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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 107 · 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 wide beach fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🖼️ A painting of a smiling friend is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a cityscape (c) a seascape (d) a landscape
  3. 3.True or false: a long train fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🍎 A still life shows… (a) objects that do not move (b) the sea (c) a wide scene (d) a person’s face
  5. 5.True or false: a tall tower fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: a painting of flowers in a vase is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  8. 8.🖼️ A painting of a bowl of fruit is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a cityscape (c) a seascape (d) a landscape
  9. 9.🖼️ A painting of a forest path is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a cityscape (c) a landscape (d) a portrait
  10. 10.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) shoes on a table (b) boats on the open sea (c) a smiling friend (d) a forest path
  12. 12.True or false: a tall palm tree fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🖼️ A painting of shoes on a table is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a landscape (c) a seascape (d) a portrait
  15. 15.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  16. 16.True or false: a long train fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🖼️ A painting of boats on the open sea is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a landscape (c) a cityscape (d) a seascape
  18. 18.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  19. 19.True or false: a painting of flowers in a vase is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🖼️ A painting of a teapot and cups is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a landscape (c) a portrait (d) a still life
  21. 21.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) your grandma’s face (b) hills and a river (c) a village with fields (d) a bowl of fruit
  22. 22.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) a village with fields (b) a teapot and cups (c) hills and a river (d) boats on the open sea
  23. 23.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: a wide beach fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: a standing person fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  27. 27.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) landscape shape (b) portrait shape (c) square shape
  28. 28.🖼️ A painting of hills and a river is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a portrait (c) a still life (d) a cityscape
  29. 29.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) a landscape (b) a portrait (c) still life (d) abstract art
  31. 31.🖼️ A painting of a busy city skyline is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a seascape (c) a still life (d) a portrait
  32. 32.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a teapot and cups (b) your grandma’s face (c) tall city buildings (d) a village with fields
  33. 33.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) a busy city skyline (b) boats on the open sea (c) waves and a beach (d) a king on his throne
  34. 34.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) a forest path (b) a smiling friend (c) waves and a beach (d) a teapot and cups
  35. 35.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) portrait shape (b) landscape shape (c) square shape
  37. 37.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) seascape (b) still life (c) self-portrait (d) landscape
  38. 38.🖼️ A painting of flowers in a vase is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a seascape (c) a landscape (d) a cityscape
  39. 39.True or false: a standing person fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a portrait. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. False
  2. a portrait
  3. False
  4. objects that do not move
  5. False
  6. False
  7. landscape (wide)
  8. a still life
  9. a landscape
  10. False
  11. a forest path
  12. False
  13. False
  14. a still life
  15. portrait (tall)
  16. True
  17. a seascape
  18. landscape (wide)
  19. False
  20. a still life
  21. your grandma’s face
  22. boats on the open sea
  23. True
  24. True
  25. True
  26. landscape (wide)
  27. portrait shape
  28. a landscape
  29. False
  30. abstract art
  31. a cityscape
  32. a village with fields
  33. a busy city skyline
  34. a teapot and cups
  35. True
  36. landscape shape
  37. self-portrait
  38. a still life
  39. False
  40. False

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