Activity of text interpretation, aimed at students in the fifth year of elementary school, about swine flu. What Causes Swine Flu? Let's understand? So, read the explanatory text carefully! Then answer the varied interpretive questions!
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PROF: CLASS:
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Read:
Swine flu passes from one person to another in a similar way to the common flu, the one we see appear every year. But what we have a few times a year that causes sneezing, a runny or stuffy nose, is most often a cold. Flu is a more serious illness, which causes fever, body aches and enormous weakness […]
Did you know that common flu, swine flu and cold are caused by types of viruses? Viruses are very small beings, smaller than bacteria, which may or may not cause some illnesses.
Swine flu can be transmitted through the saliva and phlegm of someone who has the virus, especially when that person coughs or sneezes near you. To protect yourself, it's always good to wash your hands with soap or even use alcohol gel when possible.
But why is it called swine flu? The word swine means it came from the pig, but that doesn't mean you get the flu directly from the pig. Not even if you eat his meat. It has that name, because it first appeared in pigs, but after some transformations in this virus, it started to infect humans too.
Today, the most correct name for it is influenza A (H1N1). H1N1 is the name of the virus that causes influenza A.
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Question 1 – Identify the purpose of the text:
( ) explain.
( ) entertain.
( ) spread.
Question 2 – According to the text, sneezing, a runny or congested nose are caused in most cases:
( ) by the cold.
( ) by swine flu.
( ) by the common flu.
Question 3 – Read back:
"Viruses are very small beings, smaller than bacteria, which may or may not cause some diseases."
This excerpt is:
( ) a deduction.
( ) a definition.
( ) a conclusion.
Question 4 – In the passage “Swine flu can be transmitted through the saliva and phlegm of those who have the virus […]”, the text explains:
( ) the modes of transmission of swine flu.
( ) the conditions of swine flu transmission.
( ) the consequences of swine flu transmission.
Question 5 - In “To protect yourself, it is good to always wash your hands with soap or even use alcohol gel, when possible.”, the term “For” expresses:
( ) destiny.
( ) direction.
( ) goal.
Question 6 – In the part “The word swine means it came from the pig, but that does not mean that you get the flu directly from the pig.”, the highlighted word:
( ) retrieves information.
( ) announces information.
( ) complements information.
Question 7 – In the segment “[…] he went on to infect humans too.”, the underlined verb could be replaced by:
Question 8 – In "Today, the most correct name for it is influenza A (H1N1).", the underlined word indicates:
( ) place.
( ) mode.
( ) time.
By Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Languages and specialist in distance education.
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