Text interpretation activity, aimed at students in the sixth year of elementary school, about the Biological clock. In this text, the author introduces us to the book “O Relógio da Vida”! Divided by number of minutes, days, months and years, the work presents several species of animals, described with other curiosities. Want to know more about this interesting book? So, read the text carefully and then answer the various interpretative questions proposed! Come on?
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SCHOOL: DATE:
PROF: CLASS:
NAME:
Read:
Did you know that a mite lives only 6 days?
That a housefly survives between 14 and 30 days?
And that butterflies last up to 21 days?
Did you know that a house mouse lives from 12 to 18 months, which is about as long as a labord's chameleon (12 to 14 months)?
Have you ever been told that a ladybug can live longer than a wild rabbit?
And that a raccoon can live less than a dung beetle?
Information like this is in the book. The Clock of Life, by Girassol publishing house. Divided by number of minutes, days, months and years, the work presents several species of animals, described with other curiosities. It is interesting to be able to compare very easily and clearly how long each of the animals that populate the Earth live.
And there is also information such as that all clownfish are born male, but when the female in the group dies, it changes sex and turns into a female.
Or that the dromedary can drink more than 200 liters of water at once!
And even polar bears are the biggest carnivores on Earth and they have black skin. Believe it!
In fact, the book is an arsenal of curious data! To get away with telling friends and family for at least an entire month!
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Question 1 - It can be said that the text read is:
( ) a short story about “The Clock of Life”.
( ) a review of the book “O Relógio da Vida”.
( ) a report on the book “O Relógio da Vida”.
Question 2 - The author of the text evaluates the book “O Relógio da Vida” in the passage:
( ) “[…] the work presents several species of animals, described with other curiosities.”
( ) “It is interesting to be able to compare very easily and clearly how much each one lives […]”
( ) “[…] polar bears are the largest carnivores on Earth […]”
Question 3 – The author begins the text with questions about the life span of some animals, a subject covered in the book “O Relógio da Vida”. Based on them, it is stated that:
I. A house fly lives less than a mite.
II. A dung beetle can live longer than a raccoon.
III. A house mouse lives about as long as butterflies.
What is stated in:
( ) I
( ) II
( ) II and III
Question 4 – In the excerpt "Information like this is in the book The Clock of Life, published by Girassol.”, the word “essas” is intended to:
( ) announce something.
( ) give an explanation.
( ) do a retake.
Question 5 - In the fragment “[…] he changes sex and becomes female.”, the underlined word refers to:
( ) to clownfish
( ) to the dromedary
( ) to the polar bear
Question 6 – In the part “Or that the dromedary can drink more than 200 liters of water at once!”, the author used the exclamation point to express:
( ) happiness
( ) surprise
( ) disappointment
Question 7 – In "Indeed, the book is an arsenal of curious data!”, the underlined expression indicates:
( ) a conclusion
( ) a justification
( ) a confirmation
Question 8 – In the segment “To go out and tell friends and family for at least a whole month!”, what does the text refer to?
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By Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Languages and specialist in distance education.
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