Portuguese Activity: The Whys

Portuguese activity, indicates for 9th grade students, proposes the study of the spellings of the whys, through fragment of the novel Sad end of Policarpo Lent, written by Lima Barreto.

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SCHOOL: DATE:

PROF: CLASS:

NAME:

Read this fragment of the novel Sad end of Policarpo Lent, by Lima Barreto:

What most impressed her on the tour was the general misery, the lack of cultivation, the poverty of the houses, the sad, dejected air of poor people. Educated in the city, she had the idea that the farmers were happy, healthy and happy. With so much clay, so much water, why weren't the houses made of bricks and roofs? It was always that sinister thatch and that “sopapo” that showed the weave of sticks, like the skeleton of a patient. Why were there no crops around these houses, a vegetable garden, an orchard? Wouldn't it be so easy, working hours? And there were no cattle, neither big nor small. A goat was rare, a sheep. Because? Even on the farms, the spectacle was no longer exciting. […]

Sad end of Policarpo Lent. São Paulo: Brasiliense, 1978.

Questions

Question 1 - Explain the spelling of "why" in the following excerpts:

a) "With so much clay, so much water, why weren't the houses made of bricks and didn't have tiles?"

b) “A goat or ram was rare. Because?"

Question 2 - In “It was always that sinister thatch and that “sopapo” that let you see the weave of sticks, like the skeleton of a patient.”, the highlighted term indicates one:

a) comparison

b) illustration

c) compliance

d) conclusion

Question 3 - "Why around these houses, no there was crops, a vegetable garden, an orchard?”. Explain the use of the singular verb “haver” in this passage:

Question 4 - In the segment "And there were no cattle, nor great nor small.”, the underlined elements express:

a) opposition

b) condition

c) addition

d) consequence

By Denyse Lage Fonseca – Graduated in Languages ​​and specialist in distance education.

At answers are in the link above the header.

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