Georgia O'Keeffe was one of the most famous painters of the twentieth century. At a time when a few women achieved great success as artists, she dazzled the world with her enormous canvases of brightly colored flowers and her rustic renderings of the Southwest desert. She was a pioneer and an inspiration to artists and lovers of art throughout the world.
O'Keeffe was born in Sun, Prairie, Wisconsin, in 1887. By the time she was in eighth grade, she had declared to one of her classmates, "I am going to be an artist." Like many artists, O'Keeffe searched for inspiration to motivate her. Unfortunately, this caused concern when she went days without getting any work done at school. One of her art teachers explained to the school principal, "When the spirit moves Georgia, she can do more in a day than you can do in a week." Georgia would spend most of her life searching for the inspiration that would move her spirit to paint.
After graduating from high school in 1905, O'Keeffe moved to Illinois to study at the Art Institute of Chicago. Unfortunately, she suffered a bout of typhoid fever and could not return the following year. O'Keeffe was eventually able to resume her education in 1907 when she moved to New York City. However, she became dissatisfied with her work at the Art Students League. Returning to Chicago, she began work as an illustrator. With little time to paint the things she actually wanted to paint, O'Keeffe's dissatisfaction deepened. The young artist's spirit had yet to find its driving force.
1. The passage is an example of which of the following types of literary nonfiction?
autobiography
biography ***
reflection
narration
2. Paragraph 3 is organized with what type of text structure?
order of importance
chronological order ***
spatial order
comparison and contrast order
3. Which line from the passage is an opinion?
O'Keeffe was born in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, in 1887.
She had declared to one of her classmates, "I am going to be an artist."
"When the spirit moves Georgia, she can do more in a day than you can do in a week." ***
Georgia would spend most of her life searching for inspiration that would move her spirit to paint.
4. Which of the following is the main idea of paragraph 3?
O'Keeffe experienced dissatisfaction early in her career. ***
O'Keeffe had several different artist jobs after college.
O'Keeffe wanted to be an illustrator in Chicago.
O'Keeffe became very ill with typhoid.
5. Which of the following sentences uses subjunctive mood correctly?
On most day, he wished he were an artist. ***
Knowing he couldn't get far by walking, he took a cab instead.
Even when he was young, he ate too much.
When he saves enough money, he is going to India.
Yes! All are correct.
*faints*
Thank you so much!
LOL! You're very welcome.
1. To answer this question, we can look at the passage and see that it provides information about the life and career of Georgia O'Keeffe. It does not seem to be written from her perspective, but rather from an external perspective. This suggests that the passage is a biography, which is a type of literary nonfiction that provides a factual account of someone's life.
2. To determine the type of text structure used in paragraph 3, we can analyze how the information is presented. In this paragraph, the author describes the sequence of O'Keeffe's experiences, starting with her move to Illinois, then her bout of illness, and her eventual return to education in New York City. This indicates that the paragraph is organized using chronological order, as it presents events in the order they occurred.
3. To identify a line from the passage as an opinion, we need to look for a statement that expresses a subjective belief or viewpoint. The line "When the spirit moves Georgia, she can do more in a day than you can do in a week" is an opinion because it presents a subjective assessment of Georgia O'Keeffe's abilities. The statement is not a verifiable fact, but rather an interpretation or evaluation.
4. To determine the main idea of paragraph 3, we can examine the content and purpose of the paragraph. The paragraph discusses O'Keeffe's dissatisfaction with her work at the Art Students League and her job as an illustrator in Chicago. It suggests that she was not satisfied with these experiences and desired to paint the things she actually wanted to paint. Therefore, the main idea of paragraph 3 is that O'Keeffe experienced dissatisfaction early in her career.
5. To identify the sentence that uses the subjunctive mood correctly, we need to understand the subjunctive mood. The subjunctive mood is used to express hypothetical or unreal conditions, wishes, or suggestions. The sentence "On most day, he wished he were an artist" uses the subjunctive mood correctly because it expresses a wish or desire for being an artist, which is contrary to the current reality. The correct form of the verb "to be" in the subjunctive mood is "were," rather than "was."