Activity of text interpretation, aimed at students in the fifth year of elementary school, about trees that are natural hotels. Hollows, crowns and stems are suitable for the animals to protect themselves from storms, rest, feed and even have their young. Shall we find out more about this interesting subject? So, read the text very carefully! Then answer the proposed interpretive questions!
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If the title of the text led you to imagine that you could spend your next vacation staying in a tree house, get off the branch! Trees are natural hotels, that is, the ideal shelter for different species of animals. Hollows, crowns and stems are suitable for the animals to protect themselves from storms, rest, feed and even have their young.
Some animals use the trees just passing through, but others make these places their homes for a long time. The manduvi, for example, serves as a hotel for several species. This tree, native to the Pantanal, is large when mature. For over ten years, its ecological importance has been internationally recognized because of the work developed by the Arara Azul project, which protects and conserves the great hyacinth macaw. This bird uses almost all the manduvi cavities to house its nests.
In addition to the hyacinth macaw, more than 35 species – including birds and mammals – carry out some type of interaction with the manduvi. It is true that the birds are the ones that enjoy the most! Some stay there throughout the breeding season and build their nests above the crown. Those that are just passing through, only consume their flowers and seeds, such as the red macaw and the rich parakeet. There are guests who prefer to dig their own nests in the trunk, such as the country woodpecker. The white-fronted parrot, the clock-hawk, the murucututu, the toucan-açu and the duck-do-mato usually use the work of the wild woodpecker for reproduction.
Among the mammals that, say, take a cone from the manduvi is the howler monkey, which consumes a large number of flowers and seeds, and the anteater, which on cold days shelters in the cavities in the trunk of this tree.
Did you know that welcoming guests is important for the trees themselves? Then register! As plants do not move, they depend on animals (and wind) to disperse their seeds and promote their existence. The plant's colors and aromas are an invitation for animals to come and taste it.
When we conserve a tree, we are also protecting many species of animals.
Antônio dos Santos Júnior and Andrelisse Arruda.
“Ciência Hoje das Crianças” magazine. Edition 221.
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Question 1 - In the fragment “Trees are natural hotels, that is, the ideal shelter for several species of animals.”, the underlined expression indicates:
( ) a conclusion.
( ) one explanation.
( ) a justification.
Question 2 - In the passage “This tree, native to the Pantanal, is of great size when it matures.”, which tree do the authors of the text refer to?
Question 3 - Underline term that indicates place in the segment below:
“Some stay there throughout the reproductive season […]”
Question 4 – The text cites an example of “guests who prefer to dig their own nests in the trunk”. Identify it:
( ) the blue macaw.
( ) the rich parakeet.
( ) the country woodpecker.
Question 5 - In the part “[…] on cold days it shelters in the cavities in the trunk of this tree.”, the authors of the text expose an action of:
( ) Howler monkey.
( ) anteater.
( ) Real parrot.
Question 6 – In "How vegetables don't move, depend on animals (and the wind) to disperse their seeds and promote their existence.”, the highlighted excerpt is:
( ) the cause of a fact.
( ) the purpose of a fact.
( ) the consequence of a fact.
Question 7 – In the phrase “When we conserve a tree, we are also protecting many species of animals.”, the authors seek:
( ) criticize readers.
( ) entertain readers.
( ) make readers aware.
Per Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Languages and specialist in distance education.
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