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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 102 · 40 questions
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Artist's tip (What is the subject?): Portrait = a person; landscape = land and nature; still life = objects on a table. Seascape = the sea; cityscape = a city; abstract art uses shapes and colours instead of real things. Tall subject → portrait (tall) paper; wide subject → landscape (wide) paper.

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  1. 1.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: a painting of tall city buildings is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🖼️ A painting of waves and a beach is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a portrait (c) a landscape (d) a cityscape
  4. 4.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) hills and a river (b) a busy city skyline (c) shoes on a table (d) a smiling friend
  5. 5.True or false: a row of houses fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) a forest path (b) waves and a beach (c) a bowl of fruit (d) a smiling friend
  7. 7.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) portrait shape (b) landscape shape (c) square shape
  8. 8.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  9. 9.True or false: a tall tower fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) still life (b) landscape (c) self-portrait (d) seascape
  11. 11.True or false: a tall palm tree fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  13. 13.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) a village with fields (b) hills and a river (c) tall city buildings (d) flowers in a vase
  14. 14.🖼️ A painting of a teapot and cups is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a landscape (c) a seascape (d) a portrait
  15. 15.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) square shape (b) portrait shape (c) landscape shape
  16. 16.True or false: a wide beach fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  18. 18.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) a bowl of fruit (b) a village with fields (c) tall city buildings (d) shoes on a table
  19. 19.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  21. 21.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) shoes on a table (b) boats on the open sea (c) a forest path (d) tall city buildings
  22. 22.True or false: a standing person fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) shoes on a table (b) boats on the open sea (c) hills and a river (d) a smiling friend
  24. 24.True or false: a long train fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🖼️ A painting of a village with fields is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a landscape (c) a cityscape (d) a portrait
  26. 26.🖼️ A painting of your grandma’s face is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a landscape (c) a seascape (d) a portrait
  27. 27.🖼️ A painting of a bowl of fruit is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a still life (c) a cityscape (d) a portrait
  28. 28.True or false: a painting of shoes on a table is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) tall city buildings (b) a forest path (c) a teapot and cups (d) boats on the open sea
  30. 30.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) boats on the open sea (b) flowers in a vase (c) your grandma’s face (d) a bowl of fruit
  31. 31.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: a wide beach fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) a landscape (b) a portrait (c) still life (d) abstract art
  34. 34.True or false: a painting of mountains at sunrise is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  36. 36.True or false: a tall palm tree fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🖼️ A painting of a smiling friend is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a cityscape (c) a landscape (d) a portrait
  38. 38.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🍎 A still life shows… (a) a person’s face (b) objects that do not move (c) a wide scene (d) the sea
  40. 40.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a landscape. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. False
  2. False
  3. a seascape
  4. a smiling friend
  5. False
  6. a bowl of fruit
  7. landscape shape
  8. landscape (wide)
  9. False
  10. self-portrait
  11. True
  12. landscape (wide)
  13. flowers in a vase
  14. a still life
  15. portrait shape
  16. False
  17. portrait (tall)
  18. tall city buildings
  19. False
  20. landscape (wide)
  21. shoes on a table
  22. True
  23. hills and a river
  24. False
  25. a landscape
  26. a portrait
  27. a still life
  28. False
  29. boats on the open sea
  30. your grandma’s face
  31. False
  32. True
  33. abstract art
  34. True
  35. portrait (tall)
  36. False
  37. a portrait
  38. False
  39. objects that do not move
  40. True

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