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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 200 · 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.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) portrait shape (b) square shape (c) landscape shape
  2. 2.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) hills and a river (b) shoes on a table (c) a king on his throne (d) a busy city skyline
  3. 3.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) a bowl of fruit (b) waves and a beach (c) a forest path (d) tall city buildings
  4. 4.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) boats on the open sea (b) a forest path (c) flowers in a vase (d) a busy city skyline
  5. 5.True or false: a painting of a busy city skyline is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  7. 7.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🖼️ A painting of a busy city skyline is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a landscape (c) a portrait (d) a cityscape
  9. 9.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  11. 11.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) a landscape (b) a portrait (c) still life (d) abstract art
  12. 12.True or false: a wide beach fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) square shape (b) portrait shape (c) landscape shape
  14. 14.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  15. 15.True or false: a painting of flowers in a vase is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: a painting of flowers in a vase is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🖼️ A painting of boats on the open sea is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a still life (c) a portrait (d) a cityscape
  18. 18.True or false: a painting of a forest path is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  20. 20.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) shoes on a table (b) tall city buildings (c) mountains at sunrise (d) boats on the open sea
  22. 22.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  23. 23.True or false: a wide beach fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) waves and a beach (b) a smiling friend (c) a busy city skyline (d) a forest path
  26. 26.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) your grandma’s face (b) a bowl of fruit (c) a busy city skyline (d) mountains at sunrise
  27. 27.True or false: a standing person fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🖼️ A painting of tall city buildings is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a cityscape (c) a still life (d) a seascape
  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.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a bowl of fruit (b) flowers in a vase (c) tall city buildings (d) a village with fields
  31. 31.True or false: a tall tower fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: a painting of tall city buildings is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: a standing person fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: a painting of a forest path is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) waves and a beach (b) flowers in a vase (c) a busy city skyline (d) a king on his throne
  36. 36.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a forest path (b) a smiling friend (c) a bowl of fruit (d) waves and a beach
  37. 37.True or false: a tall palm tree fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: a long train fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: a long train fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a landscape. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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