Reading Test 21

 

            ^{A distinctively American architecture began with Frank Lloyd Wright, who had taken}

            ^{to heart the admonition that form should follow function, and who thought of buildings}

            ^{not as separate architectural entities but as parts of an organic whole that included the}

 ^{Line     land, the community, and the society. In a very real way the houses of colonial New}

  ^{(5)      England and some of the southern plantations had been functional, but Wright was the}

            ^{first architect to make functionalism the authoritative principle for public as well as for}

            ^{domestic buildings.}

              ^{As early as 1906 he built the Unity Temple in Oak Park, Illinois, the first of those}

            ^{churches that did so much to revolutionize ecclesiastical architecture in the United}

 ^{(10)      States. Thereafter he turned his genius to such miscellaneous structures as houses,}

            ^{schools, office buildings, and factories, among them the famous Larkin Building}

            ^{in Buffalo, New York, and the Johnson Wax Company Building in Racine, Wisconsin.}   

 

 

 Questions

 

 

            ^{1. What does the passage mainly discuss?}

              ^{(A) The architecture of public buildings}

              ^{(B) An architectural pioneer}

              ^{(C) New England architecture}

              ^{(D) principles of architecture}

 

            ^{2. The phrase “taken to heart” in lines 1-2 is closest in meaning to which}

               ^{of the following?}

              ^{(A) Taken seriously}

              ^{(B) Criticized}

              ^{(C) Memorized}

              ^{(D) Taken offence}

 

            ^{3. The word “admonition” in line 2 is closest in meaning to}

              ^{(A) monition}

              ^{(B) support}

              ^{(C) discussion}

              ^{(D) consideration}

 

            ^{4. The word “entities” in line 3 is closest in meaning to}

              ^{(A) principles}

              ^{(B) existences}

              ^{(C) subtractions}

              ^{(D) properties}

 

            ^{5. In what way did Wright's public buildings differ from most of those}

               ^{built by earlier architects?}

              ^{(A) They were built on a larger scale.}

              ^{(B) Their materials came from the southern United States.}

              ^{(C) They looked more like private homes.}

              ^{(D) Their designs were based on how they would be used.}

 

            ^{6. The author mentions the Unity Temple because it}

              ^{(A) was Wright's first building}

              ^{(B) influenced the architecture of subsequent churches}

              ^{(C) demonstrated traditional ecclesiastical architecture}

              ^{(D) was the largest church Wright ever designed}

 

            ^{7. Which of the following statements best reflects one of Frank Lloyd Wright's}

               ^{architectural principles?}

              ^{(A) Beautiful design is more important than utility.}

              ^{(B) Ecclesiastical architecture should be derived from traditional designs.}

              ^{(C) A building should fit into its surroundings.}

              ^{(D) The architecture of public buildings does not need to be revolutionary.}

 

            ^{8. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a type of structure Frank Lloyd}

               ^{Wright made ?}

              ^{(A) houses}

              ^{(B) factories}

              ^{(C) southern plantations}

              ^{(D) churches}

 

 

Please tally your answer with the below provided answers and then comment here how much you got!

 

^Answers

^{1.  B       2. C     3. A     4. B      5. D     6. B     7. C     8. C}