WorksheetsUnit 4 Week 2: Building on Nature: The Life of Antoni Gaudi
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
He often observes animals out in nature.
hides
moves
watches
He wanted to be an architect when he grew up.
metalsmith
building designer
librarian
We will see many monuments in the city.
statues
tanks
titles
She was very proud of her creations grom art camp.
towns to visit
places to swim
things that are made
The new building had arches at the top.
curves
stairs
trails
The story Building on Nature, The Life of Antoni Gaudi is a biography. A biography is a story that
Teaches a moral or a lesson
Has animals that act like people
Tells about the life of a real person
As a child, Gaudi has time to notice the world around him because
He often feels sick and can't always run and play
He has really big eyes
He likes to sit on rocks and look around
The passerbys stop and stare at the Vincens House. THis shows that they think his work is
Sad, it makes them cry
Interesting, they are not used to bright colors
Funny, it makes them laugh
Why did Gaudi go to Barcelona?
To become an architect
To visit his two friends
To become a metalsmith
According to the story, Gaudi made door knockers that looked like they squashed bed bugs and peepholes that looked like honeycomb because
There was a problem with bugs and he wants to get rid of them
He had a great imagination and wanted everyone to notice even his smallest creations
He is trying to make things difficult to use
Which sentence from the story shows that Gaudi thought of creating new things?
He makes friends with two boys.
He dreams of rebuilding the ruins.
He attends opera and goes to church, too.
The author would agree that Gaudi's work is
Simple and plain
Confusing and old
Interesting and creative
When vistors stand on the rooftop courtyard at Casa Mila, they might feel like they are in the
Jungle
Ocean
Snow
Gaudi was trying to build a chapel underground, so he
Studied the problem for ten years.
Gave up and did something else.
Built it above ground instead.
Read the following sentences from the story:
His daring creations speak for him. Gaudi's buildings curve and arch. They sparkle and glitter and whisper with joy.
The author included these sentences to show that
Gaudi's buildings were like all the others.
Gaudi's building were too strange and should not have been created.
Gaudi's buildings were exciting and he did things no one had seen before.
