activity of text interpretation, aimed at students in the fifth year of elementary school, about an injured puma. The feline was found by company employees and sent to the Wild Animal Screening Center in Patos de Minas.. Shall we know more about this jaguar? So, read the text carefully! Then answer the various interpretive questions proposed!
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SCHOOL: DATE:
PROF: CLASS:
NAME:
Read:
The feline was found by company employees and sent to the Wild Animal Screening Center in Patos de Minas..
A puma was rescued on Thursday afternoon (2), on the side of a road in the countryside of
The feline was in a region known as Lafeza. Employees of a company, which has a farm nearby, were monitoring the animal's behavior for 2 days and called the police to rescue it.
With the support of safety equipment, the military collected the jaguar and sent it to the Wild Animal Screening Center (Cetas) in Patos de Minas. However, the space could not receive the animal, which was transferred to the unit in Brasília (DF).
According to PMMA, she is a young female, weighing approximately 20 kg. After receiving medical attention, the jaguar will be released into the wild.
By g1 Triângulo e Alto Paranaíba — Paracatu (03/06/2022 08:35).
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Question 1 - Identify the purpose of the text above:
( ) report a fact.
( ) publicize a place.
( ) tell a story.
Question 2 – Read back:
“Felino was found by company employees and sent to the Wild Animal Screening Center in Patos de Minas.”
Which cat does the text refer to?
Question 3 – In “A cougar was rescued Thursday afternoon (2), on the side of a road in the countryside of paracatu, in the Northwest of Minas.”, the underlined expression indicates:
( ) place.
( ) mode.
( ) time.
Question 4 – In the part “[…] and they called the police to make the rescue.”, the term “to” introduces:
( ) a condition.
( ) a purpose.
( ) a consequence.
Question 5 – In the segment “[…] the military collected the jaguar and forwarded her to the Wild Animal Screening Center (Cetas) in Patos de Minas.”, the underlined word expresses:
( ) sum.
( ) contrast.
( ) alternation.
Question 6 - In "Although, the space could not receive the animal, which was transferred to the unit in Brasília (DF).”, the highlighted word could be replaced by:
( ) "However".
( ) "Therefore".
( ) "Therefore".
Question 7 - Point out the fragment that reveals a future fact about the puma:
( ) “The feline was in a region known as Lafeza.”
( ) “Employees of a company […] were monitoring the behavior of the animal […]”
( ) “After receiving medical care, the jaguar will be released into the wild.”
Question 8 - Watch:
“[…] she is a young female, weighing approximately 20 kg.”
This snippet is:
( ) a narration.
( ) a description.
( ) an argument.
By Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Letters and specialist in distance education.
