Text interpretation: The rare singer of the fields

activity of text interpretation, aimed at students in the fifth year of elementary school, about the rare singer of the fields. It's the weevil! Let's get to know this bird better? So, read the text carefully! Then answer the various interpretative questions proposed!

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SCHOOL: DATE:

PROF: CLASS:

NAME:

Read:

Bicudo: the rare singer of the fields

He is small, has discreet plumage and a large and strong beak that inspired his popular name: beak (Sporophila maximiliani). And it is when he opens his beak and puffs out his chest that he reveals himself to be one of the greatest singers in Brazil. Talented and unfortunately very rare.

It takes its name from the large, strong beak it uses to crack grass seeds.

The weevil has already disappeared from many regions of Brazil. It is estimated that there are only 250 individuals in the wild, while in captivity there are more than 200,000, counting only those legalized by Ibama. Among the main threats are illegal capture for cage breeding and loss of habitat for farming or dams.

This bird likes warm places with bushy vegetation close to water, such as paths.

It has different chants, called dialects. Some of these dialects disappeared from natural areas, being reproduced today only in captivity.

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Questions

Question 1 – The excerpt “He is small, has discreet plumage and a large and strong beak […]” is:

( ) a narration.

( ) a description.

( ) an argument.

Question 2 – Read back:

“And it is when he opens his beak and puffs out his chest that he reveals himself to be one of the greatest singers in Brazil.”

In this passage, the text refers to:

Question 3 – Underline the following word that establishes the purpose relationship:

“It got its name from the big, strong beak it uses to crack grass seeds.”

Question 4 – In “[…] while in captivity there are more than 200 thousand, that counting only those legalized by Ibama.”, the underlined term:

( ) retrieves information.

( ) corrects information.

( ) announces information.

Question 5 – Watch:

“Among the main threats are illegal capture for cage breeding and loss of habitat for farming or dams.”

In this fragment, the text reveals:

( ) facts that add up.

( ) facts that alternate.

( ) contrasting facts.

Question 6 – In the part “This bird likes warm places with bushy vegetation close to the water, such as paths.”, the term “like”:

( ) points to a cause.

( ) introduces an example.

( ) marks a comparison.

Question 7 – In the sentence “Some of these dialects disappeared from natural areas, being today reproduced only in captivity.”, the highlighted word indicates:

( ) place.

( ) mode.

( ) time.

Question 8 – Identify the segment that contains an opinion:

( ) “Talented and, unfortunately, very rare.”

( ) “The weevil has already disappeared from many regions of Brazil.”

( ) “It has different songs, called dialects.”

By Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Letters and specialist in distance education.