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The passage discusses Leonardo da Vinci's artistic works and scientific observations. It focuses on two of his most famous paintings - The Last Supper and the Mona Lisa. It provides details on the commissions, subjects, techniques used and deterioration of The Last Supper. For the Mona Lisa, it describes da Vinci's sfumato technique and the subject's mysterious smile, and suggests her identity based on historical records while noting the painting remained with da Vinci and is now a national treasure on display in the Louvre behind bulletproof glass.

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Cloze Test Assignment

The passage discusses Leonardo da Vinci's artistic works and scientific observations. It focuses on two of his most famous paintings - The Last Supper and the Mona Lisa. It provides details on the commissions, subjects, techniques used and deterioration of The Last Supper. For the Mona Lisa, it describes da Vinci's sfumato technique and the subject's mysterious smile, and suggests her identity based on historical records while noting the painting remained with da Vinci and is now a national treasure on display in the Louvre behind bulletproof glass.

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Name: __________________________________________________________ Score: ______________

Grade Level and Section: _______________________________________ Date: _______________

Directions: Read the passage below and supply the blanks with appropriate words.

However, despite the beliefs of these 17-21 million people, there is no evidence that

accidents are more likely to happen on Friday the 13th. On the contrary, some studies have
shown there are actually fewer accidents on Friday the 13th. A recent report completed

1)___________________ a Dutch insurance company showed that there were


2)____________________ incidents of fires and theft on Fridays that 3)____________________ on the

13th than on any other Fridays 4)____________________ the same year. It is highly probable that
5)____________________ reduction in accidents owes itself to the fear 6)____________________

Friday the 13th itself. If people are more 7)____________________ on Friday the 13th, then there
are likely 8)____________________ be fewer accidents.

If, then, there is no 9)____________________ evidence that Friday the 13th is any more
10)____________________ than any other day of the year, why 11)____________________

friggatriskaidekaphobics remain convinced of its unluckiness? While the


12)____________________ or folk traditions discussed earlier may have something

13)____________________ do with this belief, people may also use 14)____________________ links

to justify their superstitions. If a friggatriskaidekaphobic 15)____________________ his wallet on


Tuesday the 21st, for example, he would probably not assign any meaning to the date on

which this event occurred. If the same individual lost his wallet on Friday the 13th, however,
he might be likely to conclude that the inauspicious nature of Friday the 13th was at fault.
Name: __________________________________________________________ Score: ________________

Grade Level and Section: _______________________________________ Date: _________________

Directions: Read the passage below and supply the blanks with appropriate words.

Leonardo da Vinci is one of the most well-known figures of the Italian Renaissance. In fact,
adept as a painter, sculptor, architect, inventor, engineer, and draftsman, da Vinci epitomizes the
“Renaissance man.” His artistic work was informed by his scientific 1)____________________ and keen
observations of nature. Though best known 2)____________________ a painter, we have only a few
dozen 3)____________________ that can be attributed to him. His best 4)____________________ works
include the “The Last Supper” and the “5)____________________ Lisa.”

“The Last Supper” was commissioned by Sforza, 6)____________________ Duke of Milan, in 1495,
to grace the 7)____________________ wall of a monastery dining hall. daVinci worked
8)____________________ three years on the painting, which shows the 9)____________________ when Jesus
tells the Twelve Apostles that one 10)____________________ them will soon betray him. Because daVinci
used 11)____________________ and oil on dried plaster, instead of the 12)____________________ fresco on
plaster, the painting has deteriorated considerably 13)____________________ time. It was further

damaged by improper attempts 14)____________________ restoration.

Modern conversation techniques, however, have allowed the 15)____________________ to be


stabilized. Eight years later, daVinci began 16)____________________ best-known painting, the “Mona
Lisa,” done in 17)____________________ sfumato technique, in which subtle gradations, rather than
18)____________________ borders, infuse paintings with a softer, smoky aura. 19)____________________
depicts a young woman of uncertain identify, with 20)____________________ slight smile that has
captivated viewers for centuries. 21)____________________ from an early biographer, however, suggest
that the ____________________ of the “Mona Lisa” is Lisa del Giocondo, 23)____________________ wife of a
wealthy Florentine silk merchant, a 24)____________________ that is truly supported by the painting’s
original 25)____________________ — “La Gioconda.” For da Vinci, the painting remained a work in
progress, and if the painting was commissioned, the commissioner never received it, as it remained in
da Vinci’s possession. Today it can be seen in the Louvre Museum in Paris, where it is protected
behind bulletproof glass and revered as a national treasure.

Reference: https://www.easyteacherworksheets.com/pages/pdf/languagearts/readingcomp/grade10/16.html

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