Portuguese Activity: Questions about verbs in the present tense

Portuguese activity, aimed at students in the seventh year of elementary school, aims at the study of verbs in the present tense. The questions are based on the text that answers the question: Is having plants at home bad?

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SCHOOL: DATE:

PROF: CLASS:

NAME:

Read:

Is having plants at home bad?

Overall, no. During photosynthesis, they absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen, which even makes breathing indoors easier. In addition, plants ____________________ steam water, increasing the humidity in the air, and help remove toxins from the environment, such as those in paints. But sleeping in a room with plants may not be a good idea: some species, at night, release substances to ward off insects, which can cause shortness of breath indoors.

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Questions

Question 1 - The text serves the purpose of:

a) inform the reader.

b) thrill the reader.

c) invite the reader.

d) entertain the reader.

Question 2 - Taking into account the context above, the gap indicated must be filled with this verb in the present tense:

a) absorb

b) release

c) evaporate

d) store

Question 3 - “[…] release substances to ward off insects […]”. Point out the subject of the verb highlighted in this part of the text:

Question 4 – Underline the verbs, used in the present tense, that make up the sentences:

a) “During photosynthesis, they absorb carbon dioxide […]”

b) “[…] which even makes breathing easier indoors.”

c) “[..] and help to remove toxins from the environment […]”

d) “But sleeping in a room with plants might not be a good idea […]”

Question 5 - Check the passage whose present tense verb indicates a state of the subject:

a) "Is having plants at home bad?"

b) “[…] and release oxygen […]”

c) “[…] like those in paint.”

d) “[…] that can cause shortness of air in a closed environment.”

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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