Activity of text interpretation, aimed at students in the fifth year of elementary school, about kidney stones. Is it over there it's an excess of some substances that our body sometimes can't filter out properly, and they accumulate in our kidneys […] Let's understand this subject better? To do so, read the text carefully! Then answer the interpretive questions!
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The so-called "kidney stone" is an excess of some substances that our body sometimes does not can filter right, and they accumulate in our kidneys, causing discomfort and pain horrible. These substances are mostly derived from calcium oxalate, which is a substance found in some foods, such as spinach, strawberries, nuts, beets and teas. So, those who have kidney stones should avoid consuming foods that contain in excess this substance, calcium oxalate.
But that's not all: some substances can be transformed by our body into calcium oxalate, and this is the case with vitamin C. In excess, this vitamin is transformed by our body into calcium oxalate, which, when it accumulates in the kidneys, forms the pebbles that bother us so much.
The most important thing is that anyone who has kidney stones should follow a diet, made by nutritionists, and drink plenty of water, because the water helps to clean the kidneys, as it can help eliminate the stone through the pee and thus prevents this substance from accumulating in the body.
Denise Perez. Available in:
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(With adaptation).
Question 1 - The text is intended to:
( ) report.
( ) explain.
( ) entertain.
Question 2 - Reread the fragment below:
"The so-called 'kidney stone' is an excess of some substances that our body sometimes can't filter out properly, and get accumulated in our kidneys […]”
The highlighted fact:
( ) justifies the above.
( ) adds to the previous one.
( ) is opposed to the above.
Question 3 - In “[…] calcium oxalate, which is a substance found in some foods, such as spinach, strawberries, nuts, beets and teas.”, the term “how” introduces:
( ) examples.
( ) a cause.
( ) a comparison.
Question 4 – In the segment "But it's not just that […]”, the underlined word:
( ) retrieves information.
( ) announces information.
( ) complements information.
Question 5 - Watch:
"[…] that, when it accumulates in the kidneys, it forms the pebbles that bother so much."
In this excerpt, the author refers to:
( ) to vitamin C.
( ) to calcium oxalate.
( ) to any substance derived from calcium oxalate.
Question 6 – In the part “[…] and drink plenty of water, because the water helps to clean the kidneys […]”, the underlined word could be replaced by:
( ) "but".
( ) "why".
( ) "therefore".
Question 7 – In “[…] as it can help to eliminate the stone by Pee […]”, the highlighted word is an example of language:
( ) cultured.
( ) informal.
( ) regional.
Question 8 – In the passage “[…] and thus prevents this substance from accumulating in the body.”, the underlined term indicates:
( ) place.
( ) mode.
( ) time.
Per Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Languages and specialist in distance education.
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