Activity of text interpretation, aimed at sixth year students, about the differences between turtles, tortoises and tortoises. Shall we compare them? To do this, read the text that tells us several curiosities about these animals! Afterwards, be sure to answer the proposed interpretative questions!
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Read the text. Then answer the questions about it:
The turtle is an aquatic animal. There are saltwater and freshwater turtles. Those that live in fresh water are semi-aquatic, as they also live on land. The turtles' limbs have turned into flippers to facilitate their movement in the water.
These turtles are usually a meter long and weigh about 200 kilograms. But there are specimens up to 2.5 meters and 800 kilograms.
Turtles eat fruits and seeds. They only eat meat when they cannot find these foods. Turtle meat is very tasty and appreciated all over the world.
Tortoises live in fresh water or on land. Its limbs have five fingers ending in nails. They are smaller than turtles, as they measure between 15 and 30 centimeters. They feed on fish and, in captivity, accept pieces of meat and earthworms.
Tortoises are terrestrial. They live in the forest, under the trees, but they like long baths. They know how to swim, but they don't dive like turtles and tortoises.
They measure between 35 and 40 centimeters, but some are up to 70 centimeters long.
The tortoises' limbs look like small elephant legs and their five toes end in thick nails. They feed on fruits and support captivity well.
BARROS, Carlos; PAULINO, Wilson C. “Sciences: living beings – ecology and health”. São Paulo: Attica, 2002, p. 251.
Question 1 - Point out the purpose of the text read:
( ) explain
( ) spread
( ) to convince
Question 2 - Reread the title carefully. Based on it, we can state that, throughout the text, the authors:
( ) issue opinions about turtles, tortoises and tortoises.
( ) raise hypotheses about turtles, tortoises and tortoises.
( ) make comparisons between turtles, tortoises and tortoises.
Question 3 – Identify, according to the text, the purpose of transforming the turtle's limbs into fins:
Question 4 - In the segment "Those who live in fresh water are semi-aquatic, as they also live on land.", the word "because" could be replaced by:
( ) "but"
( ) "why"
( ) "that is why"
Question 5 - In the "these turtles they are usually one meter long […]", the underlined expression was used in the text to refer to:
( ) the turtles
( ) to turtles
( ) to tortoises
Question 6 – In view of the information in the text, make a comparison between turtles, tortoises and tortoises, numbering as indicated:
(1) the turtles
(2) the turtles
(3) the tortoises
( ) They are terrestrial.
( ) Do not dive.
( ) Have the longest length.
( ) They do not eat fruit.
Question 7 – In the passage “The meat of turtles is very tasty and appreciated all over the world.”, the term “very”:
( ) defines a characteristic of turtle meat.
( ) intensifies a characteristic of turtle meat.
( ) complements a characteristic of turtle meat.
Question 8 – The text read was written in a language:
( ) didactic
( ) poetic
( ) scientific
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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