Text interpretation: Book delves into the origins of the Pantanal

activity text interpretation, aimed at fifth-year elementary school students, about “Pantanal: origins of a paradise”. Shall we read the text that introduces us to this book? Then, answer the various questions proposed!

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SCHOOL: DATE:

PROF: CLASS:

NAME:

Read:

Book delves into the origins of the Pantanal

Illustrated with photographs, maps and historical images, “Pantanal: origins of a paradise” presents the original people of the region and how the largest floodplain in the world was formed

A dive into the past of the largest floodplain in the world, this is the trip proposed by “Pantanal: origins of a paradise”. The recently released book brings together beautiful photographs, maps and historical images to introduce the reader to the region's original people and how the Pantanal landscape was formed. Written by historians Maria de Fátima Costa and Pablo Diener, the book is supported by Documenta Pantanal.

The work goes from the emergence of the Pantanal, its geography, fauna and flora to the first records of human presence in the biome, the indigenous people and, in a more recent past, the first expeditions scientific. “This is the world we know as the Pantanals”, say the authors of the book, who highlight the rich diversity of the Pantanal.

Duda Menegassi.
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Published on: August 11, 2023.

Questions

Question 1 – The text above is:

( ) a summary.

( ) a notice.

( ) a review.

Question 2 – Who wrote the read text?

( ) Pablo Diener.

( ) Duda Menegassi.

( ) Maria de Fátima Costa.

Question 3 – In “Book dives into the origins of the Pantanal […]”, which book does the text refer to?

Question 4 – Watch:

“The recently released book brings together beautiful photographs, maps and historical images to introduce the reader to the region’s original people […]”

In this passage, there is an adjective that expresses an opinion. Identify it:

( ) “beautiful”.

( ) “historical”.

( ) “original”.

Question 5 – In the segment “[…] and how the Pantanal landscape was formed.”, the term “how”:

( ) expresses mode.

( ) introduces an example.

( ) establishes a comparison.

Question 6 – Read back:

“The work goes from the emergence of the Pantanal, its geography, fauna It is flora until the first records of human presence in the biome, the indigenous people […]”

The highlighted term indicates:

( ) facts that add up.

( ) facts that alternate.

( ) facts that contrast.

Question 7 – In the part “[…] and, in a more recent past, the first scientific expeditions.”, the underlined expression indicates:

( ) place.

( ) mode.

( ) time.

Question 8 – In the second paragraph of the text, the quotation marks highlight:

( ) someone else’s speech.

( ) a fragment of the book.

( ) an excerpt in informal language.

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