Culture and art

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• Leerjaar 6

Culture and art

Before you start the quiz, first study the following words:

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Culture and art

Now take the following quiz:

Remember you  have 10 seconds to answer.

1. She has very valuable china in her (glazenkast/pronkkast).

1. venue
2. cabinet
3. realm
4. artefact

2. His life makes a(n) (aangrijpend) story.

1. compelling
2. fictitious
3. indigenous
4. witty

3. This book gives a(n) (overzicht) of contemporary English literature.

1. synopsis
2. stature
3. outline
4. draft

4. The children were taught how to (vormen) pots from clay.

1. mould
2. re-enact
3. dabble in
4. compile

5. His latest novel has been (genomineerd) for the Booker prize.

1. depicted
2. collaborated
3. shortlisted
4. moulded

6. Have you read the (inleiding/voorwoord) to the book?

1. narrative
2. quest
3. outline
4. preface

7. It took years to (samenstellen) the dictionary.

1. portray
2. feature
3. compile
4. meet with critical acclaim

8. I can recommend this original and (boeiend, aangrijpend) crime story.

1. outstanding
2. gripping
3. vintage
4. witty

9. If this novel is too long, you can read the (ingekorte) edition.

1. draft
2. abridged
3. compelling
4. fictitious

10. Bond films are always (kaskrakers).

1. renowned
2. reruns
3. celebrated
4. blockbusters

11. The novel was (door de critici toegejuicht) due to its original plot.

1. compelling
2. gripping
3. met with critical acclaim
4. renowned

12. Tickets are also available at the (locatie van een evenement) on the day of the concert.

1. venue
2. realm
3. box office
4. cabinet

Culture and art

Some more words:

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1. According to the reviewer, this novel
is heavily (overschat).

2. In (middeleeuws) Europe lots of women were accused of being witches.

3. She gave a series of lectures on
(hedendaagse) British writers.

4. That statue is made by a Dutch (beeldhouwer).

5. Do you have a(n) (abonnement) to a newspaper?

6. The film is a(n) (bewerking) of a novel.

Culture and art

Now read the following texts:

E4: Film reviews FT 2021-II: 12
G1: Wolf Hall 2021-I:1

 G4: Hot Milk 2021-I:8

                            F3: Let’s honour the legacy of the Second World War 2022-III:3

Read + learn page 69 tm 108 

Culture and art

E4: Film reviews FT 2021-II: 12 (pp. 116-117)

1. Welke van de vijf besproken films is volgens Nigel Andrews het minst geslaagd?
Schrijf de titel van deze film op.

Culture and art

G1: Wolf Hall 2021-I:1 (p.162)

1. Which of the following fits the
gap in the text?

1. B adding to
2. C discussing
3. D focusing on
4. E simplifying

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 G4: Hot Milk 2021-I:8 (pp.166-168)

                         

 G4: Hot Milk 2021-I:8 (pp.166-168)

1. Geef van de volgende beweringen over Sofia aan of ze overeenkomen met de inhoud van alinea’s 1 tot en met 4.

Noteer ‘wel’ of ‘niet’ achter elk nummer op het antwoordblad. 

                         

1. The hard drive of her computer has crashed due to a fall.

1. WEL
2. NIET

2. She has the feeling she is losing control over her life at the moment.

1. WEL
2. NIET

3. She has taken her laptop to the cybercafé owner before.

1. WEL
2. NIET

4. The duration of her stay in Spain is determined by her mother’s illness.

1. WEL
2. NIET

2. Which of the following is true according to paragraphs 5-7?

1. Sofia feels the authorities are too lax in their instructions for summer tourists.
2. Sofia is reluctant to swim in the sea again after her brush with a jellyfish.
3. Sofia thinks the explanation of why jellyfish are called medusa is very apt.
4. Sofia wanted to be stung by a jellyfish in order to be attended to by the student.

3. What is the purpose of the form Sofia has to fill in (paragraph 8)?

1. to ask for her support to patrol the injury hut out of season
2. to keep tabs on how many tourists make use of the injury hut
3. to provide the student with personal details in order to send an invoice.
4. to release the student from any form of liability for treating her sting

 G4: Hot Milk 2021-I:8 (pp.166-168)

4. Geef van de volgende citaten uit de tekst aan van welke van de bovenstaande stijlfiguren ze een voorbeeld zijn.

Noteer de letter van de stijlfiguur achter elk nummer op het antwoordblad.

Let op: je mag elke stijlfiguur slechts één keer gebruiken, dus er blijven twee stijlfiguren over. 

1. “My laptop has all my life in it and knows more about me than anyone
else.” (einde alinea 1)

1. eufemisme
2. paradox
3. personificatie
4. vergelijking

2. “As he talked I could see his soft, pink lips pulsing like a medusa in the
middle of his beard.” (einde alinea 10)

1. eufemisme
2. paradox
3. personificatie
4. vergelijking

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                            F3: Let’s honour the legacy of the Second World War 2022-III:3  (p. 142)

3. In welke volgorde stonden de zinnen a tot en met e in de tekst?