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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 141 · 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 a village with fields is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  3. 3.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) self-portrait (b) landscape (c) seascape (d) still life
  4. 4.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a forest path (b) hills and a river (c) boats on the open sea (d) your grandma’s face
  6. 6.🖼️ A painting of waves and a beach is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a cityscape (c) a seascape (d) a landscape
  7. 7.True or false: a standing person fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  9. 9.🖼️ A painting of a teapot and cups is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a still life (c) a landscape (d) a cityscape
  10. 10.True or false: a wide beach fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) portrait shape (b) square shape (c) landscape shape
  12. 12.🖼️ A painting of a village with fields is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a portrait (c) a seascape (d) a still life
  13. 13.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) a village with fields (b) boats on the open sea (c) a bowl of fruit (d) your grandma’s face
  14. 14.True or false: a wide beach fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🍎 A still life shows… (a) the sea (b) a wide scene (c) a person’s face (d) objects that do not move
  16. 16.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) a teapot and cups (b) waves and a beach (c) your grandma’s face (d) a busy city skyline
  17. 17.True or false: a long train fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  19. 19.🖼️ A painting of your grandma’s face is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a cityscape (c) a still life (d) a seascape
  20. 20.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) portrait shape (b) landscape shape (c) square shape
  21. 21.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) a king on his throne (b) flowers in a vase (c) shoes on a table (d) tall city buildings
  22. 22.True or false: a painting of a bowl of fruit is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  24. 24.🖼️ A painting of hills and a river is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a seascape (c) a portrait (d) a still life
  25. 25.True or false: a painting of a forest path is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: a tall palm tree fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🖼️ A painting of mountains at sunrise is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a cityscape (c) a landscape (d) a portrait
  28. 28.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🖼️ A painting of tall city buildings is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a cityscape (c) a seascape (d) a portrait
  30. 30.True or false: a row of houses fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: a painting of flowers in a vase is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: a tall tower fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  34. 34.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  35. 35.🖼️ A painting of shoes on a table is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a landscape (c) a still life (d) a seascape
  36. 36.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) a busy city skyline (b) hills and a river (c) waves and a beach (d) a king on his throne
  37. 37.True or false: a painting of shoes on a table is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: a row of houses fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🖼️ A painting of a bowl of fruit is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a portrait (c) a still life (d) a seascape
  40. 40.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a village with fields (b) boats on the open sea (c) tall city buildings (d) flowers in a vase

Answer key

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

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