Activity of text interpretation, aimed at students in the seventh year of elementary school, about an animal with a “lion's face, the size of a squirrel”. According to the text, of all Brazilian animals threatened with extinction, he is the one that draws the most international attention. It is the symbol of environmental conservation in the country. Do you know which animal the text is referring to? Are you curious? So, read the text carefully and then answer the various interpretative questions proposed!
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Of all the Brazilian animals threatened with extinction, he is the one that draws the most international attention. It is the symbol of the conservation of the environment in the country. Another tip: its mane is a lion, but the size of a squirrel. Do you already know who it is?
The lion tamarin is an animal found only in Brazil, in regions of the Atlantic Forest. It is part of the group of primates, the same as the monkeys. But it is much smaller than its cousins – the adult measures about two feet from the head to the tip of the tail, weighing between 360 and 710 grams, while the chick usually weighs around 60 grams.
Lion Tamarins have golden or black fur. They have claws that are used to dig and look for roots and insects, but they also eat fruit, tree gums, eggs and small animals such as birds and lizards. In nature, they live, on average, from eight to fifteen years. In captivity, however, they can reach 30 years of age!
As territorial animals, lion tamarins walk in groups of four to six individuals, who choose a part of the forest to live in and defend that area from invasion by other groups. At dusk, they like to take refuge in hollow trees or in tangles of vines and bromeliads – time to sleep!
At approximately two years old, the lion tamarins are ready to breed. They then choose a partner and remain faithful to him, which is called monogamy. There are no differences in color or size between male and female.
The breeding season takes place once or twice a year: the first period runs from September to November and the second from January to March. The female's pregnancy lasts just over four months, and at each gestation one to three offspring are born. The newborn is cared for by both the mother and the father.
To protect themselves from their predators, lion tamarins communicate with each other by emitting specific sounds that indicate the presence of jaguars, snakes, hawks and other birds of prey (hunters). But the biggest threat to their survival has actually been the human being.
Maria Ramos. Available in:. (Fragment).
Question 1 - In “Lion Face, Squirrel Size”, which animal does the author refer to?
Question 2 - In the passage “The lion tamarin is an animal found only in Brazil, in regions of the Atlantic Forest.”, the term underlined means:
( ) "principally".
( ) “exclusively”.
( ) “exponentially”.
Question 3 - In the part “[…] but they also eat fruits, tree gums, eggs and small animals such as birds and lizards.”, the word “how” introduces:
( ) examples of small animals that lion tamarins eat.
( ) an assumption about small animals that lion tamarins eat.
( ) a comparison between the small animals that lion tamarins eat.
Question 4 – The author of the text tells a habit of the lion tamarins in the fragment:
( ) "The lion tamarins have golden or black fur."
( ) "In nature, they live, on average, from eight to fifteen years."
( ) “[…] they like to take refuge in hollow trees or in tangles of vines […]”
Question 5 - In the sentence "[…] choose a part of the forest to live in and defend this area of invasion […]", the underlined verbs express:
( ) actions of groups of lion tamarins.
( ) states of groups of lion tamarins.
( ) characteristics of groups of lion tamarins.
Question 6 – According to the text, lion tamarins are monogamous. What does that mean?
Question 7 – In the excerpt "To protect yourself from your predators, the lion tamarins communicate with each other emitting specific sounds […]”, the highlighted part indicates:
( ) the time of communication with specific sounds among the lion tamarins.
( ) the purpose of communication with specific sounds among lion tamarins.
( ) the consequence of communication with specific sounds among lion tamarins.
Question 8 – In the period “But the biggest threat to their survival has really been the human being.”, the author of the text:
( ) raises a hypothesis about the previous fact.
( ) exposes a conclusion about the previous fact.
( ) makes a reservation in relation to the previous fact.
Per Denyse Lage Fonseca Graduated in Languages and specialist in distance education.
At answers are in the link above the header.
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