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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 144 · 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 mountains at sunrise is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) seascape (b) self-portrait (c) landscape (d) still life
  3. 3.🍎 A still life shows… (a) a person’s face (b) a wide scene (c) the sea (d) objects that do not move
  4. 4.True or false: a painting of a teapot and cups is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) flowers in a vase (b) a busy city skyline (c) a teapot and cups (d) a forest path
  6. 6.🖼️ A painting of hills and a river is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a portrait (c) a cityscape (d) a landscape
  7. 7.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🖼️ A painting of your grandma’s face is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a portrait (c) a seascape (d) a landscape
  9. 9.True or false: a wide beach fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  11. 11.True or false: a standing person fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: a row of houses fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) a king on his throne (b) shoes on a table (c) a smiling friend (d) tall city buildings
  15. 15.🖼️ A painting of a king on his throne is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a landscape (c) a seascape (d) a cityscape
  16. 16.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a smiling friend (b) a teapot and cups (c) a village with fields (d) boats on the open sea
  17. 17.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) flowers in a vase (b) a bowl of fruit (c) hills and a river (d) waves and a beach
  18. 18.True or false: a painting of a teapot and cups is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: a painting of tall city buildings is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) a king on his throne (b) tall city buildings (c) waves and a beach (d) a smiling friend
  21. 21.True or false: a wide beach fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) still life (b) abstract art (c) a landscape (d) a portrait
  23. 23.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  24. 24.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  25. 25.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) a forest path (b) a king on his throne (c) mountains at sunrise (d) boats on the open sea
  27. 27.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: a tall palm tree fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  30. 30.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  31. 31.True or false: a long train fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🖼️ A painting of mountains at sunrise is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a cityscape (c) a seascape (d) a still life
  33. 33.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) portrait shape (b) landscape shape (c) square shape
  34. 34.True or false: a painting of a busy city skyline is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) a busy city skyline (b) shoes on a table (c) waves and a beach (d) hills and a river
  36. 36.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) your grandma’s face (b) a smiling friend (c) a king on his throne (d) flowers in a vase
  37. 37.True or false: a standing person fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🖼️ A painting of waves and a beach is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a seascape (c) a still life (d) a cityscape
  39. 39.True or false: a painting of a forest path is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🖼️ A painting of a smiling friend is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a seascape (c) a landscape (d) a portrait

Answer key

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

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