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. Main Idea Key Supporting Details
Main Idea:
Surrealism was an art movement in the 1920s and 1930s that explored fantasy in real life.
Key Supporting Details:
- Salvador Dalí's painting The Persistence of Memory features melting clocks in a strange landscape.
- Surrealism means "beyond reality."
- Surrealist artists created artworks that resembled dreams.