Portuguese activity, aimed at students in the eighth grade of elementary school, about adverbs of intensity. Let's analyze them in the text What is the smallest cat breed? To do so, answer the proposed questions!
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The smallest breed of cat is the Singapura, which originates from Singapore. It has a round head and a short snout. The very large almond-shaped eyes draw attention. It has a very robust and muscular body, the tail is also shorter, the short hair is very fine and very soft. His coloring is usually between ivory and brown, also called sepia. It is a very docile and very playful cat. In Singapore, it is common to see him walking down the street. It has a life expectancy of between 11 and 15 years, and weighs between 1.8 and 3.5 kilos. What draws attention is the length of 30 centimeters and the height of 15 centimeters.
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Question 1 – Identify the passage that contains an adverb of intensity:
( ) “[…] the tail is also shorter […]”
( ) “His coloring is usually between ivory and brown [...]”
( ) “What draws attention is the length of 30 centimeters [...]”
Question 2 – In the passage identified above, the adverb intensifies the meaning of:
( ) a verb.
( ) an adjective.
( ) an adverb.
Question 3 – In the passage “The very large almond-shaped eyes draw attention.”, the word “well” plays the role of:
( ) substantive.
( ) mode adverb.
( ) adverb of intensity.
Question 4 – In the text, the adverb “quite” intensifies the meaning of characteristics attributed to:
( ) to the hair of the Singapore cat.
( ) to the body of the Singapore cat.
( ) to the snout of the Singapura cat.
Question 5 – The segment “It is a very docile and very playful cat.”, which has two adverbs of intensity, is:
( ) a narration.
( ) a description.
( ) an argument.
By Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Letters and specialist in distance education.