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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 127 · 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 a busy city skyline is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a portrait (c) a still life (d) a seascape
  2. 2.True or false: a row of houses fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: a standing person fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🍎 A still life shows… (a) the sea (b) a person’s face (c) objects that do not move (d) a wide scene
  5. 5.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  7. 7.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  8. 8.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  9. 9.🖼️ A painting of hills and a river is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a landscape (c) a still life (d) a seascape
  10. 10.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) portrait shape (b) square shape (c) landscape shape
  11. 11.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) a bowl of fruit (b) a busy city skyline (c) flowers in a vase (d) a village with fields
  12. 12.🖼️ A painting of mountains at sunrise is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a landscape (c) a still life (d) a seascape
  13. 13.True or false: a painting of waves and a beach is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🖼️ A painting of tall city buildings is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a seascape (c) a cityscape (d) a portrait
  15. 15.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) your grandma’s face (b) hills and a river (c) boats on the open sea (d) tall city buildings
  16. 16.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a king on his throne (b) boats on the open sea (c) tall city buildings (d) a teapot and cups
  17. 17.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) self-portrait (b) still life (c) landscape (d) seascape
  19. 19.🖼️ A painting of a bowl of fruit is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a still life (c) a portrait (d) a seascape
  20. 20.True or false: a painting of mountains at sunrise is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🖼️ A painting of a king on his throne is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a seascape (c) a portrait (d) a landscape
  22. 22.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) tall city buildings (b) boats on the open sea (c) a smiling friend (d) mountains at sunrise
  23. 23.True or false: a tall tower fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🖼️ A painting of a forest path is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a cityscape (c) a landscape (d) a seascape
  25. 25.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) a landscape (b) still life (c) a portrait (d) abstract art
  26. 26.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) portrait shape (b) square shape (c) landscape shape
  27. 27.🖼️ A painting of a village with fields is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a landscape (c) a seascape (d) a portrait
  28. 28.True or false: a wide beach fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a king on his throne (b) boats on the open sea (c) shoes on a table (d) hills and a river
  30. 30.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  31. 31.True or false: a tall palm tree fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🖼️ A painting of your grandma’s face is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a cityscape (c) a landscape (d) a portrait
  33. 33.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) boats on the open sea (b) a teapot and cups (c) a forest path (d) mountains at sunrise
  34. 34.True or false: a tall palm tree fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: a painting of a teapot and cups is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  37. 37.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) hills and a river (b) mountains at sunrise (c) shoes on a table (d) your grandma’s face
  40. 40.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) a forest path (b) mountains at sunrise (c) a bowl of fruit (d) waves and a beach

Answer key

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

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