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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 220 · 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 a king on his throne is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a cityscape (c) a portrait (d) a still life
  2. 2.True or false: a tall palm tree fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  4. 4.True or false: a painting of tall city buildings is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) portrait shape (b) square shape (c) landscape shape
  6. 6.True or false: a tall tower fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🖼️ A painting of a village with fields is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a cityscape (c) a still life (d) a seascape
  8. 8.True or false: a painting of flowers in a vase is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🖼️ A painting of a forest path is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a landscape (c) a cityscape (d) a still life
  10. 10.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) landscape shape (b) portrait shape (c) square shape
  11. 11.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  12. 12.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a smiling friend (b) hills and a river (c) tall city buildings (d) a bowl of fruit
  13. 13.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) still life (b) landscape (c) self-portrait (d) seascape
  14. 14.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) a smiling friend (b) flowers in a vase (c) mountains at sunrise (d) a busy city skyline
  15. 15.🖼️ A painting of a bowl of fruit is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a cityscape (c) a still life (d) a landscape
  16. 16.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🖼️ A painting of a busy city skyline is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a landscape (c) a still life (d) a seascape
  18. 18.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) still life (b) a landscape (c) abstract art (d) a portrait
  19. 19.True or false: a painting of flowers in a vase is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) waves and a beach (b) boats on the open sea (c) tall city buildings (d) shoes on a table
  21. 21.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) mountains at sunrise (b) your grandma’s face (c) tall city buildings (d) a king on his throne
  22. 22.🖼️ A painting of a smiling friend is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a landscape (c) a portrait (d) a seascape
  23. 23.True or false: a wide beach fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: a tall tower fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🖼️ A painting of boats on the open sea is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a landscape (c) a seascape (d) a portrait
  26. 26.🖼️ A painting of shoes on a table is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a still life (c) a landscape (d) a cityscape
  27. 27.🖼️ A painting of mountains at sunrise is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a still life (c) a portrait (d) a seascape
  28. 28.🖼️ A painting of tall city buildings is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a portrait (c) a seascape (d) a cityscape
  29. 29.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  30. 30.True or false: a painting of a bowl of fruit is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  32. 32.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) shoes on a table (b) a king on his throne (c) your grandma’s face (d) boats on the open sea
  33. 33.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: a standing person fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: a painting of flowers in a vase is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  37. 37.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a forest path (b) flowers in a vase (c) waves and a beach (d) a bowl of fruit
  38. 38.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a busy city skyline (b) a forest path (c) waves and a beach (d) a king on his throne
  40. 40.True or false: a row of houses fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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