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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 177 · 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 still life shows… (a) a person’s face (b) a wide scene (c) the sea (d) objects that do not move
  2. 2.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) tall city buildings (b) your grandma’s face (c) a forest path (d) boats on the open sea
  4. 4.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  5. 5.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) portrait shape (b) landscape shape (c) square shape
  6. 6.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) a busy city skyline (b) boats on the open sea (c) shoes on a table (d) a village with fields
  7. 7.True or false: a painting of tall city buildings is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🖼️ A painting of a teapot and cups is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a cityscape (c) a portrait (d) a landscape
  9. 9.🖼️ A painting of a village with fields is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a cityscape (c) a still life (d) a portrait
  10. 10.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: a wide beach fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  13. 13.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) flowers in a vase (b) waves and a beach (c) a forest path (d) a king on his throne
  14. 14.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) boats on the open sea (b) a busy city skyline (c) flowers in a vase (d) tall city buildings
  15. 15.True or false: a painting of flowers in a vase is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) hills and a river (b) boats on the open sea (c) a busy city skyline (d) a king on his throne
  17. 17.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  18. 18.True or false: a painting of a teapot and cups is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: a painting of shoes on a table is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: a row of houses fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) seascape (b) still life (c) self-portrait (d) landscape
  22. 22.True or false: a painting of a forest path is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🖼️ A painting of your grandma’s face is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a seascape (c) a cityscape (d) a landscape
  24. 24.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a busy city skyline (b) flowers in a vase (c) a village with fields (d) a bowl of fruit
  25. 25.🖼️ A painting of a bowl of fruit is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a landscape (c) a portrait (d) a cityscape
  26. 26.True or false: a tall tower fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a bowl of fruit (b) a forest path (c) a smiling friend (d) mountains at sunrise
  28. 28.🖼️ A painting of hills and a river is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a portrait (c) a landscape (d) a still life
  29. 29.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  30. 30.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a busy city skyline (b) a village with fields (c) waves and a beach (d) your grandma’s face
  31. 31.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🖼️ A painting of mountains at sunrise is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a still life (c) a seascape (d) a cityscape
  33. 33.🖼️ A painting of a king on his throne is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a cityscape (c) a still life (d) a portrait
  34. 34.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) a village with fields (b) mountains at sunrise (c) waves and a beach (d) tall city buildings
  35. 35.True or false: a painting of mountains at sunrise is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: a standing person fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: a standing person fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: a row of houses fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: a tall palm tree fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. objects that do not move
  2. False
  3. tall city buildings
  4. portrait (tall)
  5. landscape shape
  6. a busy city skyline
  7. True
  8. a still life
  9. a landscape
  10. True
  11. True
  12. portrait (tall)
  13. a king on his throne
  14. flowers in a vase
  15. False
  16. hills and a river
  17. landscape (wide)
  18. False
  19. True
  20. True
  21. self-portrait
  22. False
  23. a portrait
  24. a village with fields
  25. a still life
  26. False
  27. a smiling friend
  28. a landscape
  29. portrait (tall)
  30. your grandma’s face
  31. True
  32. a landscape
  33. a portrait
  34. waves and a beach
  35. True
  36. False
  37. True
  38. True
  39. False
  40. True

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