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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 140 · 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 painting of flowers in a vase is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) flowers in a vase (b) a teapot and cups (c) a busy city skyline (d) mountains at sunrise
  3. 3.True or false: a row of houses fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  5. 5.True or false: a tall tower fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: a tall tower fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🖼️ A painting of a village with fields is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a landscape (c) a still life (d) a seascape
  8. 8.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  9. 9.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a busy city skyline (b) a bowl of fruit (c) a smiling friend (d) tall city buildings
  10. 10.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  12. 12.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  14. 14.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a forest path (b) a busy city skyline (c) a smiling friend (d) a bowl of fruit
  15. 15.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  16. 16.True or false: a long train fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🖼️ A painting of hills and a river is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a seascape (c) a landscape (d) a portrait
  18. 18.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) tall city buildings (b) boats on the open sea (c) waves and a beach (d) flowers in a vase
  19. 19.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) landscape shape (b) square shape (c) portrait shape
  20. 20.True or false: a long train fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) boats on the open sea (b) a village with fields (c) a forest path (d) your grandma’s face
  22. 22.True or false: a painting of a busy city skyline is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🖼️ A painting of a forest path is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a cityscape (c) a landscape (d) a seascape
  24. 24.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) still life (b) a landscape (c) abstract art (d) a portrait
  25. 25.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: a tall palm tree fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: a wide beach fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) landscape (b) seascape (c) still life (d) self-portrait
  29. 29.🖼️ A painting of a bowl of fruit is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a portrait (c) a seascape (d) a still life
  30. 30.🖼️ A painting of mountains at sunrise is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a landscape (c) a seascape (d) a cityscape
  31. 31.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) your grandma’s face (b) mountains at sunrise (c) waves and a beach (d) flowers in a vase
  32. 32.🖼️ A painting of flowers in a vase is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a seascape (c) a still life (d) a cityscape
  33. 33.🖼️ A painting of a busy city skyline is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a seascape (c) a cityscape (d) a portrait
  34. 34.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a village with fields (b) a king on his throne (c) a busy city skyline (d) flowers in a vase
  35. 35.🖼️ A painting of waves and a beach is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a landscape (c) a portrait (d) a seascape
  36. 36.True or false: a painting of mountains at sunrise is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🖼️ A painting of a smiling friend is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a portrait (c) a cityscape (d) a still life
  38. 38.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: a painting of a forest path is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a portrait. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. False
  2. a busy city skyline
  3. False
  4. landscape (wide)
  5. False
  6. True
  7. a landscape
  8. portrait (tall)
  9. a smiling friend
  10. False
  11. landscape (wide)
  12. False
  13. landscape (wide)
  14. a forest path
  15. portrait (tall)
  16. False
  17. a landscape
  18. tall city buildings
  19. portrait shape
  20. True
  21. boats on the open sea
  22. True
  23. a landscape
  24. abstract art
  25. False
  26. True
  27. False
  28. self-portrait
  29. a still life
  30. a landscape
  31. flowers in a vase
  32. a still life
  33. a cityscape
  34. a king on his throne
  35. a seascape
  36. False
  37. a portrait
  38. False
  39. False
  40. True

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