Text interpretation: The great jumper

activity text interpretation, aimed at fifth-year elementary school students, about the great jumper. What a jumper that will be, huh? Find out by reading the text carefully! Then, be sure to answer the various questions proposed!

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The great jumping pot-bellied monkey

Species is considered threatened with extinction

The woolly monkey moves incredibly quickly and can make spectacular jumps from one tree to another. The small ears and round head, entirely covered in short hair, guarantee an unmistakable appearance to one of the largest primates in the Amazon. On the belly, a long, dark coat gives the impression of a pot-bellied appearance.

The woolly monkey's tail is prehensile and it uses it to hang from trees. On the ground, it adopts a bipedal position with the tail facing upwards. Their diet is predominantly fruit-based, but potbellies also eat leaves, seeds, insects and arachnids.

Native to South America, the species can be found in Bolivia, Peru and Brazil, more precisely in the states of Roraima, Pará, Amazonas, Acre and Mato Grosso. In general, woolly monkeys live in groups of up to 20 individuals, properly balanced in the number of males and females. But it can also be divided into subgroups, which have around seven monkeys. Sometimes they are seen in the company of spider monkeys or howler monkeys.

The expansion of agriculture is one of the main factors destroying the habitats of the woolly monkey, which also suffers from hunting and illegal trafficking.

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Questions 

Question 1 – In “Species are considered threatened with extinction”, the text refers to:

( ) howler.

( ) Spider monkey.

( ) woolly monkey.

Question 2 – The excerpt “The small ears and the round head, entirely covered with short hair, guarantee an unmistakable appearance […]” is:

( ) a narration.

( ) a description.

( ) an argument.

Question 3 – According to the text, “the woolly monkey's tail is prehensile”. In other words, it has a tail:

( ) which is quite large.

( ) which is very elastic.

( ) that allows you to hold.

Question 4 – In the segment “In floor, adopts a bipedal position with the tail facing upwards.”, the highlighted expression indicates:

( ) place.

( ) mode.

( ) time.

Question 5 – Identify the fragment that reveals a woolly monkey's ability:

( ) “The woolly monkey moves incredibly quickly […]”

( ) “[…] a long, dark coat gives the impression of being pot-bellied.”

( ) “In general, woolly monkeys travel in groups of up to 20 individuals […]”

Question 6 – According to the text, the woolly monkey feeds mainly on:

( ) fruits.

( ) leaves and seeds.

( ) insects and arachnids.

Question 7 – In the passage “[…] subgroups, which have around seven monkeys.”, the text mentions:

( ) the exact number of monkeys that form the subgroup.

( ) the hypothetical number of monkeys that form the subgroup.

( ) the approximate number of monkeys that form the subgroup.

Question 8 – Watch:

“The expansion of agriculture is one of the main factors that destroy the habitats of the woolly monkey, which also suffers from hunting It is illegal trafficking.”

The underlined term indicates:

( ) facts that add up.

( ) facts that alternate.

( ) facts that contrast.

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