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

Answer key

  1. flowers in a vase
  2. a landscape
  3. False
  4. a forest path
  5. True
  6. landscape (wide)
  7. portrait (tall)
  8. a still life
  9. a busy city skyline
  10. a portrait
  11. tall city buildings
  12. a teapot and cups
  13. a village with fields
  14. True
  15. objects that do not move
  16. False
  17. True
  18. hills and a river
  19. a landscape
  20. a smiling friend
  21. True
  22. True
  23. mountains at sunrise
  24. False
  25. portrait (tall)
  26. waves and a beach
  27. a still life
  28. portrait shape
  29. True
  30. boats on the open sea
  31. False
  32. False
  33. landscape (wide)
  34. False
  35. a landscape
  36. landscape shape
  37. self-portrait
  38. landscape (wide)
  39. abstract art
  40. True

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