Portuguese activity, aimed at students in the seventh year of elementary school, aims to study the present tense. The proposed questions are based on the movie summary. little big life.
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SCHOOL: DATE:
PROF: CLASS:
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Read the movie summary:
Imagine what happens, as a solution to overpopulation, when Norwegian scientists find out how shrink humans to 13 cm tall and propose a 200-year global transition from large to little.
People soon realize how much longer money lasts in a miniaturized world and, with the promise of a better life, man Paul Safranek (Matt Damon) and his wife Audrey (Kristen Wiig) decide to abandon their stressful lives in Omaha, States United, to grow small and move into a new miniature community – a choice that initiates adventures that they change their lives.
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Question 1 - In the passage “[…] and propose a global transition over 200 years from big to small […]”, the verb in the present tense has as subject:
( ) Norwegian scientists
( ) the humans
( ) people
Question 2 - Check the verb in the present tense that refers to an action of the film's protagonists:
( ) understand
( ) decide
( ) change
Question 3 - Highlight the verbs in the present tense that make up the following sentences:
a) “[…] when Norwegian scientists discover how to shrink […]”
b) “[…] how much longer money lasts in a miniaturized world […]”
c) “[…] a choice that starts adventures […]”
Question 4 – The underlined verb was inflected in the present tense in:
( ) “Imagine what it happens, as a solution to overpopulation […]"
( ) "[…] To become small to become small […]"
( ) "[…] what if change to a new community in miniature […]"
Question 5 - Point out the explanation for the use of present tense in the construction of the abstract:
( ) show that the film addresses a current theme.
( ) indicate facts that are happening.
( ) bring readers closer to the story of the film.
By Denyse Lage Fonseca – Graduated in Languages and specialist in distance education.
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