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Year 5 Autumn 2 Reading Challenge

Mrs Latham

Read the text below and answer the questions.

Pablo Picasso was born in Malaga, Spain.
When he was baptized, his name was 23
words long! Pablo Diego José Francisco
de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de
los Remedios Cipriano de la Santisima
Trinidad Martyr Patricio Clito Ruiz y
Picasso.
Picasso’s father was an artist and gave
Pablo art lessons. He finished his first
painting, Le Picador, when he was nine.
When he was 13, he was admitted to the
School of Fine Arts in Barcelona. At 16, he
went to Spain’s top art school, Madrid’s
Royal Academy of San Fernando.
In 1900, Picasso went to Paris where he
met Max Jacob, a journalist who helped
Picasso learn French. In 1905, some
American art collectors bought some
of Picasso’s paintings and he became
famous. Initially, Picasso painted in
a realistic manner but later his work
became more abstract.
Picasso co-founded the Cubist movement.
Cubism was a new way of painting,
in which artists would paint a person
or object from different angles using
geometric shapes. The artists created a
picture of something by breaking it up
into different blocks. Picasso (and other
artists) began to add other materials,
leading to the invention of collage.
Picasso died in France in 1973. Several
of his paintings are amongst the most
expensive in the world. More of his
paintings have been stolen than any
other artist’s.

Bronze:

a) How many words long was Picasso’s name?

b) What was his father’s job?

c) When and where did Picasso die?

d) Why do you think so many of his painting are stolen?

Silver:

a) What was his first painting called?

b) What is cubism?

c) Who taught Picasso French?

d) Define geometric and then use it in a sentence.

Gold

a) What can you infer about Picasso as a child and teenager?

b) Identify 3 fronted adverbials from the text.

c) Write 2 sentences about Picasso using parentheses.

Platinum

Use the information here to write a newspaper report about one of Picasso’s paintings being stolen from a museum.

46 responses to “Year 5 Autumn 2 Reading Challenge”

  1. Khadija A.

    a) how many words long was Picasso’s name?
    it was 23 words long .

    b)What was his father’s job?
    He was an artist.

    c) When and where did Picasso’s name?
    He died in France in 1973.
    d)Why do you think so many of his painting are stolen?
    People want to make to be rich and to make money.

  2. Abul-Qasim H.

    a) How many words long was Picasso’s name?
    It was 23 words long.

    b) What was his father’s job?
    He was an artist.

    c) When and where did Picasso die?
    He died in France in 1973.

    d) Why do you think so many of his painting are stolen?
    People want to make to be rich and to make money.

  3. Abdullah K.

    1.23 names
    2.he was an artist
    3.Pablo Piccaso died in France 1973
    4.because he had the most exspensive one

    1.His first painting name was PE picador
    2.Drawings out of different shapes
    3.Max Jacob taught him french
    4.Pissaco uses a Geometric pattern

    1.I can infer that piccaso dad wants him to do art around the world.
    2.He was baptist, in 1900,Initially
    3.Picasso names was 23 names long very interesting.Picasso is a famous artist because of his art method.

    Abdullah

    1. Abdullah K.

      Le picardor

  4. Rir K.

    Picasso’s name is 23 words long
    Picasso’s dad is a artist
    Picasso died in France at 1973
    I think because his art was so good and spectacular.

    SILVER
    His first ever painting was called Le Picador.
    Cubism is a new way of painting
    The person that taught Picasso French was Max Jacob.
    geometric means something that is decorated with lines and shapes. Pablo Picasso used geometric because all of his artworks have shapes on.

  5. Raiyan K.

    Bronze
    A)His name is 23 words long
    B)His father had been a artist
    C)Pablo had died in 1973,in France
    D)Because how famous his and it’s great worth
    Silver
    A)His fist painting is called Le Picador
    B)Cubism is when a artist paints a person or a object in a different using geometric shapes
    C)Max Jacob is the person who had tought Picasso , French.
    D)Geometric means a variety of different unique shapes

