activity of text interpretation, aimed at students in the fifth year of elementary school, on the water lily. Is it over there It is the largest aquatic plant in the world and has the largest flower in the Americas. Let's get to know this plant better? Then, answer the proposed interpretive questions!
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The water lily is the largest aquatic plant in the world and has the largest flower in the Americas. It is also known by the popular name of jaçanã. This plant is found in Brazil, Bolivia and Guyana. In Brazil, it is typical of the northern region, in the Amazon River basin.
An exclusively aquatic plant, the water lily has floating leaves and has drainage channels and two side slits, directing rainwater to the lake. It has an energy reservoir rich in starch, iron and mineral salts, and can be used as food.
The fruit ripens at around six weeks and the seeds are buoyant. In the ebb season, they settle in the soil, germinating a new plant.
A curiosity about the water lily leaf is that, when young, it has the shape of a heart. It also has laxative and healing properties, in addition to its ability to color and strengthen hair.
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Question 1 - Read back:
“It is also known by the popular name of jaçanã.”
In this passage, the text refers to:
Question 2 – In "In Brazil, it is typical of the northern region […]”, the underlined expression indicates:
( ) place.
( ) quite.
( ) time.
Question 3 – According to the text, the water lily is a plant:
( ) only aquatic.
( ) mainly aquatic.
( ) occasionally aquatic.
Question 4 – Watch:
“[…] the water lily has floating leaves and has drainage channels and two slits […]”
This snippet is:
( ) a narration.
( ) a description.
( ) an argument.
Question 5 - In “[…] directing rainwater to the lake.”, the word “to” expresses:
( ) direction.
( ) objective.
( ) adequacy.
Question 6 - In the sentence “The fruit ripens around six weeks and seeds are floating.”, the highlighted term indicates:
( ) facts that add up.
( ) facts that alternate.
( ) facts that contrast.
Question 7 - In the passage “In the ebb season, they settle on the ground […]”, the verb expresses an action:
( ) of the leaves of the water lily.
( ) of the seeds of the water lily.
( ) of the two side slits of the water lily.
Question 8 - Identify the part of the water lily that, according to the text, “when young, is shaped like a heart”:
( ) the flower.
( ) the fruit.
( ) The leaf.
Question 9 - In the segment “It also has laxative and healing properties, in addition to its ability to color and strengthen the hair.”, the text:
( ) lists the benefits of the water lily for human beings.
( ) points out hypotheses about the benefits of the water lily for humans.
( ) establishes a comparison between the benefits of the water lily for humans.
By Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Letters and specialist in distance education.