4.2 Building on Nature: The life of Antoni Gaudi Test

1. What is the genre of the story?

• A. Biography
• B. Realistic Fiction
• C. PersuasiveText
• D. Procedure Text

2. What is this text mostly about?

• A. building an underground chapel
• B. strange buildings
• C. life of Antoni Guadi
• D. nature

3. The story Building on Nature, The Life of Antoni Gaudi is a biography. A biography is a story that…

• A. Is long and has animals that act like people.
• B. Is short and teaches a moral or lesson.
• C. Is old and tells about a hero or an important event.
• D. Tells about the life of a real person.

4. As a child, Gaudi has time to notice the world around him because…

• A. He has really big eyes.
• B.He wears special glasses.
• C. He often feels sick and can’t always run and play.
• D. He likes to sit on rocks and look around.

5. The passersby stop and stare at the Vicens House. This shows that they think his work is…

• A. Interesting, they are not used to bright colors.
• B. Boring, it all looks the same.
• C. Funny, it makes them laugh.
• D. Sad, it makes them cry.

6. Why did Gaudi go to Barcelona?

• A. To become an architect.
• B. To wear top hats and coats.
• C. To become a metalsmith.
• D. To visit his two friends.

7. According to the story, Gaudi made door knockers that looked like they squashed bedbugs and peepholes that looked like honeycomb because…

• A. There was a problem with bugs and he wants to get rid of them.
• B. He is trying to make things difficult to use.
• C. . He had a great imagination and wanted everyone to notice even his smallest creations.
• D. He knows that everyone likes bugs and wanted to include them in his buildings.

8. Which sentence from the story shows that Gaudi thought of creating new things?

• A. He dreams of rebuilding the ruins.
• B. He makes friends with two boys.
• C. Gaudi grows stronger.
• D. He attends opera and goes to church, too.

9. The author would agree that Gaudi’s work is…

• A. Confusing and old.
• B. Simple and plain.
• C. Boring and ugly.
• D. Interesting and creative.

10. When visitors stand on the rooftop courtyard at Casa Mila, they might feel like they are in the…

• A. Jungle
• B. Clouds.
• C. Ocean.
• D. Snow.