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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 160 · 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.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  2. 2.🖼️ A painting of a village with fields is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a portrait (c) a cityscape (d) a landscape
  3. 3.🖼️ A painting of a bowl of fruit is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a still life (c) a landscape (d) a portrait
  4. 4.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) your grandma’s face (b) a busy city skyline (c) flowers in a vase (d) a village with fields
  5. 5.True or false: a painting of waves and a beach is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: a tall tower fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) still life (b) abstract art (c) a portrait (d) a landscape
  8. 8.True or false: a row of houses fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) self-portrait (b) landscape (c) seascape (d) still life
  10. 10.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: a painting of shoes on a table is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🖼️ A painting of shoes on a table is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a seascape (c) a landscape (d) a cityscape
  13. 13.True or false: a standing person fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) portrait shape (b) square shape (c) landscape shape
  15. 15.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a forest path (b) a king on his throne (c) shoes on a table (d) mountains at sunrise
  16. 16.🍎 A still life shows… (a) the sea (b) objects that do not move (c) a wide scene (d) a person’s face
  17. 17.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  18. 18.True or false: a wide beach fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: a tall palm tree fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: a painting of mountains at sunrise is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  22. 22.True or false: a painting of a teapot and cups is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: a long train fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) boats on the open sea (b) a king on his throne (c) your grandma’s face (d) shoes on a table
  25. 25.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: a painting of a teapot and cups is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🖼️ A painting of mountains at sunrise is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a cityscape (c) a still life (d) a portrait
  28. 28.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) square shape (b) portrait shape (c) landscape shape
  29. 29.🖼️ A painting of waves and a beach is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a seascape (c) a portrait (d) a cityscape
  30. 30.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) a king on his throne (b) a forest path (c) a bowl of fruit (d) boats on the open sea
  31. 31.True or false: a tall tower fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) a village with fields (b) waves and a beach (c) tall city buildings (d) a forest path
  33. 33.🖼️ A painting of hills and a river is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a seascape (c) a landscape (d) a portrait
  34. 34.True or false: a row of houses fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  36. 36.True or false: a long train fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  38. 38.🖼️ A painting of your grandma’s face is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a landscape (c) a still life (d) a portrait
  39. 39.True or false: a standing person fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: a painting of flowers in a vase is a still life. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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