Portuguese activity, focused on students in the ninth grade of elementary school, addresses prepositions. Let's analyze them in the text How a gecko walks along walls without falling? To do so, answer the proposed questions! In the segment “[…] when the lizards' legs come into contact with _______ smooth surfaces […]”, which preposition should fill the indicated space?
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Have you ever wondered how geckos walk along walls without falling off? Probably, anyone who has caught themselves watching these small reptiles has already become curious to understand how this sticking and unsticking mechanism works without losing grip.
Contrary to what many people think, this ability has nothing to do with the "suckers" mechanism. In fact, when geckos' feet come into contact with _______ smooth surfaces, a type of natural “magnetism” occurs, controlled by the animal.
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Question 1 – Underline the following preposition:
“[…] anyone who found himself observing these small reptiles was already curious to understand how this mechanism works […]”
Question 2 – The preposition underlined above establishes the relationship of:
( ) mode.
( ) cause.
( ) goal.
Question 3 – In “[…] this mechanism of sticking and ungluing [...]”, there is a preposition. Which?
( ) "that".
( ) "in".
( ) "It is".
Question 4 – In the section “[…] this ability has nothing to do with the ‘suckers’ mechanism.”, the word “a” is:
( ) preposition.
( ) definite article.
( ) personal pronoun.
Question 5 – In the segment “[…] when geckos' feet come into contact with _______ smooth surfaces […]”, a preposition fills in the space indicated. Tick it:
( ) "in".
( ) "per".
( ) "with".
By Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Letters and specialist in distance education.