# PTE SMW #10: Composition and Unity in Painting

Select Missing Word #10 - Level 3 - Feeds Listening

> You will hear a recording. At the end, the last word or words are replaced by a beep. Choose the option that best completes the recording.

- obscure
- clarified
- clear
- explained

## Answer

clear

## Explanation

The speaker says composition must be "well arranged," "ordered," and "coherent," and unity is linked to the artist's message. So the message is strongest when it is clear. The option "clarified" is tempting because it means something similar. But "clarified" suggests fixing it afterward, while "clear" describes a quality the message simply has.

## Hints

- Consider the overall goal of the speaker: are they trying to make things harder or easier to understand?
- Look for a word that acts as a synonym for 'easy to comprehend' or 'transparent'.

## Transcript

Composition is the organization of shapes and forms into a whole, an expressive whole. The elements of composition, line, shape, tone, and color, need to be well arranged, need to be ordered. They need to be coherent, just like the words and phrases and sentences in a piece of writing. All paintings have a compositional element. Successful paintings sort of suggest the third dimension, the sense that the design goes beyond the picture frame. A picture's unity, which includes the shapes, tones, and colors, is linked to what the artist has to say. The artist's message is strongest when it's...

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