Part A Part B ELA II

The main subject of the passage is

• what the results of an experiment revealed

• how children learn to draw

• how researchers can gather data from works of art

• what can be done to correct a poor sense of scale

It can be inferred that, during the research project, the children drew....

• pictures of men from different angels

• figures without facial expression

• sketches of both men and women

• only the front view of men

The word "they" in line 6 refers to....

• researchers

• men

• illustrations

• children

the word "markedly" in line 7 is closest in meaning to

• modestly

• noticeably

• merely

• newly

The findings of the experiments described in the passage would probably be of LEAST interest to which of the following groups?

• teachers of art to children

• commercial artists

• experts in child development

• parents of young children

The word "odd" in line 10 is closest in meaning to...

• unusual

• huge

• average

• expected

The word "scale" in line 12 is closest in meaning to....

• measurement

• proportion

• balance

• property

The passage provides information to support which of the following conclusions?

• children under the age of seven do not generally have a good sense of scale

• with training, young children can be taught to avoid disproportion in their art

• children enlarge the size of the head because they sense that it is the most important part of the body

• Children plan ahead when they are drawing pictures

The author's main purpose in writing this passage was to....

• criticize George O'Keeffe's style of painting

• discuss the early successes of an important American artist

• compare abstract art and landscape art

• give the highlights of Georgia O'Keeffe's artistic career

According to the article, where did Georgia O'Keeffe receive her formal art training?

• Sun Prairie, Wisconsin

• Chicago and New York

• Texas

• Taos, New Mexico