activity of text interpretation, aimed at students in the fifth year of elementary school, about the bluebird. He is the most popular blue bird in Brazil! Shall we get to know him better? So, read the text carefully! Then, answer the various interpretative questions proposed!
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A symbolic bird that draws attention for its color and the unique beauty of its voice..
The popular name of this bird refers to the tone of the male's feathers, as the female has brown plumage. Predominantly blue in color, with contrasting parts in metallic tones, it also stands out for having black nuances, and even a strong beak adapted to feed on grains and seeds.
But contrary to what many think, this bird is not related to species like the little mustache and caboclinhos. In fact, it belongs to the Cardinalidae family, the same as the Fire Tanager and the Bunch Tie.
The bluebird likes to live in more open and sunny environments such as forest edges. It is common in the Caatinga, Cerrado and can also be found in areas of the Atlantic Forest, where there is not such an exuberant forest.
Did you know that there is more than one species of bluebird? On our territory, two close relatives of it are found: the bluebird (Cyanoloxia glaucocaerulea) and the Amazon bluebird (Cyanoloxia rothschildii). It is possible to distinguish each of these species by song and distribution area.
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Question 1 – In “A symbolic bird that draws attention for its color and the unique beauty of its voice.”, the text refers to:
( ) to the bluebird.
( ) to the bando tie.
( ) to the fire ant.
Question 2 – In the segment “The popular name of this bird refers to the tone of the male’s feathers, given that the female has brown plumage.”, the underlined expression introduces:
( ) a cause.
( ) a condition.
( ) a consequence.
Question 3 – The section “Predominantly blue in color, with contrasting parts in metallic tones […]” is:
( ) a narration.
( ) a description.
( ) an argument.
Question 4 – Underline the word that expresses a purpose below:
“[…] and also a strong beak adapted to feed on grains and seeds.”
Question 5 – Read back:
“The bluebird likes to live in more open and sunny environments, such as forest edges.”
In this part of the text, the word “like”:
( ) indicates mode.
( ) marks an example.
( ) starts a comparison.
Question 6 – In the passage “[…] where there is not such an exuberant forest.”, the term “where” is related to:
( ) Caatinga.
( ) Thick.
( ) Atlantic forest.
Question 7 – In “[…] two close relatives of him are found: the little blue (Cyanoloxia glaucocaerulea) and the Amazon bluebird (Cyanoloxia rothschildii).", the colon:
( ) announce a citation.
( ) announce an opinion.
( ) announce an explanation.
Question 8 – In the fragment “Is it possible distinguish each of these species by song and distribution area.”, the highlighted verb means:
( ) "to admire".
( ) "meet".
( ) “differentiate”.
By Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Letters and specialist in distance education.
