activity of text interpretation, aimed at students in the fifth year of elementary school, about a color show. Our country has 16 different species, each with its charm and unique coloring.. What species does the text refer to? Shall we find out by reading it? Then answer the various interpretative questions proposed!
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Our country has 16 different species, each with its charm and unique coloring..
Seeing an araçari up close is always a moment of extreme emotion for any observer of nature. Altogether, there are 16 species of araçaris in our country. The spectacle promoted by nature is in the different colors of these exuberant animals.
The huge and multicolored beaks of the araçaris make their kinship with toucans very clear. They are very close family members. They are considered cousins.
But not all bear the name of “araçari”. Three species are considered to be in the same family, but are called saripoca. […]
Perhaps, the chestnut araçari (Pteroglossus castanotis) is the best known araçari. And also what most resembles an old acquaintance from the Brazilian forests, the toucan, due to its enormous beak. Despite being strong and large, he is very delicate and works with dexterity when picking small fruits, his main food.
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This species occurs from Colombia to Bolivia, in Paraguay and in central-southern Brazil, especially in the Pantanal of Mato Grosso.
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Question 1 – Read back:
“Our country has 16 different species, each with its charm and unique coloring.”
The text refers to the species of:
Question 2 – The text cites a possible fact in the passage:
( ) “They are very close family members.”
( ) “But not all of them are called ‘araçari’.”
( ) “Perhaps the chestnut araçari (Pteroglossus castanotis) is the best-known araçari.”
Question 3 – In “Three species are considered to belong to the same family, but are called saripoca.”, the highlighted term has the same meaning as:
( ) "then".
( ) "although".
( ) "that's why".
Question 4 – In the part “And also what most resembles an old acquaintance from the Brazilian forests, the toucan, due to its huge beak.”, the underlined segment reveals:
( ) a reason.
( ) a purpose.
( ) a consequence.
Question 5 – Watch:
“Despite being strong and big, he is very delicate [...]”
This fragment is:
( ) a narration.
( ) a description.
( ) an argument.
Question 6 – In “[…] works with dexterity picking small fruits, their main food.”, the underlined expression indicates:
( ) mode.
( ) time.
( ) intensity.
Question 7 – In the sentence “This species occurs from Colombia to Bolivia, in Paraguay and in central-southern Brazil, especially in the Pantanal of Mato Grosso.”, the word “e” expresses:
( ) sum.
( ) opposition.
( ) alternation.
Question 8 – Identify the snippet that contains an opinion:
( ) “[…] different colors of these exuberant animals.”
( ) “The huge and multicolored beaks of the araçaris […]”
( ) “They are very close family members.”
By Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Letters and specialist in distance education.
