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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 145 · 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 bowl of fruit is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  3. 3.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  4. 4.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) hills and a river (b) shoes on a table (c) your grandma’s face (d) flowers in a vase
  5. 5.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) tall city buildings (b) a teapot and cups (c) a smiling friend (d) waves and a beach
  6. 6.True or false: a painting of waves and a beach is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: a tall tower 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 hills and a river 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) True (b) False
  11. 11.🖼️ A painting of a village with fields is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a cityscape (c) a still life (d) a portrait
  12. 12.🖼️ A painting of flowers in a vase is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a portrait (c) a cityscape (d) a still life
  13. 13.🖼️ A painting of tall city buildings is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a cityscape (c) a still life (d) a seascape
  14. 14.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: a painting of tall city buildings is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) a landscape (b) a portrait (c) still life (d) abstract art
  17. 17.True or false: a long train fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  19. 19.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) landscape (b) still life (c) self-portrait (d) seascape
  20. 20.True or false: a painting of shoes on a table is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🖼️ A painting of boats on the open sea is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a landscape (c) a cityscape (d) a seascape
  22. 22.🖼️ A painting of a smiling friend is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a landscape (c) a portrait (d) a cityscape
  23. 23.🍎 A still life shows… (a) a person’s face (b) objects that do not move (c) a wide scene (d) the sea
  24. 24.True or false: a tall palm tree fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) your grandma’s face (b) mountains at sunrise (c) boats on the open sea (d) a forest path
  26. 26.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a busy city skyline (b) hills and a river (c) tall city buildings (d) a king on his throne
  28. 28.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) a king on his throne (b) hills and a river (c) a forest path (d) shoes on a table
  30. 30.True or false: a painting of waves and a beach is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🖼️ A painting of your grandma’s face is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a seascape (c) a cityscape (d) a portrait
  32. 32.True or false: a painting of mountains at sunrise is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: a row of houses fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  35. 35.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) portrait shape (b) square shape (c) landscape shape
  36. 36.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) portrait shape (b) landscape shape (c) square shape
  37. 37.True or false: a painting of a teapot and cups is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🖼️ A painting of a king on his throne is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a seascape (c) a landscape (d) a still life
  39. 39.True or false: a painting of mountains at sunrise is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: a painting of a bowl of fruit is a landscape. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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