Comprehension
Main Idea
Vocabulary
Authors Purpose
Character traits
100
The metal that the duke of Milan wanted the horse to be made out of.
Bronze pg. 296
100
What does finding the main idea of a story mean? (no page number)
finding out what the story is about
100
True or false: Architects study the patterns of stars (no page number)
False
100
Above all else Leonardo da Vinci was an _____ (no page number)
artist
200
the statement "Leonardo was handsome" is a statement of... (no page number)
opinion
200
"People noticed that Leonardo was different. He dressed differently. While other young men wore long togas, Leonardo wore short, rose- colored togas." What is the main idea of these two sentences? (no page number)
Leonardo was different.
200
a big gun mounted on a base or wheels
a cannon
200
The sentence "He wrote differently. Backwards. From the right side of the paper to the left. A person would have to use a mirror to read his writing." describes which character
Leonardo da Vinci pg.297
300
In his notebook Leonardo stated that this would be the hardest part of creating the horse.
casting
300
What is the main idea on page 295 (no page number)
What is What is Leonardo showed promise as an artist so his father took him to Florence to study it.
300
A person who studies the basic nature of knowledge and reality. (no page number)
philosopher
300
What was the authors purpose for writing "Leonardo's Horse" (Inform, Entertain, Persuade)
Inform
300
Which character asked Leonardo da Vinci to give his flute made of silver in the shape of a horses head as a gift to the duke of Milan?
The ruler of Florence, Lorenzo de' Medici. pg.297
400
Leonardo da Vinci lived in this time period of rebirth, when people who had forgotten how to be curious became curious again.
the Renaissance pg. 297
400
What is the main idea on page 306 (no page number)
Leonardo regretted not finishing the horse. He lived the rest of his life feeling unaccomplished because of this.
400
what is the word for made, shaped or done. (no page number)
Fashioned
400
Who was Leonardo's Rival?
Michelangelo pg. 306
500
This was made by the duke of Milan from the metal that Leonardo collected.
a cannon pg. 304
500
What is the main idea of the entire selection? (no page number)
Leonardo da Vinici was a talented artist who loved to create and invent. He designed, but was never able to complete a bronze horse sculpture for the duke of Milan.
500
Fill in the blank: The wild pony did not like being fenced in. It was happier in the ______ of wide open fields. (no page number)
midst
500
In the end who finished the bronze horse for Leonardo?
Nina Akamu pg. 308
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