activity of text interpretation, aimed at students in the fifth year of elementary school, about the cougar. It's about the second largest feline species in Brazil! How about getting to know her better? So, read the text carefully! Then answer the various questions proposed!
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Also known as puma, this terrestrial species has the ability to climb trees and is very agile.
The puma, also known as puma, puma, red jaguar and bay lion, is the second largest species of feline in Brazil. It has an elongated body, up to 1.08 meters long. The long tail measures up to 61 centimeters and the height is 63 centimeters.
The adult male can weigh around 70 kilos. The cougar's coat is uniformly colored, ranging from very light grayish-brown to dark reddish-brown. Generally, animals that live in forests are smaller and darker and those that inhabit mountainous regions are larger and lighter.
The cougar has nocturnal (predominantly) and diurnal habits, hunting at any time of the day, with a certain tendency towards twilight hours. Although it is a terrestrial species, it has great ability to climb trees and is very agile. It lives alone, except during the mating season.
Research has proven that the cougar is the most efficient and flexible predator among cats. She gets food 75% of the time she goes on the attack.
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Question 1 – Read back:
“[…] terrestrial species has the ability to climb trees and is very agile.”
What terrestrial species does the text refer to?
Question 2 – Underline the following word that indicates the sum of facts:
“The long tail measures up to 61 centimeters and the height is 63 centimeters.”
Question 3 – In “The adult male can weigh around 70 kilos.”, the underlined expression indicates:
( ) the exact weight.
( ) an assumed weight.
( ) an approximate weight.
Question 4 – The excerpt “The cougar’s coat has a uniform color, varying between a very light grayish-brown and a dark reddish-brown.” It is:
( ) a narration.
( ) a description.
( ) an argument.
Question 5 – Watch:
“Generally, animals that live in forests are smaller and darker and those that inhabit mountainous regions are larger and lighter.”
In that passage the text:
( ) raises hypotheses.
( ) indicates conditions.
( ) establishes a comparison.
Question 6 – According to the text, the cougar has mainly:
( ) daytime habits.
( ) nocturnal habits.
( ) crepuscular habits.
Question 7 – In the part “[…] she has a lot of ability to climb trees […]”, the term “to” expresses the idea of:
( ) destiny.
( ) direction.
( ) goal.
Question 8 – In the segment "She gets food 75% of the time it goes on the attack.”, the highlighted word:
( ) resumes.
( ) it presents.
( ) characterizes.
By Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Letters and specialist in distance education.
