Read this paragraph and then complete the activity below.
Imagine a strange landscape. There is sand. There are rocky cliffs. And there are melting clocks all over the place. Is this a dream? No. It's a famous painting by Salvador Dalí called The Persistence of Memory. Dalí was a surrealist. Surrealism was an art movement in the 1920s and 1930s. The word surreal means "beyond reality." Surrealist artists wanted to explore fantasy in real life. That's why many surrealist paintings look like something from a dream. A train emerges from a fireplace. An old-fashioned telephone has a lobster for a handle.
Identify which statement best describes the main idea of the paragraph. Then, choose three details that support that statement. Drag each answer option to the correct box.
Surrealism was practiced in the 1920s and 1930s.
Surrealism was an artistic movement in which artists tried to mix fantasy and real life.
Many surrealist paintings look like something out of a dream.
Surreal means "beyond reality."
Artist Salvador Dalí painted a landscape with sand and rocky cliffs.
Artist Salvador Dalí painted a landscape with melting clocks.
Main Idea
Key Supporting Details
Main Idea: Surrealism was an artistic movement in which artists tried to mix fantasy and real life.
Key Supporting Details:
1. Many surrealist paintings look like something out of a dream.
2. Surrealism was practiced in the 1920s and 1930s.
3. Surreal means "beyond reality."