activity of text interpretation, aimed at students in the fifth year of elementary school, about the seriema. The name of the bird derives from Tupi and means 'raised crest'.. Let's get to know this bird better? So, read the text carefully! Then answer the various interpretative questions proposed!
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The name of the bird derives from Tupi and means “raised crest”. The species reaches an average height of 70 centimeters, can reach 90 centimeters in length and weigh up to 1.4 kilograms.
It is common in cerrados, fields and pastures, benefiting from deforestation. It lives in pairs or in small flocks. Running, it reaches over 50 km/h. It has terrestrial habits, but climbs to the top of trees to sleep.
It has a very distinctive song, which can be heard for more than a kilometer, as they are loud and long screams, which can last several minutes.
It eats from worms, insects and fruits, to small vertebrates such as rodents, reptiles, amphibians and even other species of birds, including eggs. It kills prey with its beak, as the fingers are relatively small and clawless.
It nests about five meters from the ground. It lays two eggs and the couple divides to hatch them, a period that lasts from 24 to 30 days. The calf is born with a brownish, fine and long down on the head. After two weeks, it leaves the nest with the parents, taking about four to five months to acquire adult plumage, obtaining a yellowish gray with fine dark stripes, the abdomen being a little lighter than the rest of the body and the beak and legs reddish.
The size of young people can be the same as that of adults and, to differentiate them, eye color is one of the best ways. In adults, the eyes are grayish, while in juveniles, they are yellowish, and the beak color may be darker.
William Ferraz.
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Question 1 – In “The species reaches an average height of 70 centimeters, can reach 90 centimeters in length and weigh up to 1.4 kilograms.”, what species is the text referring to?
Question 2 – Underline the following word that indicates the sum of facts:
“It is common in cerrados, dirty fields and pastures, benefiting from deforestation.”
Question 3 – In the passage “Has earthly habits, but climbs to the top of trees to sleep.”, the highlighted term has the same meaning as:
( ) "then".
( ) "although".
( ) "that's why".
Question 4 – In the section “It has a corner good striking […]”, the underlined word was used for:
( ) explain.
( ) intensify.
( ) additional.
Question 5 – According to the text, the seriema “kills prey with its beak”, because:
( ) “running reaches more than 50 km/h”.
( ) “the fingers are relatively small and without claws”.
( ) “eats from worms, insects and fruits, to small vertebrates such as rodent reptiles”.
Question 6 – The segment “Lays two eggs and the couple divides to hatch them, a period that lasts from 24 to 30 days.” It is:
( ) a narration.
( ) a description.
( ) an argument.
Question 7 – Watch:
“[…] a yellowish gray with fine dark stripes, the abdomen being a little lighter than the rest of the body and reddish beak and legs.”
According to the text, it can be stated that:
( ) the chick is born with the plumage described above.
( ) the chick acquires the plumage described above after two weeks.
( ) the chick acquires the plumage described above at about four to five months.
Question 8 – Reread the last paragraph. In this part, the text:
( ) gives an example.
( ) makes a comparison.
( ) presents a conclusion.
By Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Letters and specialist in distance education.
