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

Answer key

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

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