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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 171 · 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.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) portrait shape (b) square shape (c) landscape shape
  2. 2.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🖼️ A painting of a king on his throne is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a portrait (c) a seascape (d) a landscape
  4. 4.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: a standing person fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🖼️ A painting of a teapot and cups is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a still life (c) a seascape (d) a cityscape
  7. 7.🍎 A still life shows… (a) a person’s face (b) a wide scene (c) objects that do not move (d) the sea
  8. 8.True or false: a row of houses fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  10. 10.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) a landscape (b) a portrait (c) still life (d) abstract art
  11. 11.True or false: a tall tower fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: a tall palm tree fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: a painting of a forest path is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  15. 15.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: a wide beach fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: a painting of a forest path is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🖼️ A painting of tall city buildings is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a portrait (c) a landscape (d) a cityscape
  19. 19.True or false: a painting of shoes on a table is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  21. 21.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) landscape shape (b) portrait shape (c) square shape
  22. 22.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) flowers in a vase (b) a bowl of fruit (c) hills and a river (d) a busy city skyline
  23. 23.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) boats on the open sea (b) tall city buildings (c) waves and a beach (d) mountains at sunrise
  24. 24.🖼️ A painting of a busy city skyline is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a cityscape (c) a seascape (d) a still life
  25. 25.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) mountains at sunrise (b) a busy city skyline (c) a bowl of fruit (d) a smiling friend
  26. 26.True or false: a painting of mountains at sunrise is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🖼️ A painting of waves and a beach is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a still life (c) a portrait (d) a cityscape
  28. 28.🖼️ A painting of your grandma’s face is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a portrait (c) a still life (d) a landscape
  29. 29.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) waves and a beach (b) a smiling friend (c) a busy city skyline (d) a forest path
  30. 30.True or false: a long train fits portrait (tall) paper. (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.True or false: a painting of mountains at sunrise is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) self-portrait (b) landscape (c) still life (d) seascape
  34. 34.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  35. 35.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) hills and a river (b) a village with fields (c) a smiling friend (d) mountains at sunrise
  36. 36.🖼️ A painting of flowers in a vase is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a seascape (c) a still life (d) a landscape
  37. 37.True or false: a wide beach fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) a bowl of fruit (b) a forest path (c) mountains at sunrise (d) boats on the open sea
  39. 39.True or false: a tall palm tree fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🖼️ A painting of a bowl of fruit is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a cityscape (c) a portrait (d) a still life

Answer key

  1. landscape shape
  2. False
  3. a portrait
  4. False
  5. False
  6. a still life
  7. objects that do not move
  8. False
  9. landscape (wide)
  10. abstract art
  11. False
  12. True
  13. True
  14. landscape (wide)
  15. False
  16. False
  17. False
  18. a cityscape
  19. False
  20. portrait (tall)
  21. portrait shape
  22. hills and a river
  23. tall city buildings
  24. a cityscape
  25. a busy city skyline
  26. False
  27. a seascape
  28. a portrait
  29. a forest path
  30. False
  31. portrait (tall)
  32. False
  33. self-portrait
  34. portrait (tall)
  35. a smiling friend
  36. a still life
  37. True
  38. a bowl of fruit
  39. False
  40. a still life

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