activity text interpretation, aimed at fifth-year elementary school students, about the macaw. The bird that bears the colors of the Brazilian flag in its plumage! Let's get to know this macaw better? So, read the text carefully! Then, answer the various interpretative questions proposed!
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Lives in gallery forests, floodplains with palm trees, interior and edges of tall forests
The bird that bears the colors of the Brazilian flag in its plumage, the Red Macaw, also known as the Yellow-bellied Macaw or simply the Yellow Macaw, is threatened with extinction.
Perhaps one of the reasons is the fact that it moves great distances during the day, between resting and feeding places, and is therefore an easy prey.
When Scarlet Macaws are hunted for sale, trees containing nests are typically cut down. This not only harms the reproduction of different species of birds that use the same nest in different reproductive seasons, it also completely alters the habitat of these animals.
The Scarlet Macaw usually builds its nests in holes in the trunk, where it lays its eggs. The chicks remain in the nest until the thirteenth week, during which time they are fed by their parents who regurgitate the food in their beaks.
The strong beak of these birds is also commonly used to ingest pebbles, which help crush the seeds of some of the palm trees that are part of the macaws' diet. This is the case of buriti, tucum, bocaiuva, carandá and acurí.
Scarlet macaws are considered “predators” of some palm trees, because by crushing their seeds they prevent the spread of these plants. But it is worth saying: since the discovery of the country, macaws (as well as parrots, parakeets, jandaias and maracanãs) have been responsible for the nickname given to Brazil as “Land of Parrots”.
Generally, they fly in pairs or groups of three individuals. The same combination is maintained when they are in a flock (of up to 30 individuals). […]
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Question 1 – In “The bird that bears the colors of the Brazilian flag in its plumage”, the text refers:
( ) to the parakeet.
( ) to the parrot.
( ) to the macaw.
Question 2 – Read back:
“Perhaps one of the reasons is the fact that it moves great distances during the day, between resting and feeding places, and is therefore an easy prey.”
In this segment, the text presents:
( ) a hypothesis.
( ) a conclusion.
( ) a comparison.
Question 3 – In "That not only does it harm the reproduction of different species of birds that use the same nest […]”, the underlined term reflects information. What information?
Question 4 – In the passage “The Macaw usually make their nests in holes in the trunk, where they lay their eggs.”, the underlined verb indicates:
( ) a common fact.
( ) an ephemeral fact.
( ) an occasional fact.
Question 5 – In the segment “The chicks stay in the nest until the thirteenth week […]”, the highlighted part expresses:
( ) place.
( ) mode.
( ) time.
Question 6 – According to the text, macaws “are considered ‘predators’ of some palm trees”. Why?
Question 7 – The excerpt “Generally, they fly in pairs or groups of three individuals.” It is:
( ) a narration.
( ) a description.
( ) an argument.
By Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Literature and specialist in distance education.
