activity of text interpretation, aimed at students in the fifth year of elementary school, about a new species of rodent. It was discovered in the Amazon! Are we going to know more about this fact? So, read the text carefully! Then answer the various interpretative questions proposed!
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Among the 41 species of wild rat of the genus called Akodon, this is the only one that occurs in the Amazon, in an area of canga, vegetation with a high concentration of iron.
Researchers have discovered a species of mammal endemic to the Amazon. This is the Diauarum bush rat (
Of the 41 described species of these rodents, this is the only one that occurs in the Amazon region. Apparently, the rodent is attracted by vegetation known as canga – an ecosystem associated with places where rocks with high concentrations of iron occur.
According to researcher Marcus Vinícius Brandão, these areas are home to very specific living beings adapted to the characteristics of these places.
“One of the places where it was found was in the Carajás National Forest, a conservation area environment located in eastern Pará (PA), where the species was recorded in relative abundance”, affirm.
For him, understanding the ecology of this rodent in the yoke is one of the next challenges. After all, it is a unique ecosystem of plants, adapted to local environmental conditions, including endemic species. “This vegetation covers only 3% of the Carajás National Forest, one of the places where the rodent was found”, he points out.
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Question 1 – Read back:
“Researchers have discovered a species of mammal endemic to the Amazon.”
What species does the text refer to?
Question 2 – In the passage “[…] registered exclusively in transitional forests between the Amazon and Cerrado, a case considered rare.”, the underlined term is synonymous with:
( ) “only”.
( ) "mainly".
( ) “occasionally”.
Question 3 – Watch:
“It seems that the rodent is attracted to a vegetation known as canga – an ecosystem associated with places where rocks with high concentrations of iron occur.”
The dash:
( ) introduces a conclusion.
( ) marks an explanation.
( ) points to an example.
Question 4 – In “[…] these areas are home to very specific living beings It is adapted to the characteristics of these places.”, the underlined word indicates:
( ) facts that add up.
( ) facts that alternate.
( ) contrasting facts.
Question 5 – The segment “One of the places where it was found was in the Carajás National Forest […]” is:
( ) a narration.
( ) a description.
( ) an argument.
Question 6 – The quotes stand out in the text:
( ) opinions.
( ) the speeches of others.
( ) the main ideas.
Question 7 – It can be concluded that the purpose of the text is:
( ) report a fact.
( ) promote a place.
( ) tell a story.
By Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Letters and specialist in distance education.
