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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 179 · 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) objects that do not move (b) a person’s face (c) the sea (d) a wide scene
  2. 2.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a village with fields (b) tall city buildings (c) a king on his throne (d) boats on the open sea
  3. 3.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) a king on his throne (b) mountains at sunrise (c) boats on the open sea (d) a village with fields
  4. 4.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) landscape shape (b) square shape (c) portrait shape
  5. 5.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  6. 6.True or false: a tall tower fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: a standing person fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  9. 9.True or false: a painting of shoes on a table is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) a forest path (b) waves and a beach (c) a busy city skyline (d) flowers in a vase
  11. 11.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  12. 12.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) waves and a beach (b) flowers in a vase (c) shoes on a table (d) hills and a river
  13. 13.🖼️ A painting of shoes on a table is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a seascape (c) a still life (d) a landscape
  14. 14.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) a king on his throne (b) your grandma’s face (c) shoes on a table (d) tall city buildings
  15. 15.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  16. 16.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  17. 17.🖼️ A painting of a busy city skyline is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a cityscape (c) a portrait (d) a still life
  18. 18.True or false: a painting of tall city buildings is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🖼️ A painting of boats on the open sea is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a landscape (c) a portrait (d) a still life
  20. 20.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) mountains at sunrise (b) a smiling friend (c) flowers in a vase (d) a king on his throne
  22. 22.True or false: a painting of a forest path is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: a row of houses fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🖼️ 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
  25. 25.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) landscape (b) still life (c) seascape (d) self-portrait
  28. 28.True or false: a standing person fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) a smiling friend (b) waves and a beach (c) flowers in a vase (d) mountains at sunrise
  30. 30.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a smiling friend (b) a forest path (c) a busy city skyline (d) waves and a beach
  31. 31.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) abstract art (b) a portrait (c) still life (d) a landscape
  32. 32.🖼️ A painting of your grandma’s face is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a portrait (c) a cityscape (d) a seascape
  33. 33.🖼️ A painting of a bowl of fruit is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a still life (c) a portrait (d) a landscape
  34. 34.🖼️ A painting of a village with fields is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a portrait (c) a landscape (d) a cityscape
  35. 35.🖼️ A painting of a smiling friend is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a landscape (c) a seascape (d) a portrait
  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 painting of waves and a beach is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: a row of houses fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  40. 40.True or false: a tall tower fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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