Activity of text interpretation, aimed at students in the fifth year of elementary school, about “The Vampire of the Atlantic Forest”. […] it's a fantastic literature book, but it's contextualized in a very real world. Are we going to know more about this work? So, read the text carefully! Then answer the various interpretative questions proposed!
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SCHOOL: DATE:
PROF: CLASS:
NAME:
Read:
Yes, this is a book about vampires! Not vampire bats (although they also appear in the story), but fictional vampires themselves, creatures of the night that drink human blood and terrorize people. And why is this book being talked about on a blog about birds? Because the main characters in the story are two biologists: a bird specialist (ornithologist) and a mammal specialist (mastozoologist)!
The Vampire of the Atlantic Forest it's a fantastic literature book, but it's contextualized in a very real world. The Atlantic Forest in the interior of the state of São Paulo is described in a passionate way, as only someone who knows this region well could do. The author, Martha Algiers, is an ornithologist and brought much of her experience in this area to the book. No wonder that the research work of the pair of biologists is reported in detail, showing how data is collected in field, recording bird species, identifying footprints, catching bats, writing bureaucratic reports technical…
Quick and pleasant reading (you just can't say it's light because of the eating habits of the vampire from São Paulo), this book is an example of well-done scientific dissemination. I suggest it to everyone who wants to know a little more about the work and challenges faced by Brazilian biologists, with a good dose of mythology and suspense!
Natalia Allenspach.
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Question 1 – The text is:
( ) a legend.
( ) a review.
( ) a report.
Question 2 – Reread the passage in the text below:
"Yes, this is a book about vampires!"
The term "this" resumes:
Question 3 – In “[…] creatures of the night that drink human blood and terrify people.”, the author of the text refers to:
( ) to vampire bats.
( ) to fictional vampires.
( ) to vampire bats and fictional vampires.
Question 4 – In the part “The Atlantic Forest in the interior of the state of São Paulo is described passionately […]", the underlined expression indicates:
( ) place.
( ) mode.
( ) time.
Question 5 - According to the author, “[…] the research work of the pair of biologists is reported in detail […]”. Present a word that could take the place of "details":
Question 6 – In “[…] the registration of bird species, the identification of footprints, the capture of bats, the writing of bureaucratic technical reports…”, the reticence points out:
( ) the interruption of an idea.
( ) an incomplete transcript.
( ) the continuity of information.
Question 7 – Watch:
“Quick and pleasant reading (you just can't say it's light because of the eating habits of vampires from São Paulo), this book is an example of well-done scientific dissemination.”
In this segment, the author of the text:
( ) evaluates the book.
( ) quotes an excerpt from the book.
( ) reveals a curiosity about the book.
Question 8 – In the fragment “I suggest to everyone who wants to know a little more about the work and the challenges faced by Brazilian biologists […]”, the highlighted word expresses:
( ) sum.
( ) contrast.
( ) alternation.
By Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Languages and specialist in distance education.
