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

Answer key

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

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