Grade 12 Reading Exercise

1. British people don't appreciate art because they don't see enough art around them all the time.

2. British museums aim to appeal to popular tastes in art.

3. The average Englishman likes the works of Turner and Constable.

4. Britain, like every other country, has its own view of what art is.

5. In Britain, interest in art is mainly limited to traditional forms such as representational painting.

6. British art has always been affected by other cultures.

7. Galleries in other countries are of better quality than those in Britain.

8. People are not raised to appreciate art.

9. The British have limited knowledge of art. 10. Many British artists

A)	are engravers or poets
B)	are great but liked only in Britain
C)	do not belong to a school or general trend
D)	are influenced by Picasso and Dali

Answer 10: ABCD

11. Classic' art can be described as

A)	sentimental, realistic paintings with geometric shapes
B)	realistic paintings with primary colors
C)	abstract modern paintings and sculptures
D)	realistic, representational pictures and sculptures

Answer 11: ABCD

12. In Spain, people probably enjoy modern art because

A)	their artists have a classifiable style
B)	the most renowned modern artists are Spanish
C)	they attend many modern exhibitions
D)	they have different opinions on art

Answer 12: ABCD