Activity of text interpretation, aimed at students in the fifth year of elementary school, about turtles. Do you know why they live so long? Let's find out? So, read the text carefully! Then answer the various interpretative questions proposed!
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Well, these animals can live longer, due to their slower pace of life, which is to say they have a slower metabolism. This means they spend a lot less energy staying alive.
The relationship between metabolism and life expectancy is still not well understood, but some scholars believe that the greater the amount of energy we expend or how much the faster our metabolism, the more our body produces some harmful molecules called free radicals that, little by little, damage our cells. body. So turtles live longer because their slow metabolism burns less energy, releasing less free radicals, which does less damage to their cells.
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In addition to metabolism, the lifespan of these animals also varies greatly according to their species and the environment in which they live. For example: if you are in a place with many predators or not. To give you an idea, the title of oldest animal in the world is a giant tortoise, a close “cousin” of turtles. He lives in a preserved area, over on the Galapagos Island! That's right! He is currently 188 years old and is called Jhonatam. […]
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Question 1 – Reread this text fragment:
"Well, these animals can live longer, due to their slower pace of life, which is to say they have a slower metabolism."
What animals does the text refer to?
Question 2 – In the segment “It means they spend a lot less energy to stay alive.”, a word introduces a purpose. Identify it:
Question 3 – In “The relationship between metabolism and life expectancy is still not well understood, but some scholars believe […]”, the term “but” could be replaced by:
( ) "because".
( ) "although".
( ) "that is why".
Question 4 – In the part “[…] little by little, they damage the cells of our body.”, the author of the text refers:
Question 5 - Watch:
"So turtles live longer because their slow metabolism burns less energy, releasing fewer free radicals, which does less damage to their cells."
In this passage of the text, the author:
( ) warns about the lifespan of turtles.
( ) presents the cause of the longer lifespan of turtles.
( ) raises a hypothesis about the lifespan of turtles.
Question 6 – In the excerpt “[…] the lifespan of these animals also varies a lot according to their species and with the environment in which they live.”, the highlighted word expresses:
( ) facts that add up.
( ) alternating facts.
( ) contrasting facts.
Question 7 – In the sentence "currently, he is 188 years old and his name is Jhonatam.”, the underlined term was used to indicate:
( ) place.
( ) mode.
( ) time.
Question 8 – The author of the text talks directly with the reader in the segment:
( ) "For example: if they are in a place with many predators or not."
( ) “To give you an idea, the title of oldest animal in the world is a giant tortoise […]”
( ) “He lives in a preserved area, there on the Galápagos Island!”
By Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Languages and specialist in distance education.
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