Portuguese activity, focused on students in the ninth grade of elementary school, explores prepositions. How about analyzing them in the text crows? To do so, answer the proposed questions! In the part “[…] crows hunt in groups […]”, does the preposition “in” compose an expression that indicates place, mode or time?
You can download this Portuguese language activity in an editable Word template, ready to print to PDF and also the activity with answers.
Download this Portuguese exercise at:
SCHOOL: DATE:
PROF: CLASS:
NAME:
Read:
In captivity, there have been reports of crows living 20 to 30 years. In the wild, although no studies have been carried out to verify their longevity, researchers believe that these birds are capable of living ______ another ten years.
Extremely intelligent, crows hunt in groups, communicate intensely, maintain a complex family and social structure and are even capable of making tools.
There are more than twenty species spread around the world, none of which occur in South America.
Marcelo Duarte.
Available in: .
Question 1 – In the section “In captivity, there have been reports of crows that lived from 20 to 30 years.”, the word “a” functions as:
( ) preposition.
( ) definite article.
( ) personal pronoun.
Question 2 – In the segment “[…] although no studies have been developed to verify their longevity […]”, the preposition “para” establishes a relationship of:
( ) direction.
( ) destiny.
( ) goal.
Question 3 – Complete the space with the necessary preposition:
“[…] researchers believe that these birds are capable of living ______ another ten years.”
Question 4 – In the part “[…] crows hunt in groups […]”, the preposition “in” composes an expression that indicates:
( ) place.
( ) mode.
( ) time.
Question 5 – Point to the fragment that contains a preposition:
( ) “[…] they communicate intensely […]”
( ) “[…] maintain a complex family and social structure […]”
( ) “[…] they are even capable of making tools.”
By Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Letters and specialist in distance education.
