Activity of text interpretation, aimed at students in the fifth year of elementary school, about the Pantanal. it is about the largest floodplain in the world. In Brazil, it covers the states of Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul. Are we going to learn more about this biome? So, read the text carefully! Then answer the various interpretative questions proposed!
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The Pantanal is the largest floodplain in the world. In Brazil, it covers the states of Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul. Part of its territory – around 38% – is in Paraguay and Bolivia. In these countries it is called Chaco. Its approximate area is 150,355 km² (IBGE, 2004), occupying 1.76% of the total area of the national territory.
In the Pantanal, there are two well-defined seasons: the dry and the rainy. Between the months of November and March, constant rains cause the region's rivers to overflow and flood the lower areas of the landscape, forming large lakes.
As the floods are not so fast, there is time for the local fauna to move to the more high – with the exception of the numerous alligators, which stay where they are, as they really like it when the rivers are full.
The biome is very rich in animal life. 263 species of fish, 41 of amphibians and 113 of reptiles have already been catalogued. Among the birds – 463 species – the macaws, herons, maguari and tuiuiús stand out. Among the 132 species of mammals, jaguars, capybaras and giant otters draw attention.
Almost two thousand plant species have already been identified in the Pantanal landscapes. In the region that is flooded throughout the year, grasses grow. In that subject to the floods of rivers, there is undergrowth, with shrubs and palm trees, such as buriti and caranda. On the other hand, in places that do not suffer from flooding, typical Cerrado species live and, in more humid areas, trees common to the tropical forest.
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Question 1 - According to the text, most of the Pantanal is:
( ) in Brazil.
( ) in Paraguay.
( ) in Bolivia.
Question 2 - Emphasize the word that takes up the Pantanal in this excerpt:
“[…] it covers the states of Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul.”
Question 3 - In “Since flooding is not so fast, there is time for the local fauna to move to higher ground […]”, the term “How” introduces a fact:
( ) which is the cause of another.
( ) that compares with another.
( ) which is an example of another.
Question 4 – In the segment “[…] numerous alligators, who stay where they are, because what they really like is when the rivers are full.”, the underlined word could be replaced by:
( ) "but".
( ) "why".
( ) "that is why".
Question 5 - According to the text, several species of animals from the Pantanal have already been catalogued. There are more species of:
( ) birds.
( ) reptiles.
( ) mammals.
Question 6 – In the passage “Almost two thousand plant species already were identified in the Pantanal landscapes.”, the highlighted term expresses:
( ) place.
( ) mode.
( ) time.
Question 7 – List the plant species to the places where they live in the Pantanal, numbering as indicated:
(1) “grasses”.
( 2 ) “typical species of the Cerrado”.
(3) “trees common to the rainforest”.
( 4 ) “underground vegetation, with shrubs and palm trees, such as buriti and carandá”.
( ) “wetter points”.
( ) “region subject to the floods of rivers”.
( ) “places that do not suffer flooding”.
( ) “a region that is flooded throughout the year”.
By Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Languages and specialist in distance education.
