Monkey Master

Who or what is the main subject of “Monkey Master”?

• a chimpanzee whose paintings are featured in an exhibition

• an artist who collects the paintings done by chimpanzees

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CCSS.RL.6.2

What is the main question that the author raises in “Monkey Master”?

• whether famous artists appreciate paintings by chimpanzees

• whether paintings by an animal can be considered art

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CCSS.RL.6.2

Animal scientist Desmond Morris helped Congo make his paintings. Which answer best describes the help Morris gave?

• Morris showed Congo examples of abstract art to use as models.

• Morris gave Congo art supplies and a special high chair to help him paint.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

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Which of the following is a quality of Congo’s painting that the author of “Monkey Master” most clearly admires?

• the different feelings the paintings express

• the interesting, beautiful use of colors and shapes

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CCSS.RL.6.1

Which of the following is background information the writer feels could have been better covered in the exhibition of ape paintings?

• to what extent Morris influenced Congo's paintings

• whether Picasso truly valued the paintings in the exhibit

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CCSS.RI.6.3

If a person is a purist about food, which of the following is most likely to be true? Base your answer on the meaning of purist.

• The person prefers food cooked at a fancy restaurant.

• The person accepts only certain ways of cooking food.

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CCSS.L.6.4D

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which of the following is most clearly an aesthetic choice? Base your answer on the meaning of aesthetic.

• which color curtains to buy for a room

• whether to go to sleep earlier than usual

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

The term abstract is used to refer to paintings and other art. Which of the following is the best defintion of abstract as it applies to art?

• using shapes and colors that do not represent things

• using shapes and colors that are hard to understand

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Part A- Which best summarizes the writer’s reaction to Congo’s paintings in “Monkey Master”?

• He is fascinated by the primitive quality of art made by apes.

• He is impressed by the skill and good judgment Congo's paintings show.

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

Part B- Which quotation from “Monkey Master” best supports the answer to Part A?

• After a short drawing phase, it was decided to move [Congo] on to painting.

• An audacious pink splodge at the center plays a delicate game of tag across the paper with a couple of different blues. That's it. And it really works.

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.W.6.9A