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

Answer key

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

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