Activity of text interpretation, aimed at students in the sixth year of elementary school, about chorozinho-de-papo-preto. Have you ever heard of him? According to the authors of the text, although small, the chorozinho-de-papo-preto is a brave bird. Let's find out more about its characteristics and habits? To do this, read the text carefully. small and brave! Then answer the various interpretative questions proposed!
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The chorozinho-de-papo-preto is part of the second largest family of birds in the world, the
Thamnophilidae, which includes more than 200 species. But this species is exclusive to the Northeast of Brazil.The name chorozinho-de-papo-preto refers to the set of black feathers that the male has on the chest region, forming a spot that resembles an upside-down triangle. This feature serves to differentiate this species from all others in the family. The female has most of the body orange.
Although the chorozinho-de-papo-preto was described by scientists in 1857, not many details are known about it. It is known that this species lives in pairs, which move through the foliage to the tops of the trees, but can come to the ground in search of insects - such as crickets, grasshoppers, butterflies and moths - to to feed.
Its reproduction takes place from January to May, the rainy season in the Northeast, when the insects that feed it are more abundant. Male and female share the tasks of defending the territory, building the nest, hatching eggs (yes, the male hatches too!), feeding and protecting the chicks. The nest is shaped like a small basket, very thin and resembles a sieve. It is made of different materials, such as vegetable fibers and pieces of leaves.
Despite being small, the chorozinho-de-papo-preto is a brave bird. The male, when angry, ruffles his feathers in order to show himself bigger and stronger than his enemy, in addition to exposing a white spot that is usually hidden on the back. Normally, it is like this in front of its predators, such as the white-tufted tamarin, a species of tamarin native to the Caatinga.
In areas closer to the coast, the destruction of restingas for the construction of houses is a important threat to this bird, having already caused local extinctions, such as in Salvador and parts of the Maranhão. The cutting of firewood for the production of charcoal, the expansion of livestock and agriculture also put the chorozinho-de-papo-preto at risk of disappearing. One of the ways to ensure the conservation of this bird is the creation of protected areas in the environments where it lives.
Tonny Marques de Oliveira Junior, Maurício B. Vecchi and Maria Alice S. Alves. “Ciência Hoje das Crianças” magazine. Edition 259. Available in: .
Question 1 - In "Small and brave", the authors of the text characterize:
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Question 2 - In the passage “This characteristic serves to differentiate this species from all the others in the family.”, what characteristic of chorozinho-de-papo-preto does the text refer to?
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Question 3 - According to the text, the reproduction of chorozinho-de-papo-preto takes place from January to May. Because?
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question 4 – According to the authors of the text, the male and female of the chorozinho-de-papo-preto share the tasks. Underline, in the period below, the verbs that express their actions:
“Male and female are divided in the tasks of defending the territory, building the nest, hatching eggs (yes, the male hatches too!), feeding and protecting the chicks.”
Question 5 - In the excerpt “[…] it looks like this in front of its predators, like the white-tufted marmoset […]”, the term “how” indicates:
( ) an example of a chorozinho-de-papo-preto predator.
( ) an assumption about a predator of the black-talking crybaby.
( ) a comparison between the chorozinho-de-papo-preto and the white-tufted marmoset.
Question 6 – Identify the factors that, according to the text, threaten the survival of chorozinho-de-papo-preto:
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Question 7 – In “One of the ways to ensure the conservation of this bird is the creation of protected areas in the environments where it lives.”, the authors of the text:
( ) warn about the extinction of chorozinho-de-papo-preto.
( ) point a way for the conservation of chorozinho-de-papo-preto.
( ) raise a hypothesis about the conservation of chorozinho-de-papo-preto.
Per Denyse Lage Fonseca Graduated in Languages and specialist in distance education.
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