Question

Pablo Picasso (0) showed (show) his truly exceptional talent from a very

young age. His first word (i) …………. (be) lapiz (Spanish for pencil) and he

(ii) …………. (learn) to draw before he could talk. He was the only son in the

family and very good looking, so he was thoroughly (iii) …………. (spoil). He

(iv) …………. (hate) school and often (v) …………. (refuse) to go unless his

doting parents (vi) …………. (allow) him to take one of his father’s pet pigeons

with him. Once, he painted his father’s half completed painting so beautifully

that his father (vii) …………. (give) him his own palette and brushes and

never (viii) …………. (paint) again. He was 13 then.​

Answer 1

Answer↷

i) was

ii) learned

iii) spoiled

iv) hated

v) refused

vi) allowed

vii) gave

viii) painted

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