Activity of text interpretation, aimed at students in the fifth year of elementary school, about the crown of the friar. She is a cactus from the Caatinga biome, rounded, small and flat, reaching up to 12 centimeters in height.. Are we going to meet this type of cactus? So, read the text carefully! Then answer the various interpretive questions!
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The Friar's Crown (scientific name Melocactus bahiensis) is a cactus from the Caatinga biome, rounded, small and flat, reaching up to 12 centimeters in height. It has mixed thorns, thick and thin, and flowers in pink and red tones, which are much sought after by bees. It is only in its adult phase that cephalium develops – a kind of crown that forms on its top with a beautiful shade of red. Hence the name of this plant, whose shape resembles the bald head of a Franciscan friar.
Usually found among stones, this type of cactus is used for medicinal purposes, food and as a decorative plant. People in the Semiarid region usually make tea to treat kidney and bowel diseases. It is also widely used by farmers to feed farm animals, as it has a good reserve of water and protein. Its fruit is pink in color and resembles an almond. But it is the entire plant that is used as an ingredient to make cakes, sweets and cookies.
The corona-de-frade cactus sweet is one of the most sought after in the municipality of Poço Redondo, in Sergipe. Dessert is made with water, sugar, powdered cinnamon and cloves. But first, it is important to remove the thorns well!
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Question 1 - Read back:
"It has mixed thorns, thick and thin, and pink and red flowers […]"
In this segment, the text refers to:
Question 2 - In “Only in adulthood does cephalium develop – a kind of crown that forms on its top with a beautiful shade of red.”, the underlined part ends:
( ) hypothetical.
( ) explanatory.
( ) exemplary.
Question 3 - Highlight the expression that takes up the following crown:
"Usually found among stones, this type of cactus is used for medicinal, food and as a decorative plant."
Question 4 - In the sentence “People in the Semiarid region usually make tea to treat kidney and bowel diseases.”, the term “to” introduces:
( ) a destiny.
( ) one direction.
( ) a purpose.
Question 5 - Reread this text fragment:
"It's also widely used by farmers to feed farm animals, for having a good reserve of water and protein.”
The highlighted fact is:
( ) the cause of another.
( ) the time of another.
( ) the consequence of another.
Question 6 – The excerpt "Its fruit is pink and resembles an almond." It's:
( ) a narration.
( ) a description.
( ) an argument.
Question 7 – In the period "But it is the entire plant that is used as an ingredient to make cakes, sweets and cookies.”, the underlined word could be replaced by:
( ) "Although".
( ) "Why".
( ) "Therefore".
Question 8 – In the passage “But first, it is important to remove the thorns well!”, the text:
( ) exposes a doubt.
( ) gives guidance.
( ) expresses a wish.
By Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Languages and specialist in distance education.
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