activity of text interpretation, aimed at fifth-grade students, about the birth of a panda in Japan. Shall we know more about this fact? So, read the text carefully! Then answer the various interpretative questions proposed!
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Puppy was born this Monday morning at Ueno Zoo. Both mother and child are doing well.
This Monday (12), Tokyo's Ueno Zoo confirmed the birth of a panda bear (Ailuropoda melanoleuca). 11-year-old Shin Shin gave birth at 11:52 am.
The birth of the panda is being received with great joy by zoo staff and with much anticipation, because in 2012, when she was brought from China, Shin Shin gave birth to a puppy that died of pneumonia after six days.
So far, mother and calf are doing well. The puppy has not yet been weighed, but it is estimated that its weight is 150 grams.
The celebrations for the birth of the new panda in Japan are not exaggerated, since pandas are very slow breeding and growing animals. In addition, they are endangered species and each birth represents a breath of fresh air.
The Ueno Zoo has not yet decided when it will show the cub, but it is expected to be six months from now.
Sabrina Rodrigues. Available in: .
Published on June 12, 2017. (With cut and adaptation).
Question 1 – What is the purpose of the text above?
( ) report a fact.
( ) promote a place.
( ) tell a story.
Question 2 – Read back:
“Cup was born Monday morning at Ueno Zoo.”
What puppy is the text referring to?
Question 3 – According to the text, the “birth of the panda is being received with great joy by the zoo staff and with great anticipation”. Why?
Question 4 – In the passage “Until the moment, mother and calf spend good.”, the underlined term indicates:
( ) mode.
( ) time.
( ) intensity.
Question 5 – In the part “The puppy has not yet been weighed, but it is estimated that its weight is 150 grams.”, the word “but” expresses:
( ) a contrast.
( ) a caveat.
( ) compensation.
Question 6 – Watch:
“The celebrations for the birth of the new panda in Japan are no exaggeration, since pandas are very slow breeding and growing animals.”
The underlined expression introduces:
( ) reasons.
( ) purposes.
( ) consequences.
Question 7 – In the segment “In addition, they they are endangered species and each birth represents a breath.”, the highlighted word:
( ) resumes the pandas.
( ) displays the pandas.
( ) characterizes pandas.
Question 8 – The excerpt “The Ueno Zoo has not yet decided when it will show the calf, but the forecast is that it will be in six months.” It is:
( ) a narration.
( ) a description.
( ) an argument.
By Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Letters and specialist in distance education.
