activity of text interpretation, aimed at students in the fifth year of elementary school, about the mosquito and the dengue mosquito. Shall we differentiate them? So, read the text carefully! Then answer the various interpretative questions proposed!
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It is possible to identify them by characteristics such as color and habits.
Dengue has been a reality in Brazil for decades. We already know what the symptoms of the disease are and how to combat the reproduction of the transmitting mosquito, the
To begin with, the dengue mosquito and the mosquito are mosquitoes from different families. While the first is Aedes aegypti, the stilt is the Culex quinquefasciatus. It is possible to identify them both during flight, “in action”, and at rest. Colors are different. The stilt has a uniform brown color and the Aedes aegypti It has a black body with white stripes. The size too: the first measures 3 to 4 millimeters while the second has 5 to 7 millimeters.
The characteristics and flight habits of both are also different. While the mosquito has a slower and noisier flight (generating a hum), the Aedes aegypti it is faster and quieter and usually attacks from 9 am to 1 pm. The mosquitoes, in turn, act at night, from 6 pm.
Another difference is in the sting. The mosquito leaves a small red bump and this mark causes itching. The dengue mosquito, on the other hand, does not leave marks and does not cause itchiness in the bite. […]
Both lay eggs in stagnant water, but the dengue mosquito prefers clean water and deposits eggs in several places individually. The mosquito lays its eggs together, in the form of a raft, in dirty, polluted water.
*With information from the Oswaldo Cruz Institute (Fiocruz) and the Municipality of Conceição do Mato Dentro (MG).
Available at: www.agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br
Question 1 – In the section “It is possible to identifythem by characteristics such as color and habits”, the highlighted pronoun refers to:
Question 2 – Link as directed:
( 1 ) stilt
( 2 ) Dengue mosquito
( ) “measures from 3 to 4 millimeters”.
( ) “measures from 5 to 7 millimeters”.
( ) “has a uniform brown color”.
( ) “has a black body with white stripes”.
Question 3 – Underline the expression that indicates time below:
"[…] O Aedes aegypti it is faster and quieter and usually attacks from 9am to 1pm.”
Question 4 – In the passage “The mosquito leaves a small reddish bump and this mark causes itching.”, the text reveals facts about the bite of the mosquito, which:
( ) add up.
( ) alternate.
( ) contrast.
Question 5 – In “Both Lay Eggs in Still Water, but the dengue mosquito prefers clean water […]”, the underlined word has the same meaning as:
( ) "then".
( ) "although".
( ) "that's why".
Question 6 – In the fragment “The mosquito lays its eggs together, in the form of a raft, in dirty, polluted water.”, the highlighted part is:
( ) a narration.
( ) a description.
( ) an argument.
Question 7 – It can be concluded that the text aims to:
( ) explain.
( ) debate.
( ) to recommend.
By Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Letters and specialist in distance education.
