activity of text interpretation, aimed at students in the fifth year of elementary school, about a migratory bird. “The naked-faced tapicuru (Phimosus infuscatus) measures about 54 centimeters and belongs to the family Threskiornithidae”. How about getting to know him better? So, read the text carefully! Then answer the various interpretative questions proposed!
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Read:
The naked-faced tapicuru (Phimosus infuscatus) measures about 54 centimeters and belongs to the family Threskiornithidae.
It is popularly known as the naked-faced sandpiper, black sandpiper and bathed sandpiper.
The species has black plumage, long beak in yellowish or whitish tone. The face is bare and reddish. When it stretches its wings to the sun, it reveals blue plumage.
It feeds on crustaceans, crabs, molluscs and leaves. It searches for food in aquatic and flooded regions.
It is a migratory bird and converges to the Pantanal region in Mato Grosso during the dry months.
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The naked-faced tapicuru frequents areas of swamps, rivers and plowed fields. It rests in open regions and can be seen lying on the ground.
During the breeding period, it nests in reeds. The blued eggs are incubated for about 24 days.
It is found in Brazil, Ecuador, Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Guyana, among other countries.
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Question 1 – Read back:
“It is popularly known as the naked-faced sandpiper, black sandpiper and bathed sandpiper.”
In this passage, the text refers to:
Question 2 – In “It feeds on crustaceans, crabs, molluscs and leaves.”, the text reveals:
( ) an action of the naked-faced tapir.
( ) a state of the naked-faced tapicuru.
( ) a characteristic of the naked-faced tapir.
Question 3 – In the fragment “[…] converges for the Pantanal region in Mato Grosso during the dry months.”, the underlined word expresses:
( ) destiny.
( ) goal.
( ) conclusion.
Question 4 – Watch:
“Reposes in open regions It is can be seen lying on the ground.”
The highlighted term indicates:
( ) facts that add up.
( ) facts that alternate.
( ) contrasting facts.
Question 5 – According to the text, the Naked-faced Tapicuru “nests in reeds”. In other words, this bird:
( ) lives in reeds.
( ) builds nest in reeds.
( ) captures food in reeds.
Question 6 – In the segment “The bluish eggs are incubated for about 24 days.”, the underlined expression indicates:
( ) place.
( ) mode.
( ) time.
Question 7 – Identify the descriptive snippet:
( ) “The species has black plumage, a long beak in a yellowish or whitish tone.”
( ) “The Naked-faced Tapicuru frequents areas of swamps, rivers and plowed fields.”
( ) “It is found in Brazil, Ecuador, Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia […]”
By Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Letters and specialist in distance education.
