Activity of text interpretation, aimed at students in the fifth year of elementary school, about the tails of animals. Why do animals have different shaped tails? Let's find out? So read the interesting explanatory text! Then answer the proposed interpretive questions!
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In nature, in general, the tails of animals perform very different functions, thanks to their different shapes. In horses and zebras, for example, it looks like a big duster and helps to ward off flies and other unwanted animals. In arboreal rats, the tails are longer and more pointed, helping to maintain balance, as a support. An interesting fact is that some of these thorny rodents have long tails, but when chased by other animals they drop their tail with the predator and flee without a scratch. These rodents have a high rate of healing in this region. Afterwards, they go on with life a little unbalanced, but alive!
Monkeys may have a long, prehensile tail (which grips or holds, like hands and fingers), which acts as a fifth limb and helps them stay on the branches. Other monkeys have a long but not prehensile tail, which just helps maintain balance. Marsupials, such as possums, which climb trees, can also have a long, prehensile tail and can only hang from branches with their tail. Marsupials of land habit, on the other hand, can have a very small tail, such as the Monodelphis, which is tiny as a mouse.
In rabbits, the tail forms that nice pompom, perhaps to protect themselves from the cold during the harsh winters, as these animals are typical of Europe. And the one with the pig, all rolled up? This is due to a lack of vertebrae, the tail is so flexible and thin that it curls up like a spring!
Cybele R. Bonvicino and Salvatore Siciliano.
“Ciência Hoje das Crianças” magazine. Edition 270.
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Question 1 - Reread this passage from the text:
"In nature, in general, the tails of animals perform very different functions, thanks to its different formats.”
The highlighted fact is:
( ) a cause.
( ) a purpose.
( ) a consequence.
Question 2 - In “On horses and zebras, for example, Is it over there it looks like a big duster […]”, the underlined term refers to:
A:
Question 3 - In the segment "Then, they follow life half out of balance, but alive!”, the underlined word was used to indicate:
( ) a condition.
( ) a conclusion.
( ) a compensation.
Question 4 – In the part “Monkeys may have a long, prehensile tail (which grabs or holds, like hands and fingers) […]”, the information in parentheses ends:
( ) hypothetical.
( ) explanatory.
( ) exemplary.
Question 5 - Identify the animals that, according to the text, "may have a very small tail":
( ) the monkeys.
( ) marsupials, such as opossums.
( ) marsupials of land habit.
Question 6 – Note this fragment of text:
"In rabbits, the tail forms that nice pompom, perhaps to protect themselves from the cold during the harsh winters, as these animals are typical of Europe."
In this fragment, there is an adjective that expresses an opinion of the authors. Tick it:
( ) "kind".
( ) “rigorous”.
( ) “typical”.
Question 7 – In the excerpt “[…] it is so flexible and thin that it curls like a spring!”, the authors describe the tail:
( ) of the mouse.
( ) of the pig.
( ) of the rabbit.
Per Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Languages and specialist in distance education.
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