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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 158 · 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.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) boats on the open sea (b) a forest path (c) tall city buildings (d) a busy city skyline
  2. 2.True or false: a wide beach fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) hills and a river (b) boats on the open sea (c) your grandma’s face (d) shoes on a table
  4. 4.True or false: a standing person fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  6. 6.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  8. 8.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  9. 9.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) a king on his throne (b) flowers in a vase (c) waves and a beach (d) hills and a river
  10. 10.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) landscape shape (b) square shape (c) portrait shape
  12. 12.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) abstract art (b) still life (c) a portrait (d) a landscape
  13. 13.🖼️ A painting of a king on his throne is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a cityscape (c) a portrait (d) a landscape
  14. 14.🖼️ A painting of a smiling friend is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a portrait (c) a cityscape (d) a still life
  15. 15.🍎 A still life shows… (a) the sea (b) a wide scene (c) objects that do not move (d) a person’s face
  16. 16.True or false: a painting of shoes on a table is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  18. 18.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) a village with fields (b) a busy city skyline (c) a forest path (d) a smiling friend
  19. 19.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) landscape (b) seascape (c) still life (d) self-portrait
  20. 20.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  21. 21.True or false: a long train fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: a tall tower fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) square shape (b) portrait shape (c) landscape shape
  24. 24.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a smiling friend (b) a teapot and cups (c) hills and a river (d) a bowl of fruit
  25. 25.🖼️ A painting of a village with fields is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a cityscape (c) a landscape (d) a seascape
  26. 26.🖼️ A painting of hills and a river is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a cityscape (c) a portrait (d) a seascape
  27. 27.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) a forest path (b) boats on the open sea (c) a busy city skyline (d) a teapot and cups
  28. 28.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: a painting of mountains at sunrise is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) flowers in a vase (b) a teapot and cups (c) a king on his throne (d) a forest path
  31. 31.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🖼️ A painting of tall city buildings is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a still life (c) a seascape (d) a cityscape
  33. 33.True or false: a painting of a forest path is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: a standing person fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: a painting of flowers in a vase is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  38. 38.True or false: a row of houses fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) mountains at sunrise (b) shoes on a table (c) waves and a beach (d) a king on his throne
  40. 40.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a seascape. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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