Lesson: Creative Ideas in History

1. Read about Leonardo da Vinci's inventions and circle the right verb form.

I grow/grew up in Vinci and Florence and works/worked (a) in different places in Italy and France. I was/were (b) a Renaissance man because I was/were (c) talented in many different subjects. I was/were (d) a scientist, designer, artist, engineer, inventor, and architect, among others. My inventions continue to benefit the world!

Painting Innovations

I discover/discovered (e) that chiaroscuro can/could (f) be a new painting technique. I study/studied (g) objects and discover/discovered (h) that they was/were (i) three-dimensional bodies defined by light and shadow.

Engineering and Architecture Innovations

Leonardo make/made (j) drawings that anticipate/anticipated (k) the design of modern airplanes and helicopters. He don't invent/didn't invent (l) the clock, but he designs/designed (m) one with two separate mechanisms, one for minutes and the other for hours. He built/build (n) a robotic knight that can/could (o) move on its own. The knight sit/sat (p) down and move/moved (q) his head. When he lives/lived (r) in Venice, he create/created (s) a scuba diving suit. He finds/found (t) it useful for protecting people from enemy ships underwater.

2. Circle the mistakes and rewrite the questions. Then answer them based on the text.

a. Did Leonardo da Vinci invent the clock?

b. Did he build a robotic knight?

c. Did he make drawings of flying machines?

d. Did he grow up in France?