Activity of text interpretation, aimed at students in the fifth year of elementary school, on a plant in the Caatinga. Blacksmiths are large, tree-sized cacti found in some cities in the interior of Bahia, close to the São Francisco river.. Let's get to know them better? So, read the text carefully! Then answer the proposed interpretive questions!
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The cactuses stand out in the Caatinga landscape. These plants have leaves modified in the form of thorns and a green stem that carries out photosynthesis and is capable of storing a large amount of water.
Black torches are large, tree-sized cacti found in some cities in the interior of Bahia, close to the São Francisco River. Its flowers and fruits are born in a part of the cactus that looks like an orange plush pillow, full of hair and very soft.
The fruits of the blacksmith are eaten by bats from the Caatinga which, after feeding, fly far away and help to disperse the seeds.
This “orange pillow” helps protect the animal that leaves during the night, preventing it from hitting its snout against the cactus spines and hurting itself while eating the fruit. In addition, the orange hairs of cacti are used by hummingbirds to build colorful nests.
Many areas of the Caatinga are being deforested for the growth of cities and blacksmiths are running out of place to live!
“Ciência Hoje das Crianças” magazine. Edition 256.
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Question 1 – Reread this fragment:
“These plants have leaves modified in the shape of thorns […]”
What plants does the text refer to?
Question 2 – Identify the part of the cacti that, according to the text, "has the capacity to store a large amount of water":
( ) the flower.
( ) the fruit.
( ) the green stem.
Question 3 – The excerpt “The blacksmiths are large cacti, the size of trees […]” is:
( ) a narration.
( ) a description.
( ) an argument.
Question 4 – In the segment “[…] an orange plush pillow, full of fur and well soft.”, the highlighted word was used for:
( ) to define.
( ) intensify.
( ) complementary.
Question 5 - According to the text, the Caatinga bats “help to disperse the seeds” of the blacksmith. What does it mean to “scatter”?
( ) "Spoon".
( ) "to break".
( ) "to spread".
Question 6 – In "The 'orange pillow' helps to protect the animal that goes out during the night, preventing he tap the snout on the cactus thorns […]”, the underlined term:
( ) resumes “the animal”.
( ) presents “the animal”.
( ) characterizes “the animal”.
Question 7 – Highlight the word that indicates a purpose below:
“[…] the orange hairs of cacti are used by hummingbirds to build colorful nests.”
Question 8 – Watch:
"Many areas of the Caatinga are being deforested for the growth of cities and the blacksmith is running out of place to live more and more!"
In this passage, the text:
( ) makes an alert.
( ) gives guidance.
( ) expresses an order.
By Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Languages and specialist in distance education.
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