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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 164 · 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.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) landscape (b) seascape (c) still life (d) self-portrait
  2. 2.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  3. 3.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) a village with fields (b) a bowl of fruit (c) your grandma’s face (d) boats on the open sea
  4. 4.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  5. 5.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) a portrait (b) a landscape (c) still life (d) abstract art
  6. 6.True or false: a painting of a teapot and cups is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: a wide beach fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🍎 A still life shows… (a) a person’s face (b) objects that do not move (c) a wide scene (d) the sea
  9. 9.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  10. 10.True or false: a tall palm tree fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: a row of houses fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  13. 13.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: a painting of flowers in a vase is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🖼️ A painting of tall city buildings is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a landscape (c) a seascape (d) a portrait
  16. 16.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) landscape shape (b) square shape (c) portrait shape
  17. 17.True or false: a long train fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: a long train fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a smiling friend (b) boats on the open sea (c) your grandma’s face (d) a forest path
  21. 21.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a village with fields (b) a teapot and cups (c) boats on the open sea (d) your grandma’s face
  22. 22.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a smiling friend (b) a king on his throne (c) a bowl of fruit (d) mountains at sunrise
  23. 23.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) square shape (b) portrait shape (c) landscape shape
  24. 24.True or false: a row of houses fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🖼️ A painting of flowers in a vase is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a portrait (c) a landscape (d) a still life
  26. 26.🖼️ A painting of a forest path is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a portrait (c) a still life (d) a seascape
  27. 27.🖼️ A painting of boats on the open sea is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a still life (c) a landscape (d) a seascape
  28. 28.True or false: a wide beach fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) shoes on a table (b) mountains at sunrise (c) a king on his throne (d) tall city buildings
  30. 30.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  32. 32.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) hills and a river (b) shoes on a table (c) a bowl of fruit (d) boats on the open sea
  33. 33.True or false: a painting of waves and a beach is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a busy city skyline (b) a king on his throne (c) hills and a river (d) waves and a beach
  36. 36.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) your grandma’s face (b) tall city buildings (c) a forest path (d) flowers in a vase
  37. 37.True or false: a tall tower fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: a painting of a bowl of fruit is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: a painting of a bowl of fruit is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a portrait. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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