A n s w e r k e y test 1, Paper 1, Reading

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F: ‘the mistaken belief that museums have anything to gain by 
hiding the true status of the art they own.’
24 
A: ‘the study of any work of art begins with a question: is the work 
by the artist to whom it is attributed?’
25 
E: The painting had ‘under drawing in a hand comparable to 
Raphael’s when he sketched on paper’ and the ‘pigments
and painting technique exactly match those the artist used in 
other works’.
26 
B: ‘how little was known about Melozzo 90 years ago, and how 
little could be done in the conservation lab to determine the date 
of pigments or wood panel’.
27 
D: ‘X-rayed the picture and tested paint samples, before concluding 
that it was a rare survival of a work by Uccello dating from the 
early 1470s.’
28 
F: ‘If they make a mistake, they acknowledge it’
29 
A: ‘museum professionals’ and ‘conservation scientists’
30 
E: ‘infrared photographs that reveal the presence both of
major corrections’
31 
B: ‘a costume historian pointed out the many anachronisms in
the clothing.’
32 
D: ‘I well remember how distressing it was to read an article in 
which the former director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 
Thomas Hoving, declared that Uccello’s lovely little canvas of
St George and the Dragon
was forged.’
33 
B: ‘Today, we find it incredible that anyone was ever fooled’
34 
C: The pigment viridian was ‘newly developed’ in the 1820s and 
made available only ‘to selected customers’ at that time in Paris.

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Test 2, Paper 2, Writing 
(Page 43)
Part 1
Question 1 (letter to a friend)
Style:

 
Letter, informal language as Juan is a friend. You should use
clear paragraphs, and include an appropriate greeting, opening 
and ending. 
Content:

Include the following points raised in Juan’s email, referring to 

the notes in the diary:
What Juan wants to get from the job, including information 
about: