Unit 8 test
Listening
1 1.09 Listen to the tour. Then answer the
questions. (10 marks)
1 According to the guide, what are the people
standing in front of?
___________________________________________
2 What happened to the painting after it was first
exhibited?
___________________________________________
3 What do the colours represent?
___________________________________________
4 Why do some people think the artist painted a
light bulb? (Give two reasons.)
It might symbolize ___________________________
It might be _________________________________
Vocabulary
2 Complete the dialogue. Use suitable art nouns.
(10 marks)
Mo There’s a Goya (1) ______________ on at the
Tate Modern in London. Do you want to go?
Lou Oh yes. I love that (2) ______________. It’s so
light and there’s a nice café.
Mo OK. The Goya display has received really
good reviews. The art (3) ______________ love
it. It includes some of his (4) ______________ of
the influential people of the time, and Goya’s
best work, The Second of May. It’s his
(5) ______________!
3 Write synonyms for the words in bold. (10 marks)
1 That sculpture is really funny – it makes me
laugh. _______________
2 I think modern art is really silly – I could paint
that! _______________
3 That painting is very bright – it’s got reds,
yellows and greens! ______________
4 That painting is a bit boring – there’s nothing
new about it. _______________
5 That painting is very controversial – it really
makes you think. _______________
Language focus
4 Write the present passive sentences. (10 marks)
a Culture Festival / every year (celebrate)
A Culture Festival is celebrated every year.
1 this painting / by / many critics (dislike)
___________________________________________
2 the sculptures / by / thousands of people (see)
___________________________________________
3 masterpieces / every year (not paint)
___________________________________________
4 the work / by / many people (not understand)
___________________________________________
5 the artist’s / real identity (not know)
___________________________________________
5 Rewrite the active sentences using the past
passive. (10 marks)
Van Gogh painted Starry Night.
Starry Night was painted by Van Gogh.
1 Moreau taught Matisse.
___________________________________________
2 They didn’t make these statues in France.
___________________________________________
3 Their provocative paintings shocked critics.
___________________________________________
4 They didn’t sell the sculpture yesterday.
___________________________________________
5 Surrealism influenced Cubism.
___________________________________________
6 Write the passive questions. (12 marks)
Question Answer
The Scream / paint Munch
1 the Colosseum / build Rome
2 The Lord of the Rings films / New Zealand
make
3 brushes and paint / use for painting
4 the Louvre / open 1793
5 novels / write / by novelists
6 speak / in Japan Japanese
Who was The Scream painted by?
1 _________________________________________ ?
2 _________________________________________ ?
3 _________________________________________ ?
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4 _________________________________________ ?
5 _________________________________________ ?
6 _________________________________________ ?
7 Write two passive quiz questions about art,
books or films. Then write full-sentence
answers. Use your own ideas. (8 marks)
Who were the Twilight books written by?
They were written by Stephanie Meyer.
1 _________________________________________ ?
___________________________________________
2 _________________________________________ ?
___________________________________________
Reading
8 Read the text. Then write true or false. Correct
the false sentences. (10 marks)
SHARBAT GULA
Sharbat is famous because she appeared on the
cover of National Geographic magazine, and the
world was amazed by her beautiful green eyes.
She was photographed in 1985 at the age of
thirteen by journalist Steve McCurry. She lived in
Afghanistan and was forced to leave her home in
Afghanistan during the war with Russia. For
seventeen years nobody knew her name and she
was known simply as ‘the Afghan Girl’. For many
people she symbolized the war.
The journalist tried to find her during the 90s, but
he couldn’t. In 2002 a team from National
Geographic looked for her. A few women said
they were Sharbat and a few men said they were
her husband! They finally found her. Her identity
was confirmed using modern technology which
matched her eyes to the photo.
Sharbat didn’t know that she was famous. She was
photographed again and her story was written
and published in the April 2002 magazine.
Modern pictures of her were printed and a
television documentary was made.
Today her life is quite normal. She gets up before
sunrise and collects water from the stream. She
cooks, cleans, does the washing and looks after
her three children.
1 Sharbat looks very ordinary.
_______________________________________
Total marks: Listening _______ / 10 Vocabulary _______ / 20
Reading _______ / 10 Communication _______ / 10 Writing _______
 / 10 TOTAL _______ / 100
2 A man took her photo when she was a teenager.
___________________________________________
3 Sharbat has lived in Afghanistan all her life.
___________________________________________
4 Sharbat’s name was famous.
___________________________________________
5 People found Sharbat twenty-seven years later.
___________________________________________
6 Some people pretended to be Sharbat.
___________________________________________
7 Sharbat was in the magazine more than once.
___________________________________________
8 The magazine helps children in Sharbat’s home
country. ___________________________________
9 Sharbat’s day begins late.
___________________________________________
10 Sharbat hasn’t got a family.
___________________________________________
Communication
9 Complete the sentences. Write one word in each
gap. (10 marks)
1 It reminds me ________ a Frida Kahlo painting.
2 It doesn’t look ________ a Bosch painting.
3 What ________ earth is that?
4 I’m not sure ________ this painting.
5 She looks as ________ she’s smiling.
Writing
10 Read the information. Then write a description.
Use the ideas to help you. (10 marks)
NOTES ON MONA LISA
(Leonardo da Vinci)
● painted in the sixteenth century
● a portrait of a woman, beautiful, mysterious smile
● one of the most famous paintings in the world
● Renaissance, Europe. Artists experimented with
perspectives and a realistic style of painting.
● exhibited in the Louvre museum in Paris, 1793
● stolen in 1911, returned after two years
● in the Louvre today
Language focus _______ / 40