activity of text interpretation, aimed at students in the fifth year of elementary school, about a calf. He appeared on a busy viaduct in the port area of Rio de Janeiro. 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:
A calf appeared this Wednesday morning (5) on a busy viaduct in the port area of Rio de Janeiro. Two lanes were closed for the removal of the animal.
The calf invaded the Linha Vermelha expressway, one of the main ones in Rio. City hall teams tried to remove the calf, but it ran to the Gasometer viaduct. Two lanes were closed to prevent accidents.
In view of the movement, the animal became agitated and had to be tied to a wall. A man who introduced himself as the owner of the calf arrived at the scene.
The attempt was to place the animal inside a transport vehicle, but the calf came to sit on the access ramp. He had to be carried and was removed from the road around 9:10 am.
The president of the Commission for the Defense of Animals of the Chamber of Councilors of RJ informed that the animal rescued will stay at the Zoonoses Control Center to receive all the care and the owner of the calf will be fined.
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Published on: July 5, 2023.
Question 1 – What is the intention of the text above?
( ) report.
( ) entertain.
( ) debate.
Question 2 – Read back:
"Two lanes were closed for the removal of the animal."
What animal does the text refer to?
Question 3 – In the sentence “The calf invaded the Linha Vermelha expressway, one of the main ones in Rio.”, the highlighted part is:
( ) a conclusion.
( ) one explanation.
( ) an example.
Question 4 – In the segment “City hall teams tried to remove the calf, but he ran to the Gasometer overpass.”, the underlined term could be replaced by:
( ) "then".
( ) "although".
( ) "therefore".
Question 5 – Underline the word that establishes the purpose relationship below:
“Two lanes were closed to prevent accidents.”
Question 6 – According to the text, the calf “had to be tied to a wall” because:
( ) “had to be carried”.
( ) “became agitated, faced with the movement”.
( ) “came to sit on the access ramp”.
Question 7 – The excerpt “A man who introduced himself as the owner of the calf arrived at the scene.” It is:
( ) a narration.
( ) a description.
( ) an argument.
Question 8 – In “[…] and was removed from the road around 9:10 am.”, the text informs:
( ) the precise time the calf was removed.
( ) the supposed time at which the calf was removed.
( ) the approximate time the calf was removed.
Question 9 – In the passage “[…] the rescued animal will stay at the Zoonoses Control Center to receive all the care and the owner of the calf will be fined.”, the text reveals facts that:
( ) add up.
( ) alternate.
( ) contrast.
By Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Letters and specialist in distance education.
