activity of text interpretation, aimed at students in the fifth year of elementary school, about a rare species. It is considered a close relative of the maned wolf and the field fox. What animal will that be, huh? Let's find out? So, read the text carefully! Then answer the various interpretative questions proposed!
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The bush dog is native to Central and South America. It is considered a close relative of the maned wolf and the field fox. According to a publication by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio), it usually lives in groups of two to 12 individuals.
Adults measure between 57 and 75 centimeters in length and weigh, on average, five to eight kilograms. Its legs are short, as is its snout. The ears are relatively small, and the animal has sharp claws, larger than those of domestic dogs of the same size. Apparitions among humans are extremely rare.
Also according to the ICMBio report, there are several threats to bush dogs. Deforestation and environmental degradation are among the main risks. Another danger is the exacerbated hunting of their prey, which can reduce the hunting base of the species and its ability to survive in its habitat.
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Question 1 – Read back:
“According to a publication by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio), it usually lives in groups of two to 12 individuals.”
In this passage, the text refers to:
( ) to the maned wolf.
( ) to the field fox.
( ) to the vinegar dog.
Question 2 – The excerpt “Adults measure between 57 and 75 centimeters in length and weigh, on average, five to eight kilos.” It is:
( ) a narration.
( ) a description.
( ) an argument.
Question 3 – In “Your legs are short, like this the snout.”, the expression underlined:
( ) points to a cause.
( ) introduces an example.
( ) starts a comparison.
Question 4 – Watch:
“The ears are relatively small, and the animal has sharp claws, larger than those of domestic dogs of the same size.”
The word “and” indicates:
( ) opposing facts.
( ) facts that add up.
( ) facts that alternate.
Question 5 – In the part “Apparitions among humans are extremely rare.”, the highlighted term was used for:
( ) to correct.
( ) intensify.
( ) additional.
Question 6 – In the segment “Another danger is the exacerbated hunting of their prey […]”, the adjective could be replaced by:
( ) “illegal”.
( ) “exaggerated”.
( ) “inadequate”.
Question 7 – Identify the factor that, according to the text, “may reduce the bush dog’s hunting base and its ability to survive in its habitat”:
( ) "the deforestation".
( ) “environmental degradation”.
( ) “the exacerbated hunting of its prey”.
Question 8 – The text on the bush dog is based on:
( ) on the professional experience of the author.
( ) in an interview with a professional.
( ) in a publication by a competent body.
By Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Letters and specialist in distance education.
