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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 128 · 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 tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  2. 2.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a smiling friend (b) waves and a beach (c) a busy city skyline (d) hills and a river
  3. 3.True or false: a tall tower fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  5. 5.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  6. 6.True or false: a tall palm tree fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) still life (b) seascape (c) landscape (d) self-portrait
  9. 9.🖼️ A painting of a busy city skyline is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a still life (c) a cityscape (d) a seascape
  10. 10.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) waves and a beach (b) mountains at sunrise (c) hills and a river (d) a village with fields
  11. 11.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  12. 12.True or false: a painting of a teapot and cups is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  14. 14.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) a teapot and cups (b) boats on the open sea (c) tall city buildings (d) hills and a river
  15. 15.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🖼️ A painting of a king on his throne is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a landscape (c) a portrait (d) a seascape
  17. 17.True or false: a standing person fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) shoes on a table (b) tall city buildings (c) hills and a river (d) mountains at sunrise
  19. 19.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) tall city buildings (b) a king on his throne (c) flowers in a vase (d) a forest path
  20. 20.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🖼️ A painting of tall city buildings is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a seascape (c) a cityscape (d) a portrait
  22. 22.🖼️ A painting of flowers in a vase is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a landscape (c) a cityscape (d) a still life
  23. 23.True or false: a standing person fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) portrait shape (b) square shape (c) landscape shape
  25. 25.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🖼️ A painting of waves and a beach is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a portrait (c) a seascape (d) a still life
  27. 27.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) landscape shape (b) square shape (c) portrait shape
  31. 31.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) flowers in a vase (b) a forest path (c) a busy city skyline (d) mountains at sunrise
  32. 32.True or false: a painting of mountains at sunrise is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: a painting of a bowl of fruit is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🖼️ A painting of a forest path is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a cityscape (c) a seascape (d) a still life
  35. 35.True or false: a tall tower fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🖼️ A painting of your grandma’s face is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a seascape (c) a still life (d) a landscape
  37. 37.True or false: a tall palm tree fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: a wide beach fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) hills and a river (b) a smiling friend (c) a bowl of fruit (d) a king on his throne
  40. 40.True or false: a painting of waves and a beach is a seascape. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. portrait (tall)
  2. a smiling friend
  3. False
  4. landscape (wide)
  5. landscape (wide)
  6. True
  7. False
  8. self-portrait
  9. a cityscape
  10. waves and a beach
  11. landscape (wide)
  12. True
  13. portrait (tall)
  14. a teapot and cups
  15. False
  16. a portrait
  17. True
  18. tall city buildings
  19. flowers in a vase
  20. True
  21. a cityscape
  22. a still life
  23. False
  24. portrait shape
  25. True
  26. a seascape
  27. True
  28. True
  29. False
  30. landscape shape
  31. a busy city skyline
  32. False
  33. True
  34. a landscape
  35. True
  36. a portrait
  37. False
  38. True
  39. a bowl of fruit
  40. True

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