This document contains an English exam for 11th grade with questions about a passage on famous Spanish artist Pablo Picasso. It includes multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, matching, and short answer questions testing comprehension of details about Picasso's life and influential works.
This document contains an English exam for 11th grade with questions about a passage on famous Spanish artist Pablo Picasso. It includes multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, matching, and short answer questions testing comprehension of details about Picasso's life and influential works.
This document contains an English exam for 11th grade with questions about a passage on famous Spanish artist Pablo Picasso. It includes multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, matching, and short answer questions testing comprehension of details about Picasso's life and influential works.
This document contains an English exam for 11th grade with questions about a passage on famous Spanish artist Pablo Picasso. It includes multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, matching, and short answer questions testing comprehension of details about Picasso's life and influential works.
20-If the sun (to shine), we (to walk) into town. 21-If he (to have) a temperature, he (to see) the doctor. 22-If my friends (to come), I (to be) very happy. 23-If she (to earn) a lot of money, she (to fly) to New York. 24-If we (to travel) to London, we (to visit) the museums. 25-If you (to wear) sandals in the mountains, you (to slip) on the rocks. Read the text and answer the following questions. a famous artist Pablo Picasso was a famous Spanish artist. To most, he is known simply as “Picasso.” He was born on October 25th, 1881, and died on April 8, 1973. Pablo’s father was a drawing teacher, and he encouraged his son’s artistic ability. When Pablo was ten years old, the family moved to Barcelona, Spain, where Pablo took an exam to enter a famous and prestigious art school, called La Llonga. The exam was supposed to take one month, but Pablo finished it in one day! He later moved to Paris, where was worked as an artist creating and exhibiting his drawings. During this time, he created his famous “Blue Period” works. They were called this because of their devotion to the color, and because they were quite somber in nature. In 1907, Picasso painted “Les Demoiselles d’Avignon,” which is known to have been the first painting in the “modern art” movement. Artists from all over the world travelled to see this painting. Picasso created cubism, with a colleague named George Braque In the 1920s, Picasso continued his work by creating theatre sets. His work during this period was considered neo-classical, modern, surreal, and cubist. In 1937, there was a terrible bombing in a small Spanish town called Guernica. Picasso reacted by creating one of his most famous murals, a masterpiece named after the town of Guernica. Picasso then moved on to print making and lithography. He was never content to use a medium the way it was traditionally used, and came up with many inventive new ways to create art. He worked on etchings, engravings, and worked on many other techniques. Just before his 87th birthday, he completed a series called the “347 Series,” in which he created three hundred and forty seven pieces of etching and engraving work – between March and October! One of the most interesting things about Picasso is that he was the first artist to be famous during his own lifetime. He was quite a celebrity, and is considered one of the most important artists of the twentieth century. Choose the correct answer (3.5) 26. In the year 1881, Picasso: a. Made his first painting b. Was born c. Passed away
27. Picasso’s father worked as a:
a. Fireman b. Politician c. Drawing teacher
28. One of Picasso’s most famous series of works is called:
a. The Pink Ages b. The Blue Paintings c. The Blue Period
29. Picasso’s celebrity status is best described as:
a. He was very famous, but only after he died and his paintings were discovered b. He was very famous during his life time and after c. He was never famous, and his work is only appreciated by art students
30. Picasso’s relationship to the theatre was:
a. He created the sets using his artistic skills b. He was notorious for enjoying the theatre, and attended every show in Paris. c. He was an actor in his spare time 31. La Llonga is the name of: a. The town in which Pablo was born b. The art school Pablo attended c. The hospital where Pablo’s father worked
32. Picasso died in the year:
a. 1973 b. 1873 c. 1937
33. Look up the word “cubism.” What is the definition? (1)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 34. List three ways that Pablo expressed himself artistically. (1) ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 35. What was Picasso’s reaction when a small town in Spain was bombed? (1) ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 36. Did Picasso work until he was an old man, or did he stop when he was very young? Prove your answer. (1) …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 37. What was the name of Pablo’s painting that began the “modern art movement,” and in what year did he create it? (1) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 38. By what name do people often refer to Pablo Picasso as? (0.5)