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

Answer key

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

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