Activity of text interpretation, aimed at sixth year students, about “the king of the beach”. He likes to live on the beach, like other sea birds. It flies over the water, lands on the sand and walks out with a majestic bearing – the royal term that accompanies its name seems to come from there.. What seabird is that, huh? Are you curious? So, read the text carefully and find out! Then answer the various interpretative questions proposed!
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Read the text. Then answer the proposed interpretative questions:
He likes to live on the beach, like other sea birds. It flies over the water, lands on the sand and walks out with a majestic bearing – the royal term that accompanies its name seems to come from there.
Unlike other species of terns, which can be easily seen near the sea, the royal tern is more difficult to find. And look, of the terns that occur in Brazil, it is the biggest of all! It can measure about half a meter and weigh around half a kilo. Besides, it's very colorful.
In adult royal terns, the feathers from the front of the head to the nape of the neck are black. When they are out of the reproductive period, the plumage on the front of the head turns white. Otherwise, the neck is always white. The back part, including the wings, is light gray. The beak is orange-red, the legs and feet are black. The tail is white and shaped like the letter Y. The young have spotted back feathers and yellow beak, legs and feet.
The royal tern also inhabits the United States and Mexico. When it is cold in these countries, it migrates to the regions of South America and can land in Argentina, Uruguay and much of the Brazilian coast. When winter comes to the southern hemisphere, it makes its way back.
It always lives in coastal environments, including islands, bays, beaches and estuaries (places where the river meets the sea). It builds its nest on rocky shores, where females lay only one egg – rarely two. They like to form colonies of dozens or even hundreds of individuals, mixing with other species of terns, which possibly increases the protection of their offspring.
Rafael Fernandes and Maria Alice S. Alves. “Ciência Hoje das Crianças” magazine. Edition 244. Available in: .
Question 1 - In the passage “It flies over the waters, lands on the sand and walks out with a majestic bearing […]”, which bird do the authors of the text refer to?
A:
Question 2 - In the period “He likes to live on the beach, like other seabirds.”, the word “how” was used to:
( ) give an example.
( ) indicate a reason.
( ) make a comparison.
Question 3 - The authors of the text expose a habit of the royal tern in the fragment:
( ) “[…] he is the greatest of all!”
( ) "The beak is orange-red […]"
( ) “He always lives in coastal environments […]”
Question 4 - In the segment “Besides, it's very colorful.”, the authors of the text express:
( ) an action of the royal tern.
( ) a state of royal terns.
( ) a characteristic of the royal tern.
Question 5 - According to the text, the wings of the royal tern are:
( ) black.
( ) white.
( ) light gray.
Question 6 – In “How cold is it in these countries […]”, which countries does the text refer to?
A:
Question 7 – In the part "(places where the river meets the sea)", the authors define the term:
( ) "Islands".
( ) “bays”.
( ) “estuaries”.
Question 8 – In the sentence “[…] where females lay only one egg – rarely two.”, the word “where” points to a place. Identify this place:
A:
Question 9 – At the end of the text, the word “possibly” could be replaced by:
( ) “effectively”.
( ) “naturally”.
( ) "most likely".
Per Denyse Lage Fonseca – Graduated in Languages and specialist in distance education.
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