Activity of text interpretation, aimed at students in the sixth year of elementary school, about orcas. The author of the text asks Did you know that the orca is a dolphin? Many people think that orcas are whales, but the author explains that they are actually dolphins! Want to know why? So, read this curious text and, right after, be sure to answer the various interpretative questions proposed! Come on?
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They can reach 10 meters in length, have a black back and a white belly, a very high triangular fin and are found in almost all oceans: in the tropics, in glacial seas – such as the Arctic and Antarctic – and in the sea Mediterranean. Wherever it goes, however, there is no way out: orcas are mistaken for whales, when in fact they are dolphins.
Orcas and whales, in fact, are very similar at first glance. However, a closer look shows that there are fundamental differences between the two animals. True whales, for example, have buccal bristles on the roof of their mouths, something we could compare to a sieve giant or a large colander, which lets the water through and retains the small fish and shrimp, which serve as food for these animals. Orcas, in turn, have teeth like all dolphins. Furthermore, the skull and skeleton of these aquatic mammals – which are quite large and strong – clearly show that they are much more like dolphins.
It is important to say, however, that the term “whale” is quite broad and means “cetacean with teeth or buccal bristles” (“cetacean” is the name given to various marine animals, such as whales, dolphins and porpoises). So it's not entirely wrong to say orca whales, but as we've seen, these animals are more like dolphins than whales. In fact, it is to avoid such confusion that scientists use a very important classification system. It takes into account the characteristics of the animal, its appearance, the place where it is found, among other information about its organism. This, yes, is fundamental when differentiating a whale from a dolphin, for example, and not the way the animal is popularly called.
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Sicilian Salvatore. “Ciência Hoje das Crianças” magazine. Edition 170. Available in: .
Question 1 - In the passage “They can reach up to 10 meters in length, have a black back and a white belly, a very high triangular fin […]”, the author of the text says:
( ) a description of the orcas.
( ) a narration about the orcas.
( ) an argument about orcas.
Question 2 - In the excerpt “[…] a closer look shows that there are fundamental differences between the two animals.”, which animals does the text refer to?
( ) to orcas and whales.
( ) to dolphins and orcas.
( ) to whales and dolphins.
Question 3 - In the prayer “[…] they are very big and strong […]”, the author of the text characterizes:
( ) the buccal bristles on the roof of the mouth of the orcas.
( ) the orcas' teeth.
( ) the skull and skeleton of the orcas.
Question 4 – In “Orcas, in turn, have teeth like all dolphins.”, the author used the term “how” to:
( ) point out a cause.
( ) indicate an example.
( ) establish a comparison.
Question 5 - In the segment “It's important to say, However, that the term 'whale' is quite broad […]”, the underlined expression expresses:
( ) a contrast.
( ) one caveat.
( ) a compensation.
Question 6 – In the sentence “[…] a very important classification system.”, the word “very”:
( ) defines the meaning of the adjective “important”.
( ) intensifies the meaning of the adjective “important”.
( ) complements the meaning of the adjective “important”.
Question 7 – According to the text, scientists take into account certain factors when differentiating apparently similar animals. Identify these factors:
Question 8 – The text read has purposes:
( ) didactic.
( ) scientific.
( ) journalistic.
Per Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Languages and specialist in distance education.
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