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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 113 · 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.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  2. 2.🍎 A still life shows… (a) a wide scene (b) objects that do not move (c) the sea (d) a person’s face
  3. 3.True or false: a standing person fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🖼️ A painting of tall city buildings is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a portrait (c) a cityscape (d) a seascape
  5. 5.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) tall city buildings (b) a bowl of fruit (c) a king on his throne (d) your grandma’s face
  6. 6.True or false: a painting of waves and a beach is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  8. 8.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  9. 9.True or false: a painting of flowers in a vase is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) a portrait (b) a landscape (c) abstract art (d) still life
  11. 11.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) landscape shape (b) square shape (c) portrait shape
  12. 12.🖼️ A painting of a king on his throne is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a landscape (c) a still life (d) a portrait
  13. 13.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) tall city buildings (b) hills and a river (c) a teapot and cups (d) your grandma’s face
  14. 14.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) waves and a beach (b) a bowl of fruit (c) a forest path (d) flowers in a vase
  15. 15.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a smiling friend (b) shoes on a table (c) a teapot and cups (d) tall city buildings
  16. 16.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) a smiling friend (b) mountains at sunrise (c) hills and a river (d) waves and a beach
  18. 18.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: a long train fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) square shape (b) landscape shape (c) portrait shape
  21. 21.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  22. 22.🖼️ 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
  23. 23.🖼️ A painting of a forest path is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a landscape (c) a still life (d) a portrait
  24. 24.🖼️ A painting of a busy city skyline is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a portrait (c) a cityscape (d) a still life
  25. 25.True or false: a painting of a busy city skyline is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: a painting of a teapot and cups is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: a painting of waves and a beach is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🖼️ A painting of flowers in a vase is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a still life (c) a landscape (d) a portrait
  29. 29.True or false: a wide beach fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) landscape (b) self-portrait (c) seascape (d) still life
  31. 31.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) boats on the open sea (b) a king on his throne (c) a teapot and cups (d) tall city buildings
  32. 32.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  34. 34.True or false: a painting of tall city buildings is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a smiling friend (b) shoes on a table (c) mountains at sunrise (d) tall city buildings
  36. 36.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) hills and a river (b) a forest path (c) a busy city skyline (d) a bowl of fruit
  37. 37.True or false: a painting of shoes on a table is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  39. 39.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: a painting of flowers in a vase is a landscape. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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