activity of text interpretation, aimed at students in the fifth year of elementary school, on a super-powerful blanket. What blanket will that be, huh? Let's find out? So, read the text carefully! Then answer the various interpretive questions proposed!
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Read:
How do penguins survive in the middle of the ice at such low temperatures? It's just that, with the exception of those that live in tropical regions, the body of these animals is all adapted to cold climates.
In addition to its thick and waterproof feathers, which do not let water come into contact with the skin and still protect from cold wind, penguins also have large fat deposits under their skin, which act as a kind of blanket. To save energy and prevent the loss of their fat reserves, when they are on land in the polar regions, they slide on the snow on their bellies. Very cute, no?
The black plumage on their backs also absorbs the heat of the sun, helping them stay warm. Your circulatory system helps regulate temperature, which varies between 38 and 39 degrees Celsius […]
As long as the plumage is sparse, the young are protected by their parents. Until they are more developed, they carry them on their feet to prevent them from losing too much heat and ending up dying of hypothermia (low temperature).
But it's not just the cold that a penguin has to worry about. He also needs to protect himself from predators such as sea lions, orcas, sharks and leopard seals. For this, in the water, it takes advantage of its coloring through camouflage. Its dark, usually black back helps it blend into the dark waters when viewed from above. Its white belly causes prey and predators to mistake it for the clear sky when viewed from below.
Maria Ramos.
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Question 1 - Read back:
"It's just that, with the exception of those that live in tropical regions, the bodies of these animals are all adapted to cold climates."
What animals does the text refer to?
Question 2 – In the passage “[…] they do not let the water come into contact with the skin and even protect them from the cold wind […]”, the author cites the functions of:
Question 3 – In “[…] penguins also have large fat deposits under their skin, which function like a kind of blanket.”, the highlighted part expresses:
( ) a hypothesis.
( ) one correction.
( ) a comparison.
Question 4 – According to the text, the penguins, “when they are on land in the polar regions, they slide in the snow on their bellies”. Identify the purpose or purposes of this behavior:
( ) “keep warm”.
( ) “regulate the temperature”.
( ) “save energy and prevent the loss of your fat reserves”.
Question 5 - Identify the passage in which the author addresses the reader directly, exposing an opinion on a fact:
Question 6 - In the segment “[…] they carry them on their feet to prevent them from losing too much heat and ending up dying of hypothermia […]”, a word indicates the sum of facts. Inform him:
Question 7 - Watch:
“To do this, in the water, it takes advantage of its coloring through camouflage.”
The term “it” refers to information. Tick it:
( ) “He also needs to protect himself from predators, such as sea lions, orcas, sharks [...]”
( ) “Its dark back, usually black, helps it merge with the dark waters […]”
( ) “Its white belly makes prey and predators mistake it for the clear sky […]”
Question 8 - It can be concluded that the text is intended to:
( ) explain something.
( ) tell a story.
( ) discuss an issue.
By Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Letters and specialist in distance education.
