Activity of text interpretation, aimed at students in the seventh year of elementary school, about the exoskeleton. Have you ever heard of him? It is the shell that protects the internal organs of arthropods! As this cone is not able to grow following the development of the animal's body, it carries out molting or ecdysis. Shall we find out more about this interesting subject? So, carefully read the text “Change to grow”! Then answer the various interpretative questions proposed!
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Vertebrate animals – like us humans – have bones to support their bodies. Arthropods, on the other hand, have the exoskeleton: a shell that protects their internal organs. As this cone is not able to grow following the development of the animal's body, it performs moulting or ecdysis.
In other words, as the animal grows inside its shell, it gets tight inside. Then, it starts to dissolve its exoskeleton from the inside out until its soft body manages to get out. Thus, he can produce a new shell to protect his fragile body, only now bigger.
During the molting period, the arthropod is very vulnerable: it moves slowly and, in many cases, it remains immobile until the complete exchange is made. It also hides to protect itself from predators while producing its new armor.
Have you ever seen cicada shells stuck in trees? These are the exoskeletons these animals left there!
“Ciência Hoje das Crianças” magazine. Edition 178. Available in: .
Question 1 - Identify the subject of the text:
( ) arthropods.
( ) exoskeleton.
( ) vertebrate animals.
Question 2 - Reread this segment of the text:
"Arthropods, on the other hand, have the exoskeleton: a shell that protects their internal organs."
The excerpt "a cone that protects your internal organs":
( ) explains “exoskeleton”.
( ) characterizes “exoskeleton”.
( ) complements “exoskeleton”.
Question 3 - In "As this cone is not able to grow following the development of the animal's body, it performs moulting or ecdysis.", the term "How":
( ) points to an example.
( ) expresses a cause.
( ) introduces a comparison.
Question 4 – In the period “In other words, as the animal grows inside its shell, it gets tight inside.”, the underlined expression establishes a relationship of:
( ) goal.
( ) proportion.
( ) consequence.
Question 5 - Underline, below, the pronouns that take up the animal (arthropod):
“[…] he can produce a new cone to protect his fragile body, only now bigger.”
Question 6 – What does it mean to say that “the arthropod is very vulnerable during the molting period”?
( ) It means to say that the arthropod is very depressed during the molting period.
( ) It means to say that the arthropod is very agitated during the molting period.
( ) It means to say that the arthropod is very defenseless during the molting period.
Question 7 – In the part “[…] moves slowly and, in many cases, it remains immobile until the complete exchange is made.”, the highlighted word indicates a circumstance of:
( ) place.
( ) mode.
( ) time.
Question 8 – In the part “Also hide to protect yourself from predators while she produces your new armor.”, the underlined verbs are in the indicative mode, as they express:
( ) right actions of the arthropod during the molting period.
( ) possible arthropod actions during the molting period.
( ) hypothetical actions of the arthropod during the molting period.
Question 9 – In the passage “It's the exoskeletons that these animals left there!”, which exoskeletons does the text refer to?
By Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Languages and specialist in distance education.
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