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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 193 · 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 landscape? (a) tall city buildings (b) a village with fields (c) waves and a beach (d) shoes on a table
  2. 2.🖼️ A painting of flowers in a vase is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a still life (c) a portrait (d) a landscape
  3. 3.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🖼️ A painting of a smiling friend is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a seascape (c) a cityscape (d) a landscape
  5. 5.🍎 A still life shows… (a) a wide scene (b) a person’s face (c) objects that do not move (d) the sea
  6. 6.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) still life (b) seascape (c) landscape (d) self-portrait
  7. 7.🖼️ A painting of a teapot and cups is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a seascape (c) a still life (d) a portrait
  8. 8.True or false: a wide beach fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) tall city buildings (b) a forest path (c) your grandma’s face (d) a village with fields
  10. 10.True or false: a row of houses fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: a long train fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🖼️ A painting of a village with fields is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a landscape (c) a still life (d) a cityscape
  13. 13.🖼️ A painting of mountains at sunrise is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a landscape (c) a seascape (d) a cityscape
  14. 14.True or false: a painting of a forest path is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🖼️ A painting of waves and a beach is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a portrait (c) a still life (d) a seascape
  16. 16.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) flowers in a vase (b) a teapot and cups (c) a smiling friend (d) waves and a beach
  18. 18.True or false: a tall tower fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  20. 20.True or false: a painting of a busy city skyline is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  22. 22.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) tall city buildings (b) a busy city skyline (c) hills and a river (d) boats on the open sea
  23. 23.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  24. 24.🖼️ A painting of tall city buildings is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a still life (c) a landscape (d) a portrait
  25. 25.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  26. 26.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) a teapot and cups (b) a busy city skyline (c) boats on the open sea (d) a king on his throne
  27. 27.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) square shape (b) landscape shape (c) portrait shape
  29. 29.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: a wide beach fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: a painting of a busy city skyline is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a busy city skyline (b) flowers in a vase (c) a smiling friend (d) a forest path
  33. 33.🖼️ A painting of a king on his throne is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a portrait (c) a still life (d) a seascape
  34. 34.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) still life (b) a landscape (c) abstract art (d) a portrait
  35. 35.True or false: a painting of flowers in a vase is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: a painting of waves and a beach is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  38. 38.True or false: a painting of flowers in a vase is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: a painting of a bowl of fruit is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)

Answer key

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

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