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Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

TEXT 1


What is the writer trying to do in this text?

a)

Complain about her son's friends

b)

Give advice to teenagers

c)

Describe her son's hobby

d)

Compare herself with her parents

2.

TEXT 1


Why did the writer give Ben the present he wanted?

a)

She wanted to reward him for working hard

b)

He already had too many computer games

c)

She knew he would use it sensibly

d)

He persuade her it would be a good idea.

3.

TEXT 1


Why do the band always practise at Ben's house?

a)

It is difficult for Ben to move his drums

b)

The neighbours don't mind the noise

c)

Ben's parents enjoy listening to them

d)

They can leave their equipment there

4.

TEXT 1


What does the writer say about the band members?

a)

Their influence on her son worries her

b)

Their taste in music is different from hers

c)

They play their instruments well

d)

They avoid any contact with her

5.

TEXT 1


What might the writer say to her son?

a)

Your teacher has just phoned. He wants to know why you weren't at school today!

b)

When are you playing at the club next? Dad and I would love to come along again!

c)

If you don't know what to do with yourself, there's a good programme on the television in a few minutes.

d)

Are you sure you've finished you homework? it's more important than band practise!

6.

TEXT 2


What is the writer trying to do in the text?

a)

Describe particular works by Craigie Aitchison

b)

Teach readers how to paint like Craigie Aitchison

c)

Introduce readers to the artist Craigie Aitchison

d)

Explain how Craigie Aitchison has made money from painting

7.

TEXT 2


What Can the reader learn about Aitchison from the text?

a)

He works in a different way from other artists

b)

He often gets bored with his paintings

c)

He improved his drawing by going to art school

d)

He did some paintings for the Italian government

8.

TEXT 2


What does Aitchison say about his use of colour?

a)

He likes starting with the darkest colours firt

b)

He knows the colour he's aiming for when he begins

c)

He prefers to paint with yellows, greens, and browns

d)

He understands how different colours work together

9.

TEXT 2


Aitchison prefers models who don't

a)

Keep talking to him while he's working

b)

Ask him about his strange method of working

c)

Worry about how long the work will take

d)

Feel anxious to see the work as it's developing

10.

TEXT 2


What might a visitor at an exhibition say about Aitchison's work?

a)

I love his recent paintings of Scotland, which are very similar to a number of other Scottish painters!

b)

You can Still see the influence of his trip to Italy in some of these pictures!

c)

You can tell he spend a lot of time drawing the picture before he started painting!

d)

I wonder if his law training helps him at all, especially in selling his work