Question

A rich American went to Paris and bought a picture by a modern artist. He had paid a lot of money for the picture, so he thought the picture was very good. He came to the hotel where he stayed and wanted to hang the picture. To his surprise he could not tell what was the top and what was the bottom. So he thought of a plan and invited the artist to dinner. The artist looked at the picture many times. He put on his glasses and approached the picture to look at it more closely. And at last when they began to drink coffee, the artist told the American that the picture was upside down. The American was surprised and wondered why the artist had not told it to him at once. The artist had to admit that he himself was not sure about it at first. So the rich American left the picture on the wall as it was. He thought that nobody noticed that it was upside down. (true or false) 1) The text describes modern French art. 2) The person who bought the picture by a modern artist was from the USA. 3) The picture was a water colour portrait of the American`s wife. 4) The picture was rather cheap but nice. 5) The American invited the artist to dinner in order to find out what was the name of the picture. 6) The artist noticed at once that the picture was upside down. 7) The rich American turned the picture over so that nobody would notice that it was upside down.

Answer 1

1) The text describes modern French art.

False

2) The person who bought the picture by a modern artist was from the USA.

True

3) The picture was a water colour portrait of the American`s wife.

False

4) The picture was rather cheap but nice.

False

5) The American invited the artist to dinner in order to find out what was the name of the picture.

False

6) The artist noticed at once that the picture was upside down.

True

7) The rich American turned the picture over so that nobody would notice that it was upside down.

False

Answer 2

1) False. The text does not specifically describe modern French art, but rather mentions a modern artist and a picture purchased by a rich American in Paris. 2) True. The person who bought the picture by a modern artist was from the USA. 3) False. The text does not mention anything about the picture being a watercolor portrait or of the American's wife. 4) False. The text does not provide any information about the price or the quality of the picture, only that the American thought it was very good. 5) False. The American invited the artist to dinner, but the reason was not to find out the name of the picture. The text does not mention the American's intention for inviting the artist to dinner. 6) True. The artist noticed that the picture was upside down after looking at it closely with his glasses on. 7) False. The text does not mention the American turning the picture over. It states that the American left the picture on the wall as it was, thinking that nobody would notice that it was upside down.