activity of text interpretation, aimed at students in the fifth year of elementary school, about a wild mosquito. It is about Aedes albopictus. Shall we find out about him? So read the text carefully! Then answer the various interpretive questions proposed!
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Native to Southeast Asia, the Aedes albopictus is a wild mosquito, which has adapted to urban, suburban and rural environments. It is found more frequently in places with lower human concentration and greater vegetation cover.
Although it uses artificial deposits, such as ae. aegypti, lays its eggs especially in natural breeding sites, such as bromeliads and fruit peels to tree holes, located around the houses up to long distances in secondary forests.
In recent decades, the Hey albopictus spread in Africa, Europe and the Americas, mainly due to the international trade in used tires. Deposited inside the tires, the eggs are resistant to desiccation and remain viable for several months in the absence of water.
Although it is native to tropical and subtropical regions, it has successfully adapted to cooler areas. Eggs from temperate zone strains are more tolerant of cold, even withstanding snow and sub-zero temperatures. The European variant of Hey albopictus undergoes a period of diapause (reduced development) during the winter months.
In Brazil, it was first detected in the 1980s, in the states of Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro. Gradually, it invaded neighboring states, such as Espírito Santo and São Paulo.
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Question 1 - In the passage “It is found more frequently in places of lower human concentration and greater vegetation cover.”, the text refers:
Question 2 – In “Although it uses artificial deposits, as O ae. aegypti, lays its eggs especially in natural breeding sites […]”, the underlined term:
( ) points to a cause.
( ) introduces a conclusion.
( ) establishes a comparison.
Question 3 – According to the text, “In recent decades, the Hey albopictus spread to Africa, Europe and the Americas”. In other words, he:
( ) decreased in Africa, Europe and the Americas.
( ) spread in Africa, Europe and the Americas.
( ) changed in Africa, Europe and the Americas.
Question 4 – Identify, according to the text, the cause of the spread of the Hey albopictus in Africa, Europe and the Americas:
( ) “the eggs are resistant”.
( ) “adaptation to colder areas”.
( ) “international trade in used tires”.
Question 5 - In the section “[…] coming to bear the snow and temperatures below zero.”, the underlined word indicates facts, which:
( ) are added.
( ) alternate.
( ) are contrasted.
Question 6 - In the text, the information in parentheses is:
( ) one correction.
( ) one explanation.
( ) an example.
Question 7 - In the sentence "In Brazil, was first detected in the 1980s, in the states of Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro.”, the highlighted expression indicates:
( ) place.
( ) mode.
( ) time.
Question 8 - Read back:
“Gradually, it invaded neighboring states, such as Espírito Santo and São Paulo.”
The segment above is:
( ) a narration.
( ) a description.
( ) an argument.
By Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Letters and specialist in distance education.
