activity of text interpretation, aimed at students in the fifth year of elementary school, about the heron. According to the text, she draws attention mainly for the color of the feathers. Shall we get to know this heron better? So, read the text carefully! Then, be sure to answer the various interpretive questions proposed!
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Species measuring about 73 centimeters displays a unique plumage. Present in the Amazon region, heron is threatened with extinction.
Considered one of the most beautiful herons of the Ardeidae family, the forest heron (
In addition to the unique coloring, the egret also stands out for the size of the beak, measuring up to 15 centimeters. It is not for nothing that it is known as the socó-hummingbird.
The neck is also remarkable in the species, as it is very long and thin, becoming evident only when the bird fully stretches it. The male and female have the same plumage, but the male draws more attention for having more intense colors.
A curiosity is that unlike species such as the lesser egret, the great egret and the egret, the egret does not usually walk in shallow water in open areas. On the contrary, it is not so easy to spot the species. It usually stays on the banks of Amazonian rivers, where it manages to camouflage itself. It also hides in trees and tangles of vines.
It has a solitary habit, except during the reproduction period, when it gathers in colonies, with about six nests, two meters above the water, in isolated areas of mangroves and swamps surrounded by forest. The couple is monogamous. And the female of the species lays about two eggs.
The species is threatened with extinction and occurs from the Amazon to Mato Grosso do Sul, and can also be found in neighboring countries such as Colombia, Ecuador and Bolivia.
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Question 1 - In the passage “Present in the Amazon region, heron is threatened with extinction.”, the text refers to:
( ) egret.
( ) egret.
( ) little white heron.
Question 2 – Watch:
“[…] the species has the largest number of colors on its body, they are shades that vary from blue, brown to burgundy.”
This snippet is:
( ) a narration.
( ) a description.
( ) an argument.
Question 3 – According to the text, the forest heron “is known as the hummingbird socó”, because:
( ) of the solidary habit.
( ) the varied coloring of the feathers.
( ) of the size of the beak of up to 15 centimeters.
Question 4 – In the part “[…] when the bird fully stretches it.”, the underlined expression:
( ) resume.
( ) it presents.
( ) characterizes.
Question 5 – In “The male and the female have the same plumage, but the male draws more attention for presenting more intense colors.”, the underlined term could be replaced by:
( ) "then".
( ) "although".
( ) "therefore".
Question 6 - According to the text, it is not very easy to see the egret. Transcribe the segment in which he reveals the reasons for this:
Question 7 - In the fragment “The species is threatened with extinction and occurs from the Amazon to Mato Grosso do Sul, and can also be found in neighboring countries […]”, the fact highlighted:
( ) explains the above.
( ) concludes the above.
( ) is added to the previous one.
By Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Letters and specialist in distance education.
