the verbs that express the actions of the wild dog to demarcate its territory:

“[…] it rests on its front legs, lifts its trunk and its hind legs, and then urinates on a rock or a tree.”

Question 6 – In “[…] attractingat to capturela.”, the highlighted words resume:

 A:

Question 7 – Identify the factors that, according to the authors of the text, threaten the life of the wild dog:

A:

Question 8 – The authors end the text with:

( ) an alert.

( ) a hypothesis.

( ) a controversy.

Per Denyse Lage Fonseca Graduated in Languages ​​and specialist in distance education.

At answers are in the link above the header.