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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 184 · 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) landscape shape (b) square shape (c) portrait shape
  2. 2.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) portrait shape (b) square shape (c) landscape shape
  3. 3.True or false: a long train fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: a tall tower fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🖼️ A painting of a teapot and cups is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a seascape (c) a landscape (d) a still life
  6. 6.🍎 A still life shows… (a) objects that do not move (b) a wide scene (c) the sea (d) a person’s face
  7. 7.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  8. 8.🖼️ A painting of a king on his throne is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a landscape (c) a portrait (d) a cityscape
  9. 9.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  10. 10.🖼️ A painting of hills and a river is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a still life (c) a seascape (d) a landscape
  11. 11.🖼️ A painting of boats on the open sea is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a cityscape (c) a seascape (d) a portrait
  12. 12.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a bowl of fruit (b) waves and a beach (c) tall city buildings (d) hills and a river
  13. 13.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a smiling friend (b) tall city buildings (c) shoes on a table (d) hills and a river
  14. 14.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) a portrait (b) a landscape (c) still life (d) abstract art
  15. 15.True or false: a painting of a bowl of fruit is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) boats on the open sea (b) a forest path (c) waves and a beach (d) shoes on a table
  17. 17.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) shoes on a table (b) hills and a river (c) a king on his throne (d) waves and a beach
  18. 18.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🖼️ A painting of mountains at sunrise is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a cityscape (c) a landscape (d) a seascape
  20. 20.True or false: a painting of flowers in a vase is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: a painting of flowers in a vase is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) flowers in a vase (b) a busy city skyline (c) your grandma’s face (d) boats on the open sea
  23. 23.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) a king on his throne (b) boats on the open sea (c) a busy city skyline (d) a smiling friend
  25. 25.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  26. 26.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  27. 27.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: a standing person fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🖼️ A painting of shoes on a table is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a landscape (c) a portrait (d) a still life
  30. 30.True or false: a tall palm tree fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) seascape (b) still life (c) landscape (d) self-portrait
  32. 32.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: a painting of a bowl of fruit is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🖼️ A painting of waves and a beach is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a seascape (c) a cityscape (d) a landscape
  35. 35.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🖼️ A painting of a forest path is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a landscape (c) a cityscape (d) a still life
  37. 37.True or false: a tall tower fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  39. 39.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) a bowl of fruit (b) a village with fields (c) a busy city skyline (d) your grandma’s face
  40. 40.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) mountains at sunrise (b) shoes on a table (c) your grandma’s face (d) boats on the open sea

Answer key

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

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