Activity of text interpretation, aimed at students in the fifth year of elementary school, about a united family. This is the Brazilian Merganser family! Let's get to know them better? So, answer the various interpretive questions proposed!
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Brazilian Mergansers have discreet plumage. The head and neck are very dark, with a greenish reflection and a beautiful plume, which is larger in males. The body is gray, with brown details. Chest, abdomen and wings have some white feathers, while the feet are red. They swim in the water, which is a beauty, thanks to the membranes they have between their fingers, making it easy to move around.
The male and female are very close and choose a part of the river to live. But it's not easy to observe them because they camouflage very well in the environment. At the slightest sign of danger, they fly or swim quickly. In extreme situations, they dive and reappear quite far away, except when the couple has small puppies. There, they don't abandon the family, they swim and call the offspring, avoiding leaving them alone.
A united family seems to be the motto of the Brazilian Merganser, who takes really good care of her. To have their young, the couple makes a nest in hollow trees, rocks or riverbanks. The chosen location is usually the family home for several years. There are placed up to eight eggs, with intervals of one to two days. […]
When they are born, the chicks stay only one day in the nest. The next morning, they jump to swim in the river. This way, the whole family is together and the parents can protect them from their main predators, otters and birds of prey.
As it spends much of its life in rivers, the Brazilian Merganser needs clean water. It is from the water that the species takes its food: fish, such as the lambari, which they capture with their strong beak, in long dives.
Water pollution and the removal of vegetation near rivers are the main environmental problems that threaten the survival of the Brazilian Merganser. When a certain area where he lives is deforested, the surrounding land flows into the river, this is called silting. The water – which is often already polluted – mixed with soil becomes cloudy and dark, which makes it difficult for the bird to catch fish. Without clean water and without food, this animal could disappear from the planet.
Sávio Freire Bruno and Ana Luiza Mello.
“Ciência Hoje das Crianças” magazine. Edition 211.
Available in:. (With cuts and adaptation).
Question 1 – In the passage below, there is an adjective that expresses an opinion of the authors. Brand it:
“The head and neck are very dark, with a greenish reflection and a beautiful plume […]”
Question 2 – The excerpt “The body is gray, with brown details.” It's:
( ) a narration.
( ) a description.
( ) an argument.
Question 3 – What does it mean to say that Brazilian Mergansers “camouflage themselves very well in the environment”?
Question 4 – In the part “[…] they go flying or swimming quickly.”, the underlined term indicates:
( ) mode.
( ) time.
( ) intensity.
Question 5 - In “[…] they swim and call the cubs, avoiding leaving them alone.”, “them” resumes:
Question 6 – According to the text, the Brazilian Merganser feeds on:
( ) “otters”.
( ) “birds of prey”.
( ) “fish, such as lambari”.
Question 7 – In the sentence “As it spends a good part of its life in rivers, the Brazilian Merganser needs clean water.”, the word “How” introduces a fact that:
( ) is the cause of another.
( ) is compared to another.
( ) is an example of another.
Question 8 – In the segment “Without clean water and without food, this animal can disappear from the planet.”, the authors of the text:
( ) make an alert.
( ) give advice.
( ) express a wish.
By Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Languages and specialist in distance education.
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