Activity of text interpretation, aimed at students in the fifth year of elementary school, about the book review Alex and me. Let's get to know this work? So, read the text carefully! Then answer the various interpretative questions proposed!
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SCHOOL: DATE:
PROF: CLASS:
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Alex was a gray parrot (Psittacus erithacus) very famous. He participated in several experiments conducted by researcher Irene Pepperberg between 1977 and 2007. The tests to which Alex was subjected were aimed at better understanding the development of language and cognition in birds, themes that were still little explored at the time.
In this book, Irene tells about her relationship with Alex over the thirty years that the parrot lived in her laboratory. The researcher also talks about her professional life and the various challenges she faced in the academic world. Her initial training was in Chemistry, but since she was a child Irene had admired parrots. She chose the African Gray Parrot (also known as the Gray Parrot) to perform her studies, as the species finds it easier to imitate the human voice, particularly the English language.
The parrot Alex had a “strong personality” and was the star of numerous reports. This helped to popularize the results of the pioneering research, which showed that birds were in fact much smarter than previously thought. Alex could count to six, recognize colors and distinguish shapes, compare sizes, and even tell what material the objects presented to him were made of. He shared the laboratory with two other gray parrots (Arthur and Griffin), but at the time he was the oldest and most responsive bird to training. The name Alex is an acronym for Avian Learning Experiment.
Many celebrities visited the laboratory in order to meet the parrot and witness its exploits. […]
The book is very personal and emotional. I was hoping to find a little more detail about the research and its methodologies, but it seems that Irene addresses this issue in greater depth in her other book […]
Natalia Allenspach. Available in:
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Question 1 - The text above is:
( ) A tale.
( ) a review.
( ) a report.
Question 2 - In the part “He participated in several experiments conducted by researcher Irene Pepperberg between 1977 and 2007.”, the author refers to the gray parrot:
( ) Alex.
( ) Arthur.
( ) Griffin.
Question 3 - According to the text, researcher Irene Pepperberg "chose the African Gray Parrot (also known as the Gray Parrot) to carry out her studies", because:
( ) “since she was a child Irene had admired parrots”.
( ) “the parrot Alex had a 'strong personality' and was the star of numerous reports”.
( ) “the species finds it easier to imitate the human voice, particularly the English language.”
Question 4 - In the passage "That helped popularize the research results […]”, the underlined word was used to:
( ) resume.
( ) advertise.
( ) complementary.
Question 5 - In “[…] they demonstrated that in fact the birds were much more intelligent than was supposed.”, the underlined expression indicates:
( ) one correction.
( ) a statement.
( ) an assumption.
Question 6 – Read back:
“Alex was able to count to six, recognize colors and distinguish shapes, compare sizes […]”
In this segment, the author reveals facts about Alex that:
( ) add up.
( ) alternate.
( ) contrast.
Question 7 – Identify the passage in which the author analyzes the book “Alex and I”:
( ) “The researcher also talks about her professional life and the various challenges […]”
( ) “Many celebrities visited the laboratory in order to meet the parrot […]”
( ) "The book is very personal and emotional."
Per Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Languages and specialist in distance education.
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