activity of text interpretation, aimed at students in the fifth year of elementary school, about sea biscuits. Ever heard of her? No? How about meeting her? So, read the text carefully! Then answer the various interpretive questions proposed!
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On your next trip to the beach, beware! If you see a small white disk with a star-shaped design in the sand, you are probably looking at a shellfish skeleton. É! There are about 150 species of these animals on the planet. It shouldn't be hard to find one…
Sea biscuits, despite having a very different body, are related to sea urchins. Hedgehogs are spherical and display long spines. Sea biscuits, on the other hand, have very short spines and, according to their name, they have a very flat body, like a disc, a biscuit or a… biscuit!
When it comes to feeding, sea crackers have a special aid: thousands of feet spread through their body they select grains of sand and, with the help of the thorns, they carry the grains to the mouth of the animal. Easy! Have more.
Inside the mouth, five powerful teeth grind the grains of sand before they are swallowed. But whoever thinks that sea biscuits feed on sand is wrong. She is even interested in algae and other small organisms that live among the grains. They are so tiny that it is impossible to see them with the naked eye, but they do not escape becoming food for sea crackers.
Bruno C. Vellutini. Magazine “Science Today for Children”. Edition 204.
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Question 1 - Read back:
“There are about 150 species of these animals on the planet.”
In this passage of the text, the author refers:
( ) sea crackers.
( ) to sea urchins.
( ) sea crackers and sea urchins.
Question 2 – The excerpt “[…] has a very flat body, like a record, a cookie or a… cookie!” It's:
( ) a narration.
( ) a description.
( ) an argument.
Question 3 – In “Inside the mouth, five mighty teeth grind the grains of sand before they be swallowed.”, the underlined expression indicates:
( ) place.
( ) mode.
( ) time.
Question 4 – Identify the characteristic that, according to the text, refers to the sea biscuit:
( ) spherical body.
( ) long spines.
( ) very short spines.
Question 5 - In the segment "Is it over there is even interested in algae and other small organisms that live among the grains.”, the underlined term:
( ) resumes the sea biscuit.
( ) presents the sea biscuit.
( ) characterizes the sea biscuit.
Question 6 - Watch:
“They are so tiny that it is impossible to see them with the naked eye […]”
The highlighted fact is:
( ) the cause of the above.
( ) the purpose of the above.
( ) the consequence of the above.
Question 7 - Underline below the part that expresses an opinion of the author:
“[…] thousands of feet spread across its body select grains of sand and, with the help of thorns, carry the grains to the animal's mouth. Easy!”
By Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Letters and specialist in distance education.
