Portuguese activity, aimed at students in the eighth grade of elementary school, explores definite articles. How about analyzing them in the text about the Youngest? Then, answer the proposed questions!
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The popular name, youngest, already makes sense ____ its size. And he's really tiny. It measures 6.5 centimeters and weighs 5.0 grams. Because of these numbers, it is considered one of the smallest birds in Brazil.
In the Amazon region, where it appears frequently, it is even considered common. Visually, in plumage, the youngest resembles a well-vied. The difference is the eyes, large, which even clash with their size.
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Question 1 – Complete the space with the definite article:
“The popular name, youngest, already hints at ____ its size.”
Question 2 – The word, underlined in the excerpt “At Amazon region, where it appears frequently […]”, is the contraction of a preposition with the definite article “a”. Identify this preposition:
( ) "in".
( ) "in".
( ) "per".
Question 3 – Watch:
“[…] the youngest resembles a bem-te-vi.”
It can be stated that:
( ) “the” is the definite article.
( ) “a” is the definite article.
( ) “o” and “a” are definite articles.
Question 4 – Underline the following definite articles:
“The difference is the eyes, which are large, which even clash with their size.”
Question 5 – The definite articles underlined above indicate:
( ) the same gender.
( ) the same number.
( ) different gender and number.
By Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Letters and specialist in distance education.