Activity of text interpretation, aimed at sixth year students, about a whale found deadwith 40 kg of plastic in the stomach. According to the authors of the text, because of the amount of plastic swallowed, the whale was barely able to feed and ended up starving to death. Are we going to find out more about this fact that happened in the Philippines in March of this year? So, read the text carefully and then answer the various interpretative questions proposed!
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The team from the NGO Museu D'Bone Collector, which works to raise awareness for the preservation of the environment, rescued the body of a dead whale with about 40 kilos of plastic bags in the stomach off the coast of the Philippines on 16 February March.
Because of the amount of plastic swallowed, the whale was barely able to feed anymore and ended up starving to death. “Since plastics occupied the entire stomach, they prevented food from passing into the intestine, where it is absorbed. In addition, dehydration contributed to causing death, as whales do not drink water like humans — the liquid is obtained from what they eat”, explains biologist Guilherme Domenichelli.
The plastic had been accumulating for so long in the whale's belly that it had even started to calcify, that is, harden from mixing with the food inside.
When in the ocean, plastic bags are often mistaken for food by marine animals. Furthermore, they can be seen as a threat to them, as the animals do not know what these objects are.
The amount of this waste is such that, according to a study carried out by the New Plastics Economy (New Plastics Economy, in Portuguese), a global initiative that works with the recycling of this material, it is possible that in 2050 there will be more waste than fish in the oceans if human beings do not take action for the environment.
Helena Rinaldi and Joanna Cataldo. Available in:. (Fragment).
Question 1 - Point out the purpose of the text read:
( ) report a fact.
( ) express an opinion.
( ) publicize an NGO.
Question 2 - "Whale is found dead with 40 kg of plastic in the stomach." Identify the place where this event happened:
A:
Question 3 - In the passage “[…] with about 40 kilos of plastic bags in the stomach […]”, the underlined expression indicates:
( ) an exact amount.
( ) a hypothetical amount.
( ) an approximate amount.
Question 4 – In the excerpt "Like the plastics occupied the entire stomach, prevented the food from passing into the intestine […]”, the underlined word was used to:
( ) express an action.
( ) point out a cause.
( ) establish a comparison.
Question 5 - According to the authors of the text, the plastic had started to calcify in the whale's belly. Why did this happen?
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Question 6 – In the period “[…] plastic bags are often confused with food by marine animals.”, the highlighted word could be replaced by:
( ) “commonly”.
( ) "quickly".
( ) “sporadically”.
Question 7 – In the segment “[…] since the animals don't know what these objects are.”, which objects does the text refer to?
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Question 8 – In the part “[…] global initiative that works with the recycling of this material […]”, the underlined verb expresses:
( ) an action of the global initiative “New Plastics Economy”.
( ) a state of the “New Plastics Economy” global initiative.
( ) a feature of the global “New Plastics Economy” initiative.
Question 9 – In the sentence “[…] if the human being does not take action for the environment.”, the “if” expresses:
( ) a condition.
( ) a conclusion.
( ) a consequence.
Per Denyse Lage Fonseca – Graduated in Languages and specialist in distance education.
At answers are in the link above the header.
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