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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 199 · 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 cityscape? (a) a king on his throne (b) hills and a river (c) your grandma’s face (d) a busy city skyline
  2. 2.True or false: a tall palm tree fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🖼️ A painting of boats on the open sea is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a portrait (c) a seascape (d) a still life
  4. 4.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) portrait shape (b) landscape shape (c) square shape
  5. 5.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  6. 6.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  7. 7.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  8. 8.True or false: a wide beach fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) shoes on a table (b) mountains at sunrise (c) a king on his throne (d) tall city buildings
  10. 10.🖼️ A painting of flowers in a vase is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a portrait (c) a still life (d) a landscape
  11. 11.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a bowl of fruit (b) tall city buildings (c) hills and a river (d) a king on his throne
  12. 12.True or false: a long train fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: a row of houses fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: a painting of shoes on a table is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🖼️ A painting of waves and a beach is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a cityscape (c) a seascape (d) a portrait
  18. 18.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) mountains at sunrise (b) a smiling friend (c) tall city buildings (d) waves and a beach
  19. 19.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) still life (b) a landscape (c) abstract art (d) a portrait
  20. 20.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  21. 21.True or false: a painting of a bowl of fruit is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  23. 23.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a forest path (b) a smiling friend (c) a king on his throne (d) your grandma’s face
  24. 24.True or false: a painting of a forest path is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) a village with fields (b) mountains at sunrise (c) tall city buildings (d) hills and a river
  26. 26.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) hills and a river (b) a teapot and cups (c) a forest path (d) a smiling friend
  27. 27.🖼️ A painting of hills and a river is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a portrait (c) a still life (d) a landscape
  28. 28.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) seascape (b) still life (c) landscape (d) self-portrait
  30. 30.True or false: a painting of waves and a beach is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: a painting of waves and a beach is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🖼️ A painting of a village with fields is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a still life (c) a landscape (d) a cityscape
  33. 33.True or false: a painting of mountains at sunrise is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🍎 A still life shows… (a) objects that do not move (b) the sea (c) a person’s face (d) a wide scene
  35. 35.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a king on his throne (b) a village with fields (c) a smiling friend (d) boats on the open sea
  36. 36.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) portrait shape (b) square shape (c) landscape shape
  37. 37.True or false: a wide beach fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) your grandma’s face (b) tall city buildings (c) shoes on a table (d) waves and a beach
  39. 39.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)

Answer key

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

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