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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 148 · 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 teapot and cups is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) still life (b) self-portrait (c) landscape (d) seascape
  3. 3.True or false: a painting of shoes on a table is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🖼️ A painting of tall city buildings is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a still life (c) a portrait (d) a cityscape
  5. 5.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  6. 6.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) square shape (b) landscape shape (c) portrait shape
  7. 7.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  8. 8.True or false: a painting of a bowl of fruit is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) waves and a beach (b) a king on his throne (c) tall city buildings (d) a village with fields
  11. 11.True or false: a painting of a forest path is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🖼️ A painting of hills and a river is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a landscape (c) a still life (d) a portrait
  13. 13.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) a smiling friend (b) boats on the open sea (c) mountains at sunrise (d) a busy city skyline
  15. 15.🖼️ A painting of boats on the open sea is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a still life (c) a seascape (d) a landscape
  16. 16.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  17. 17.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) a village with fields (b) a teapot and cups (c) your grandma’s face (d) a forest path
  18. 18.🖼️ A painting of shoes on a table is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a seascape (c) a cityscape (d) a landscape
  19. 19.🖼️ A painting of mountains at sunrise is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a landscape (c) a still life (d) a cityscape
  20. 20.True or false: a long train fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: a row of houses fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  23. 23.🖼️ A painting of a forest path is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a landscape (c) a still life (d) a portrait
  24. 24.True or false: a wide beach fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🖼️ A painting of a smiling friend is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a still life (c) a seascape (d) a portrait
  26. 26.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) abstract art (b) still life (c) a portrait (d) a landscape
  27. 27.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: a standing person fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  30. 30.🖼️ A painting of a busy city skyline is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a still life (c) a cityscape (d) a seascape
  31. 31.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🖼️ A painting of your grandma’s face is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a still life (c) a portrait (d) a seascape
  34. 34.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a smiling friend (b) boats on the open sea (c) flowers in a vase (d) shoes on a table
  35. 35.True or false: a painting of a forest path is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a bowl of fruit (b) waves and a beach (c) mountains at sunrise (d) a teapot and cups
  37. 37.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) landscape shape (b) portrait shape (c) square shape
  38. 38.True or false: a wide beach fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🖼️ A painting of a teapot and cups is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a seascape (c) a landscape (d) a cityscape
  40. 40.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) your grandma’s face (b) a busy city skyline (c) boats on the open sea (d) a smiling friend

Answer key

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

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