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iii. Now, prepare a list of unfamiliar words from the text, and ¿ nd their
meanings in the dictionary.
2. Reading comprehension
i. Read the paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of the reading passage and write true
if the information is correct, false if the information is incorrect, and
not given if there is no information given in the passage.
Example: It was drizzling in the city of Paris in the morning. true
a. Paul Cézanne is an impressionist painter.
b. The author plans to give a cursory glance at museums.
c. He was assigned an Academy project entitled Introduction to the
Literary Trends and Movements.
d. The author has no words to express how he felt upon seeing
the Mona Lisa in Rodin.
e. Paris has as many museums as temples in Kathmandu.

f. The author decided to visit Monet’s Museum on the ¿rst day of his
tour.
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ii. Read the paragraphs 4, 5, 6 and 7. Then, choose the correct ending for
each statement from the box. One has been done for you as an example.
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Example: Most new thoughts originated in France came to ...............
(vi) literature through art.
a. In his Academy project, the author had to present ...............

b. The author wrote brieÀy on new trends of art and their relationship
with literature ...............
c. According to the author, most of the literature originated from ...............
d. Bangdel’s Muluk Bahira Ma is ...............

e. In Musée d’Art Moderne, one can ...............
Endings
i. art.
ii. using secondary sources of information.

iii. a glimpse of literary trends and movements of the world.
iv. a magnum opus.
v. look at the paintings of Braque and Picasso.
vi. literature through art.

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