  6. Sanad S.

    Bronze:

    a) How many words long was Picasso’s name?
    Pablo Picasso’s name was made in 23 words.
    b) What was his father’s job?
    Pablo Picasso’s dad was an artist and give it to his child Pablo Picasso
    c) When and where did Picasso die?
    Pablo Picasso died in France in 1973.
    d) Why do you think so many of his painting are stolen?
    Pablo Picasso’s paintings stolen because they were one of the most expensive paintings in the world.
    Silver:

    a) What was his first painting called?
    Pablo Picasso’s first painting was called Le picador.
    b) What is cubism?
    Drawings out of different shapes.
    c) Who taught Picasso French?
    The person that met Pablo Picasso in Paris was Max Jacob that learnt him French.
    d) Define geometric and then use it in a sentence.
    Picasso uses a Geometric pattern
    Gold

    a) What can you infer about Picasso as a child and teenager?
    I can infer that Pablo Picasso’s Dad wants him to learn art because his dad want to travel his famous art around his family
    b) Identify 3 fronted adverbials from the text. When he was baptised, In 1900,Initially.
    c) Write 2 sentences about Picasso using parenthleses
    Pablo Picasso uses a special method in all of his drawings (cubism).

    Pablo Picasso is a famous artist because of his art method (cubism).

  7. Noor A.

    Bronze
    1) Picasso’s name is 23 words long
    2) Picasso’s dad is an artist
    3) He died in France in 1973
    4) because they were really popular
    Silver
    1) His first painting was called le picador
    2) cubism is when an artist who wants to draw a person or an object in different angles
    3) Max Jacob was the person who taught Picasso how to speak french
    4) Geometric is something made with lines and shapes

  8. Zahraa Y.

    Bronze
    A) His full name was 23 word long in total
    B)His father was an Artist
    C) He dies in France and he died in the year 1973
    D)I think that his paintings were stolen because of how famous his art was known for
    —————————-
    Silver
    1A)His first painted was called le Picador
    1B)Cubism is when an artist or artists would a person or an object painted at different angles using Geometric shapes.
    1C)Max Jacob Was the one who taught Picasso how to speak French
    1D)Geometric shapes Means a bunch of different and unique shapes
    Pablo Picasso used Geometric shapes to make his art unique Which what made his artwork popular.

  9. Maddox B.

    BRONZE:
    1]Pablo Picasso’s name is 23 words long
    2]Pablo Picasso’s father was an artist
    3]Picasso died in France in 1973.
    4]I think his paintings were stolen as they are highly popular and worth a lot of money
    SILVER:
    Picasso’s first painting was called “Le Picador”
    cubism is the art of objects
    Max Jacob was the one who taught Picasso french

  10. Mohamed E.

    Bronze:
    a) 23 words long
    b) His fathers first job was a artist
    c) died on 1973
    d) because of its value

    Silver:
    a) Le picador
    b) art style using geometric forms
    c) it was max jacobs who taught him French
    d) Has various angles to view the art work,use of many shadings and shapes

  11. Umar S.

    Bronze

    A)His name was 23 words long.
    B)His father was a artist.
    c)In 1973, he died in France.
    d)Many of his painting are getting stolen because his paintings were amongst the most expensive in the world.

    Silver

    A)His first painting was called Le Picador.
    B)Cubism is a new way of painting. In Cubism, artist would paint a person or object from diferent angle using geomatric shapes.
    C) Max Jacob taught him, French.
    D)Geometric are shapes made up of strait line for example triangle or squares blocks.

    I will create my design using geomatric shapes.

    Gold

    A)He studyed on art when he was a child and teenager.
    B)When he was 13,in 1990 and in 1905.
    C)He had lots of paintings stolen (as he is famous.) His father taught him art (as he is a artist himself)

  12. Seher A.

    Bronze:
    a)it was 23 words wrong
    b)his dad’s job was a artist
    c)He died in France at 1973
    d)I think it’s the best art and it’s very expensive

  13. Bakary C.

    Bronze:

    a) How many words long was Picasso’s name?23 words

    b) What was his father’s job?artist

    c) When and where did Picasso die?1973

    d) Why do you think so many of his painting are stolen?Because
    several
    of his paintings are amongst the most
    expensive in the world. More of his
    paintings have been stolen than any
    other artist’s.
    Silver:

    a) What was his first painting called?le picador

    b) What is cubism?its art but different shapes and unusual

    c) Who taught Picasso French?Max Jacob

    d) Define geometric and then use it in a sentence it is different shapes

    Gold

    a) What can you infer about Picasso as a child and teenager?He was good at art and the first drawing was le picador he made it when he was 9 he was one of the best drawers in his school he was even better than some adult s

    b) Identify 3 fronted adverbials from the text.When he was 13,.
    In 1905,.
    At 16,.

    c) Write 2 sentences about Picasso using parentheses.
    Pablo Pissaco name which was 23 words long was very interesting.
    In spain,where he had been born,Pissaco went to an art academy.

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