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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 104 · 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.🖼️ A painting of shoes on a table is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a landscape (c) a cityscape (d) a portrait
  2. 2.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) a teapot and cups (b) shoes on a table (c) waves and a beach (d) tall city buildings
  3. 3.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  4. 4.🖼️ A painting of a village with fields is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a portrait (c) a still life (d) a landscape
  5. 5.True or false: a painting of mountains at sunrise is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: a tall tower fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) tall city buildings (b) flowers in a vase (c) shoes on a table (d) a smiling friend
  8. 8.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) your grandma’s face (b) hills and a river (c) waves and a beach (d) a bowl of fruit
  9. 9.True or false: a painting of flowers in a vase is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🖼️ A painting of a king on his throne is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a landscape (c) a seascape (d) a cityscape
  11. 11.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) hills and a river (b) a smiling friend (c) a village with fields (d) a teapot and cups
  12. 12.True or false: a row of houses fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) hills and a river (b) a king on his throne (c) a busy city skyline (d) a forest path
  14. 14.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  15. 15.True or false: a painting of tall city buildings is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🖼️ A painting of waves and a beach is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a landscape (c) a portrait (d) a seascape
  17. 17.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a busy city skyline (b) a teapot and cups (c) a smiling friend (d) a forest path
  18. 18.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  19. 19.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: a long train fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) flowers in a vase (b) a smiling friend (c) shoes on a table (d) tall city buildings
  22. 22.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) portrait shape (b) square shape (c) landscape shape
  23. 23.🖼️ A painting of a busy city skyline is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a still life (c) a cityscape (d) a seascape
  24. 24.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  25. 25.🍎 A still life shows… (a) the sea (b) objects that do not move (c) a person’s face (d) a wide scene
  26. 26.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  27. 27.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) tall city buildings (b) mountains at sunrise (c) a bowl of fruit (d) a forest path
  28. 28.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) seascape (b) landscape (c) self-portrait (d) still life
  29. 29.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) tall city buildings (b) a village with fields (c) boats on the open sea (d) shoes on a table
  30. 30.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) hills and a river (b) shoes on a table (c) a busy city skyline (d) flowers in a vase
  32. 32.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: a row of houses fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) a portrait (b) abstract art (c) still life (d) a landscape
  35. 35.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) portrait shape (b) square shape (c) landscape shape
  36. 36.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: a standing person fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🖼️ A painting of a forest path is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a seascape (c) a still life (d) a landscape
  39. 39.🖼️ A painting of flowers in a vase is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a cityscape (c) a portrait (d) a seascape
  40. 40.True or false: a painting of tall city buildings is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. a still life
  2. waves and a beach
  3. landscape (wide)
  4. a landscape
  5. False
  6. False
  7. tall city buildings
  8. your grandma’s face
  9. True
  10. a portrait
  11. a teapot and cups
  12. True
  13. a king on his throne
  14. landscape (wide)
  15. False
  16. a seascape
  17. a forest path
  18. portrait (tall)
  19. False
  20. False
  21. a smiling friend
  22. landscape shape
  23. a cityscape
  24. landscape (wide)
  25. objects that do not move
  26. portrait (tall)
  27. a bowl of fruit
  28. self-portrait
  29. shoes on a table
  30. True
  31. a busy city skyline
  32. True
  33. False
  34. abstract art
  35. portrait shape
  36. False
  37. True
  38. a landscape
  39. a still life
  40. True

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