Text interpretation: Pirá-brasilia

Activity of text interpretation, aimed at students in the sixth year of elementary school, about pirá-brasilia. He lives in the Central Plateau, more specifically in the capital of Brazil, in lakes that form once a year, only during the rainy season, between January and August. Will we know more about this fish? So, carefully read the text “Pirá-brasilia – the annual fish of the federal capital”! Then answer the various interpretative questions proposed!

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SCHOOL: DATE:

PROF: CLASS:

NAME:

Read:

Pirá-brasilia – the federal capital's annual fish

He lives in the Central Plateau, more specifically in the capital of Brazil, in lakes that form once a year, only during the rainy season, between January and August. Then those stretches of water dry up and it disappears, but it leaves a trail that almost no one notices. A year later, it reappears, as if by magic. No, this is not another Brazilian legend. It is the pirá-brasilia, the so-called annual fish in the federal capital.

But how does this little marine animal reappear? Does it spring from the earth? Or does it fall from the sky in the rain? None of that! When the rains stop, the swamps begin to dry up in the region and the pirá-brasilia, which only exists in the Federal District, ends up dying. At this point, something quite interesting happens: before they take their last breath, these animals bury their eggs in the ground, and they remain there, waiting for the next rainy season. The eggs, which were already buried in dry land, after a year, in the presence of water, hatch and the fingerlings – as newborn fish are called – quickly develop. Here is a new batch of pirá-brasilia!

Males and females have very different characteristics. Females are light brown, with one or two black spots in the middle of the body and have transparent fins. Males are red, with metallic blue bands near the head and have spots of the same color on the rest of the body and fins.

Pira-brasilia's menu is quite varied: it eats everything from small insects to vegetables, including some algae.

The forests where the temporary lakes where the pirá-brasilia live are under threat. Therefore, this fish is also at risk of disappearing forever. Therefore, it is necessary to preserve the environment if we are to continue enjoying the beauty and curiosities of this mysterious species, which only appears every year.

Pedro de Podestà Uchôa de Aquino. “Ciência Hoje das Crianças” magazine. Edition 201. Available in: .

Questions

Question 1 - In the passage “He lives in the Central Plateau, more specifically in the capital of Brazil, in lakes that form once a year […]”, the term “He” refers to:

Question 2 - In the fragment “But how does this small marine animal reappear?”, the word “how” was used to:

( ) introduce an example.

( ) establish a comparison.

( ) indicate a mode circumstance.

Question 3 - In “[…] before they take their last breath, these animals bury […]”, the comma:

( ) indicates the omission of information.

( ) indicates the interleaving of information.

( ) indicates the displacement of information.

Question 4 – In the phrase “[…] they quickly develop.”, the verb refers to the subject:

( ) “the rains”.

( ) "The eggs".

( ) “the fry”.

Question 5 - In the excerpt “[…] one or two black spots in the middle of the body and they have transparent fins.”, the author exposes characteristics:

( ) of the puppies of pirá-brasilia.

( ) of pirá-brasilia females.

( ) of the pirá-brasilia males.

Question 6 – In the part “The pirá-brasilia menu is good varied […]”, the term underlined:

( ) explains the meaning of a feature of the pirá-brasilia menu.

( ) intensifies the meaning of a feature of the pirá-brasilia menu.

( ) complements the meaning of a feature of the pirá-brasilia menu.

Question 7 – According to the author of the text, the pirá-brasilia “runs the risk of disappearing forever”. Because?

A:

Question 8 – In the segment “Therefore, it is necessary to preserve the environment, if we want to continue enjoying the beauty […]”, the author of the text:

( ) makes an alert.

( ) contradicts a fact.

( ) raises a hypothesis.

By Denyse Lage Fonseca

Graduated in Languages ​​and specialist in distance education.

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