activity of text interpretation, aimed at students in the fifth year of elementary school, about the duckling. It's only four inches long, but very graceful.. Let's get to know this bird better? So, read the text carefully! Then answer the various interpretive questions proposed!
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The animal gets its name because of the flattened shape of the beak.
With its brownish fuzz and its claws fixed on a tree branch, even a tiny one, the duckling (Platyrinchus mystaceus) stands out amidst the foliage. It's only ten centimeters long, but very graceful.
It is the flat and wide beak that gives the name of the duckling to the animal. Other specificities of the bird also give it nicknames. One of them is the white-throated duckling. This name takes into account the whitish coloration of the neck region.
The duckling is fond of dense vegetation and tangled foliage regions. Despite the difficulty in finding it, due to its small size and the grandeur of the forest, it is possible to see it perched on vines.
This bird usually remains motionless and solitary for a long time, while observing its surroundings. The fast flight happens only in search of insects to feed and the duckling always returns to a perch.
The nest is shaped like a small cup and, located about one meter from the ground, holds the bird's yellowish eggs. The duckling occurs from Roraima to Rio Grande do Sul and is also found in Latin American countries such as Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador and Argentina.
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Question 1 - Identify the purpose of the text:
( ) introduce a bird.
( ) report a fact about a bird.
( ) tell a story about a bird.
Question 2 – Read back:
"It's only four inches long, but very graceful."
In this passage, the text refers:
Question 3 – In the “Others” segment specificities of the bird also give it nicknames.”, the underlined word could be replaced by:
( ) “attitudes”.
( ) “transformations”.
( ) “particularities”.
Question 4 – Watch:
“The duckling is a fan of dense vegetation. and more tangled foliage regions.”
The highlighted suit:
( ) explains the above.
( ) is opposite to the previous one.
( ) is added to the previous one.
Question 5 - According to the text, it is difficult to find the duckling. Please state the reasons:
Question 6 - Underline the expression that takes up the duckling below:
“This bird usually remains motionless and solitary for a long time […]”
Question 7 - In “Fast flight happens only in the search for insects to feed […]”, the term “to” was used to indicate:
( ) direction.
( ) destiny.
( ) goal.
Question 8 - In the part “[…] and the duckling ever returns to a perch.”, the underlined word expresses:
( ) place.
( ) mode.
( ) time.
Question 9 - The excerpt “The nest is shaped like a small cup […]” is:
( ) a narration.
( ) a description.
( ) an argument.
By Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Letters and specialist in distance education.
