B2 Vocabulary: Art & Museum

15 questions

Instructions: Choose the best answer for each question. Click Check Answers to see your score. Incorrect choices will be highlighted. Use Reset to try again.

Target vocabulary: artefacts, atmospheric, background, bright, brochure, canvas, curator, delicate, disturbing, easel, etching, expressive, foreground, frame, gallery, hall, masterpiece, moving, oil painting, painting, palette, plain, portrait, pottery, relics, sculpture, sketch, stuffed animals, thought-provoking, visitors, wander around.

1) The museum displayed ancient ______ from the Bronze Age.

Choose the most accurate term.

artefacts palette frame gallery

2) A painting that strongly creates mood and setting is ______.

atmospheric plain bright expressive

Tip: think about “mood,” “ambience,” and “tone”.

3) The trees behind the figures are in the ______ of the painting.

background foreground frame canvas

4) A small booklet that provides exhibition information is a ______.

brochure palette sketch etching

5) The canvas is held on an ______ while the artist paints.

easel frame gallery hall

6) The person who manages a museum collection is the ______.

curator conversator visitors artist

7) If a painting makes viewers feel deeply emotional, it is ______.

moving delicate bright plain

8) A simple, undecorated style is described as ______.

plain expressive atmospheric disturbing

9) A quick preliminary drawing made before the final work is a ______.

sketch etching portrait palette

10) The surface on which a painting is made (often fabric) is the ______.

canvas frame gallery hall

11) The space where artworks are displayed is called the ______.

gallery hall portrait pottery

Tip: a “hall” is a large room; a “gallery” is for art.

12) An artwork of outstanding artistry and skill is a ______.

masterpiece painting etching brochure

13) The exhibition included taxidermy specimens, such as ______, preserved for educational purposes.

stuffed animals relics pottery sculpture

14) An artwork that challenges your ideas and makes you reflect is ______.

thought-provoking disturbing expressive bright

15) Many enjoy the gallery at their own pace.

visitors + wander around curator + sketch artist + etching hall + frame

Attempts remaining: 3

1) The museum displayed ancient ______ from the Bronze Age.

2) A painting that strongly creates mood and setting is ______.

3) The trees behind the figures are in the ______ of the painting.

4) A small booklet that provides exhibition information is a ______.

5) The canvas is held on an ______ while the artist paints.

6) The person who manages a museum collection is the ______.

7) If a painting makes viewers feel deeply emotional, it is ______.

8) A simple, undecorated style is described as ______.

9) A quick preliminary drawing made before the final work is a ______.

10) The surface on which a painting is made (often fabric) is the ______.

11) The space where artworks are displayed is called the ______.

12) An artwork of outstanding artistry and skill is a ______.

13) The exhibition included taxidermy specimens, such as ______, preserved for educational purposes.

14) An artwork that challenges your ideas and makes you reflect is ______.

15) Many ______ enjoy ______ the gallery at their own pace.

15) Many enjoy the gallery at their own pace.