The Art Lesson

Tommy's cousins, who were in art school, told him to ________________. 

• erase, erase, erase

• practice, practice, practice 

• read every book he could about art 

• forget about becoming an artist 

Why didn't Tommy like painting in kindergarten? 

• All the students had to share the three paintbrushes. 

• The teacher made the students do the same painting many times. 

• The children all had to wear silly paint smocks. 

• The paints didn't stick to the paper very well, and they cracked. 

I always pit on a smock before I paint. What is a smock? 

• a kind of shirt worn over clothes to protect them 

• a kind of covering for shoes 

• a kind of smile, like a grin 

• a kind of thick coat to keep from getting cold

Miss Bird made the paint by pouring different colored powders into different jars. What does the word powders mean? 

• to make like another 

• to hurt or spoil 

• a lot of very tiny pieces of something 

• pieces of colored wax used to draw 

What deal did Tommy make with Mrs. Bowers?

• That he can go out and play after he copied the drawing.

• That he can make his own picture and use his own crayons after he copied the drawing.

• That he can use the computer after he copied the drawing.

What did Tommy want to be when he grew up?

• a teacher

• a musician

• an artist

Why was Tommy upset when Mrs. Bowers said "Watch carefully and copy me."?

• He forgot his glasses and couldn't see very well.

• He did not like drawing about Thanksgiving.

• He could not find his box of crayons to draw.

• He believed that artist don't copy, they do their own drawings.

What was wrong with the paint in school?

• it cracked & blew off the paper when it dried

• it was too bright

• it was very sticky

• it smelled very funny

What did Tommy's cousins advise him to do to improve his art skills?

• erase, erase, erase

• practice, practice, practice

• read every book he could about art

• forget about becoming an artist

Why didn't Tommy enjoy painting in kindergarten?

• All the students had to share the three paintbrushes.

• The teacher made the students do the same painting many times.

• The children all had to wear silly paint smocks.

• The paints didn't stick to the paper very well, and they cracked.