activity of text interpretation, aimed at students in the fifth year of elementary school, about tigers. They can cross rivers up to 8 km. Let's get to know these animals better? So, read the text “Impressive Habits” very carefully! Then answer the various interpretive questions proposed!
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Read:
Did you know that tigers swim very well? They can cross rivers of up to 8 km. But these athletes don't like to wake up early. Their habits are mainly nocturnal, except in the harsh winters.
Except during courtship, male tigers are solitary and females live with their cubs. The gestation period is 106 days, with the birth of 2 to 3 pups that weigh up to 1.6kg. Until the age of six months, they depend on their mother for everything. Afterwards, they begin to learn to hunt, and at eleven months they are able to catch their own prey without help. Two years is the age of the little tigers to separate to conquer their territory.
Tigers don't see as well and, to hunt, rely more on hearing. Smell also helps. Usually, it approaches prey very quietly, then jumps from behind and – zapt! -grabs prey from behind and kills by strangulation, with a strong bite to the neck or throat.
A tiger's territorial area, like that of other animals, is usually marked with feces and urine. They avoid fighting, but when another tiger invades territory, the invader can be killed by the territory owner. In some parks in India and Nepal, the density of tigers reaches 16 individuals per km2. In less hospitable places like Russia's temperate forest or Malaysia's rainforest, Prey populations are smaller and tigers have to roam huge territories in search of food. Therefore, the density of tigers is scarce, only 1 to 3 tigers per 100 km2.
Tiger stripes are like people's fingerprints. No two tigers have the same stripe pattern.
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Elisa Battle.
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Question 1 - Identify the purpose of the text:
( ) make an alert.
( ) tell a story.
( ) provide explanations.
Question 2 – Read back:
“They can cross rivers of up to 8 km. But these athletes don’t like to get up early.”
In this passage, the author refers to:
Question 3 – In the sentence "But these athletes don't like to wake up early.”, the underlined term could be replaced by:
( ) "Although".
( ) "That is why".
( ) "Therefore".
Question 4 – According to the text, at what age are tigers “able to catch their own prey unaided”?
( ) six months.
( ) eleven months.
( ) two years.
Question 5 - According to the text, when hunting, tigers depend more:
( ) of the vision.
( ) of smell.
( ) of the hearing.
Question 6 - Point out the segment in which the author makes a comparison:
( ) “Its habits are mainly nocturnal, except in severe winters.”
( ) “Usually, it approaches the prey very quietly, then jumps from behind [...]”
( ) “Tiger stripes are like people’s fingerprints.”
Question 7 - Watch:
“[…] prey populations are smaller and tigers have to roam immense territories […]”
The underlined word indicates:
( ) facts that add up.
( ) facts that alternate.
( ) facts that contrast.
By Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Letters and specialist in distance education.
