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

Answer key

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

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