activity of text interpretation, aimed at students in the fifth year of elementary school, about a bird from the Caatinga. It lives in dry forests and arboreal Caatingas with rocky enclaves.. Shall we meet her? So, read the text carefully! Then answer the various interpretative questions proposed!
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As its name says, this bird is endemic to the Caatinga, being found in all the states of the Northeast and in the north of Espírito Santo. It lives in dry forests and arboreal Caatingas with rocky enclaves.
It has the habit of resting on sandy beaches in the Northeast or on black slabs in Espírito Santo. It is one of the few that fly just before sunset, in wandering movements, rising and falling and often flying in circles.
The diminutive of the name also conveys its size. The species is easily recognized by its small size, measuring between 16 and 20 cm in length and weighing about 26 grams. Both sexes have a white spot on the wing, but only the male has the tip of the last two tails also white.
It feeds on insects at dawn and dusk. It hunts with its mouth always open, and thus collects a large number of flying insects, mainly moths.
In reproduction, the two eggs are laid directly on the ground, usually without further care. A fascinating fact is that these eggs almost always have the color of the terrain and, like the species, are very well camouflaged, making it difficult to find them.
William Ferraz. "People's Land".
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Question 1 – In “[…] this bird is endemic to the Caatinga, found in all states in the Northeast and in the north of Espírito Santo.”, which bird does the text refer to?
Question 2 – In the passage “She lives in the dry forests and in the arboreal Caatingas with rocky enclaves.”, the term “and” indicates facts, that:
( ) add up.
( ) alternate.
( ) contrast.
Question 3 – Watch:
“[…] measuring between 16 and 20 cm in length and weighing around 26 grams.”
In this segment, the author of the text:
( ) narrates.
( ) describe.
( ) argues.
Question 4 – In the "[…] although only the male has the tip of the last two retrices also in white.”, the underlined word could be replaced by:
( ) "but".
( ) "that's why".
( ) "therefore".
Question 5 – According to the text, the caatinga nightjar “collects a large number of flying insects [...]”. Point out the reason:
( ) “It is one of the few that fly a little before sunset [...]”
( ) “Feeds on insects at dawn and dusk.”
( ) “Hunting with the mouth always open [...]”
Question 6 – In “In reproduction, the two eggs are deposited directly on the ground […]”, the highlighted word expresses:
( ) place.
( ) mode.
( ) time.
Question 7 – In the section “[…] like this the species, are very well camouflaged, being difficult to find them.”, the underlined expression introduces:
( ) a cause.
( ) a comparison.
( ) an example.
Question 8 – Identify the fragment that contains an opinion:
( ) “It has the habit of resting on sandy beaches in the Northeast or on black slabs in Espírito Santo.”
( ) “The diminutive of the name also conveys its size.”
( ) “A fascinating fact is that these eggs almost always have the color of the terrain […]”
By Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Letters and specialist in distance education.
