(AFA - 2011)
Did you know?
... some interesting facts about African Wildlife
Four of the five fastest land animals live in Africa – the cheetah (70mph), wildebeest, lion and Thomson’s gazelle (all about 50 mph).
Butterfly
Having a wingspan of only 1/2”, the smallest butterfly in the world is found in South Africa. It is known as the Dwarf Blue Butterfly.
Chameleons
Madagascar is the home of the world’s _________ as well as the _______ chameleons!
Elephants
The African elephant is the largest living land mammal. An elephant can weigh up to 6-7 tons and has no natural enemies for he is not a predator and there is no other animal large enough to challenge him. Did you know elephants drink up to 160 liters of water per day? An African elephant possesses such “manual” dexterity in his/her trunk tip that he/she can actually turn the pages of a book with it.
Fish
The only place are found is in Lake Tanganyika.
Giraffes
Did you know that the tongue of a giraffe can be ______________ 45 cm? Giraffes are 6 ft tall when they are born.
Penguins
South Africa has a penguin colony, which thrives thanks to the cold Antarctic currents on the west coast near the Cape.
(Adapted from Google/ The African Guide)
GLOSSARY:
Dexterity – the ability to perform a difficult action quickly with the hands.
Trunk – an elephant’s nose.
The sentence “…he/she can actually turn the pages of a book with it.” means that an African elephant:
is able to turn pages of books with his/her trunk tip.
must turn pages of books with his/her trunk tip.
may hardly turn pages of books with his/her trunk tip.
might accidentally turn some pages of books with his/her trunk tip.
Gabarito:
is able to turn pages of books with his/her trunk tip.
A) CORRECT: pois quando a sentença fala que o elefante pode virar as páginas de um livro com a trompa dele, que é o mesmo expresso em estar capacitado (able) em virar as páginas.
B) INCORRECT: pois o "must" indica uma obrigatoriedade, sendo que na sentença destacada no enunciado é falado apenas de uma capacidade, expresso pelo "can".
C) INCORRECT: pois o "hardly" indica algo muito difícil de acontecer, o que vai contra o que está expresso no enunciado, uma vez que a sentença destacada indica algo possível de acontecer, enquanto essa alternativa indica uma impossibilidade.
D) INCORRECT: pois não há nada na sentença do enunciado que permite dizer que essa ação pode "accidentally" acontecer, mas a sentença fala de algo que é possível de modo geral de acontecer.