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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 205 · 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 portrait? (a) flowers in a vase (b) a smiling friend (c) a teapot and cups (d) shoes on a table
  2. 2.🖼️ A painting of your grandma’s face is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a portrait (c) a seascape (d) a landscape
  3. 3.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a king on his throne (b) your grandma’s face (c) shoes on a table (d) mountains at sunrise
  4. 4.True or false: a painting of flowers in a vase is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) flowers in a vase (b) boats on the open sea (c) a king on his throne (d) waves and a beach
  6. 6.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) a bowl of fruit (b) your grandma’s face (c) a forest path (d) tall city buildings
  7. 7.🖼️ A painting of a king on his throne is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a still life (c) a portrait (d) a seascape
  8. 8.True or false: a tall palm tree fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🖼️ A painting of shoes on a table is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a landscape (c) a still life (d) a portrait
  10. 10.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) landscape (b) still life (c) self-portrait (d) seascape
  11. 11.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) a king on his throne (b) a bowl of fruit (c) mountains at sunrise (d) boats on the open sea
  12. 12.True or false: a row of houses fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a village with fields (b) tall city buildings (c) shoes on a table (d) your grandma’s face
  15. 15.🖼️ A painting of a smiling friend is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a cityscape (c) a still life (d) a portrait
  16. 16.🖼️ A painting of a forest path is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a landscape (c) a still life (d) a cityscape
  17. 17.🖼️ A painting of waves and a beach is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a cityscape (c) a still life (d) a seascape
  18. 18.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  20. 20.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  21. 21.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  22. 22.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  23. 23.🖼️ A painting of boats on the open sea is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a still life (c) a seascape (d) a landscape
  24. 24.True or false: a tall palm tree fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) portrait shape (b) square shape (c) landscape shape
  26. 26.True or false: a long train fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: a wide beach fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) square shape (b) portrait shape (c) landscape shape
  29. 29.True or false: a tall tower fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: a standing person fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: a painting of shoes on a table is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) mountains at sunrise (b) a king on his throne (c) tall city buildings (d) a bowl of fruit
  33. 33.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a busy city skyline (b) hills and a river (c) a smiling friend (d) a bowl of fruit
  35. 35.True or false: a wide beach fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: a painting of shoes on a table is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) a king on his throne (b) shoes on a table (c) a busy city skyline (d) waves and a beach
  38. 38.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  39. 39.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) waves and a beach (b) flowers in a vase (c) a smiling friend (d) a busy city skyline
  40. 40.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a seascape. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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