On Drawing By A. P. Herbert
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is true of the essay?
It builds a humorous case for doodling as a pastime during meetings.
It is a guide for anyone who wants to take up drawing as a profession.
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Bloom's Taxonomy: Analyze
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.7.1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the primary setting where the author practices drawing?
a home
in the bathroom
during committee meetings
in art classes
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Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.7.1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
According to the author, what material is considered essential for drawing during meetings?
whiteboard
lined foolscap
white blotting-paper
colored pencils
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Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.7.1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How does the author suggest dealing with a poorly drawn eye in a sketch?
Erase and redraw it until you get it right.
Ignore it and continue drawing the other features.
Turn the person into a clergyman by adding spectacles.
Add a hat to the drawing to take the focus away from the eye.
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Bloom's Taxonomy: Understand
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.7.1
5.
REORDER QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Rearrange the steps in the order the author follows them.
He recounts his difficulties with drawing ears.
He moves on to drawing hair.
The author draws the outline of a head.
He draws one more person who argues with the first figure.
The author describes how he salvages a poorly drawn eye.
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Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.7.1
6.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Match the humorous quote to the step it explains
The author draws the outline of a head.
"A straight-on face sketch quickly becomes a grotesque caricature, resembling nothing so much as a failed potato.”
He draws one more person who argues with the first figure. -
"Hair is critical; draw it wrong and the head looks like an overinflated balloon."
He moves on to drawing hair.
“But he has turned out to be a lady, so I have had to give her a "bun."
The author salvages a poorly drawn eye.
"Spectacles can save any bad eye sketch, transforming a misshapen blob into a respectable clergyman."
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Bloom's Taxonomy: Analyze
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.7.1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
“Somehow or other a man has got into this landscape; and, as luck would have it, it is Napoleon.” What does this say about the author?
The author thinks he is a great artist.
The author is very versatile.
The author accepts his flaws as an artist.
The author wants to color the drawing.
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Bloom's Taxonomy: Analyze
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.7.1
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