activity of text interpretation, aimed at students in the fifth year of elementary school, about an earthquake. Cities in the Ribeira Valley feel a magnitude 4 tremor. Shall we inform ourselves about this fact? So, read the text carefully! Then answer the various interpretative questions proposed!
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SCHOOL: DATE:
PROF: CLASS:
NAME:
Read:
Epicenter was in the municipality of Iguape
The Civil Defense of the State of São Paulo confirmed that an earthquake was felt this Friday (16), in the region of Vale do Ribeira, in the south of the state. The tremor occurred around 8:20 am. According to the Seismology Center of the University of São Paulo (USP), the earthquake measured 4.0° on the Richter scale and its epicenter was in the municipality of Iguapé.
“This quake could have been felt in a radius of up to 100km from its epicenter. Shocks between 3.5° and 5.4° are felt, however, they do not usually cause structural damage”, says the USP Seismology Center. The Civil Defense reported that, so far, the Fire Department and Civil Defense have not received any calls for occurrences with victims or structural damage.
The Brazilian Seismographic Network also recorded the tremor and said that low-magnitude tremors are relatively common in Brazil. “In general, these small earthquakes are caused by geological pressures moving small fractures in the Earth's crust”, he informs.
The Civil Defense sent alerts to registered cell phones, recommending that people protect themselves, although there was no risk of potential damage.
Flavia Albuquerque. “Brazil Agency”. Available in:. Published on: June 16, 2023.
Question 1 – The text above is:
( ) a notice.
( ) a review.
( ) a popular scientific article.
Question 2 – Read back:
“Epicenter was in the municipality of Iguape”
The text refers to the epicenter of:
Question 3 – Underline the expression that indicates a time circumstance below:
“The Civil Defense of the State of São Paulo confirmed that an earthquake was felt this Friday (16), in the region of Vale do Ribeira, in the south of the state.”
Question 4 – Identify the segment that reveals a possible fact about the earthquake or tremor:
( ) “The tremor occurred around 8:20 am.”
( ) “[…] the shock was 4.0° on the Richter scale […]”
( ) “This quake could have been felt in a radius of up to 100km from its epicenter.”
Question 5 – In “[…] the Fire Department It is Civil Defense did not receive any call for occurrences with victims or structural damage.”, the highlighted term expresses:
( ) sum.
( ) contrast.
( ) alternation.
Question 6 – According to the Brazilian Seismographic Network, “low magnitude tremors are relatively common in Brazil”. In other words, these tremors are:
( ) uncommon in Brazil.
( ) very common in Brazil.
( ) more or less common in Brazil.
Question 7 – Read back:
“In general, these small earthquakes are caused by geological pressures moving small fractures in the Earth’s crust […]”
That explanation is:
( ) of Civil Defense.
( ) of the Brazilian Seismographic Network.
( ) from the Seismology Center of the University of São Paulo (USP).
Question 8 – The excerpt “The Civil Defense sent alerts to registered cell phones […]” is:
( ) a narration.
( ) a description.
( ) an argument.
By Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Letters and specialist in distance education.
