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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 212 · 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.🖼️ A painting of shoes on a table is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a portrait (c) a still life (d) a landscape
  2. 2.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) shoes on a table (b) a village with fields (c) a king on his throne (d) hills and a river
  3. 3.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) square shape (b) portrait shape (c) landscape shape
  4. 4.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) shoes on a table (b) your grandma’s face (c) a bowl of fruit (d) boats on the open sea
  5. 5.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  6. 6.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) landscape (b) seascape (c) still life (d) self-portrait
  8. 8.True or false: a long train fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🖼️ A painting of flowers in a vase is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a still life (c) a seascape (d) a landscape
  10. 10.🖼️ A painting of a busy city skyline is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a seascape (c) a landscape (d) a still life
  11. 11.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) still life (b) a landscape (c) abstract art (d) a portrait
  12. 12.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) portrait shape (b) landscape shape (c) square shape
  13. 13.True or false: a painting of waves and a beach is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: a painting of flowers in a vase is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🖼️ A painting of a forest path is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a still life (c) a portrait (d) a landscape
  16. 16.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
  17. 17.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: a painting of mountains at sunrise is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) mountains at sunrise (b) a king on his throne (c) boats on the open sea (d) flowers in a vase
  20. 20.True or false: a painting of mountains at sunrise is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: a painting of mountains at sunrise is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: a wide beach fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🖼️ A painting of waves and a beach is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a cityscape (c) a portrait (d) a seascape
  25. 25.🖼️ A painting of a village with fields is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a still life (c) a portrait (d) a landscape
  26. 26.True or false: a tall tower fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) hills and a river (b) a bowl of fruit (c) mountains at sunrise (d) a busy city skyline
  28. 28.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  29. 29.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🖼️ A painting of tall city buildings is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a seascape (c) a landscape (d) a still life
  31. 31.True or false: a painting of tall city buildings is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  34. 34.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) a smiling friend (b) a busy city skyline (c) shoes on a table (d) boats on the open sea
  35. 35.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) waves and a beach (b) flowers in a vase (c) tall city buildings (d) a forest path
  36. 36.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) flowers in a vase (b) your grandma’s face (c) a forest path (d) boats on the open sea
  37. 37.🖼️ A painting of a king on his throne is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a seascape (c) a landscape (d) a portrait
  38. 38.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  39. 39.True or false: a painting of a busy city skyline is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: a painting of waves and a beach is a seascape. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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