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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 197 · 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 still life? (a) a busy city skyline (b) flowers in a vase (c) a village with fields (d) waves and a beach
  2. 2.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) self-portrait (b) landscape (c) seascape (d) still life
  3. 3.🖼️ A painting of a teapot and cups is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a portrait (c) a landscape (d) a seascape
  4. 4.🖼️ A painting of a village with fields is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a portrait (c) a landscape (d) a still life
  5. 5.🖼️ A painting of flowers in a vase is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a still life (c) a portrait (d) a cityscape
  6. 6.🖼️ A painting of a smiling friend is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a portrait (c) a still life (d) a landscape
  7. 7.🖼️ A painting of a forest path is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a cityscape (c) a seascape (d) a landscape
  8. 8.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) a smiling friend (b) a village with fields (c) your grandma’s face (d) waves and a beach
  9. 9.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: a tall tower fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  12. 12.True or false: a painting of a busy city skyline is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: a painting of flowers in a vase is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  15. 15.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) your grandma’s face (b) a village with fields (c) hills and a river (d) a busy city skyline
  16. 16.True or false: a painting of shoes on a table is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: a row of houses fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) portrait shape (b) landscape shape (c) square shape
  19. 19.True or false: a standing person fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a smiling friend (b) a king on his throne (c) tall city buildings (d) mountains at sunrise
  21. 21.True or false: a wide beach fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) a king on his throne (b) your grandma’s face (c) mountains at sunrise (d) boats on the open sea
  23. 23.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) still life (b) a portrait (c) a landscape (d) abstract art
  24. 24.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: a tall palm tree fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: a wide beach fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) a village with fields (b) waves and a beach (c) a bowl of fruit (d) a busy city skyline
  28. 28.True or false: a tall tower fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) portrait shape (b) square shape (c) landscape shape
  30. 30.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) a bowl of fruit (b) shoes on a table (c) a forest path (d) tall city buildings
  31. 31.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  33. 33.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) your grandma’s face (b) a teapot and cups (c) a smiling friend (d) a busy city skyline
  34. 34.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a smiling friend (b) tall city buildings (c) mountains at sunrise (d) a teapot and cups
  35. 35.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  36. 36.True or false: a long train fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🖼️ A painting of mountains at sunrise is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a seascape (c) a portrait (d) a landscape
  38. 38.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🖼️ A painting of a king on his throne is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a landscape (c) a still life (d) a portrait
  40. 40.True or false: a long train fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. flowers in a vase
  2. self-portrait
  3. a still life
  4. a landscape
  5. a still life
  6. a portrait
  7. a landscape
  8. waves and a beach
  9. False
  10. False
  11. landscape (wide)
  12. True
  13. True
  14. portrait (tall)
  15. your grandma’s face
  16. False
  17. False
  18. portrait shape
  19. False
  20. mountains at sunrise
  21. False
  22. boats on the open sea
  23. abstract art
  24. False
  25. False
  26. True
  27. a bowl of fruit
  28. True
  29. landscape shape
  30. tall city buildings
  31. False
  32. landscape (wide)
  33. a busy city skyline
  34. a smiling friend
  35. landscape (wide)
  36. True
  37. a landscape
  38. False
  39. a portrait
  40. False

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