Leonardo da Vinci: A Man Ahead of His Time
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Proposed Answers:
1.- Are the following statements TRUE or FALSE? Copy the evidence from the text. No marks are given for only TRUE or FALSE.
a) Leonardo's relationship with his father was not easy as a child.
TRUE: His father was stern and distant with him...
b) Leonardo's father had clear ideas about his son's future.
FALSE: Piero da Vinci didn't know what to do about his son, Leonardo.
(Maximum score: 2 points)
2.- In your own words and based on the ideas in the text, answer the following questions. Do not copy from the text.
a) Explain why Leonardo couldn't attend the university.
Leonardo couldn't study at university because his parents were not married when he was born.
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The relevant part of the text is:
... because the boy was illegitimate, the association of magistrates and notaries would not accept him, nor would he be allowed to attend the university.
(paragraph 2)
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b) Why is Leonardo considered a man ahead of his time?
Because of his scientific and technological work, which was much more advanced than that of his contemporaries.
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He was a scientist before there was science, an inventor whose ideas surpassed the technology of his time...
(paragraph 4)
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3.- Find the words in the text that mean:
| a) | managed (paragraph 1) | ran |
| b) | aptitude (paragraph 2) | talent |
| c) | acclaimed (paragraph 3) | famous |
| d) | amazed (paragraph 4) | stunned |
(Maximum score: 1 point)
4.- Complete the following sentences. Use the appropriate form of the word in brackets when given.
a) I wonder ________ Leonardo da Vinci would have invented if he ________ (have) access to a computer during his lifetime.
I wonder what Leonardo da Vinci would have invented if he had had access to a computer during his lifetime.
b) When young, Leonardo learnt ________ his master. Then, he ________ (leave) us some of the best paintings ever.
When young, Leonardo learnt from his master. Then, he left us some of the best paintings ever.
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When young, Leonardo learnt from his master. Then, he has left us some of the best paintings ever.
c) Although he began his career ________ an artist, the ________ (old) Leonardo grew the more attracted he became to different topics.
Although he began his career as an artist, the older Leonardo grew the more attracted he became to different topics.
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Although he began his career as an artist, the eldest Leonardo grew the more attracted he became to different topics.
Complete the following sentence to report what was said.
d) Verrocchio said to Leonardo"don't stop practising until you learn how to pain".
Verrocchio told Leonardo not to stop practising until he learnt how to paint.
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Verrocchio told Leonardo he shouldn't stop practising until he learnt how to paint.