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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 221 · 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 village with fields is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a landscape (c) a portrait (d) a seascape
  2. 2.True or false: a wide beach fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) shoes on a table (b) tall city buildings (c) hills and a river (d) a forest path
  4. 4.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) square shape (b) landscape shape (c) portrait shape
  5. 5.True or false: a tall tower fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) your grandma’s face (b) shoes on a table (c) a king on his throne (d) a busy city skyline
  7. 7.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  8. 8.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  9. 9.True or false: a standing person fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) a village with fields (b) waves and a beach (c) a busy city skyline (d) shoes on a table
  11. 11.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) your grandma’s face (b) flowers in a vase (c) a teapot and cups (d) hills and a river
  12. 12.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  13. 13.True or false: a tall palm tree fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) seascape (b) landscape (c) self-portrait (d) still life
  15. 15.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) boats on the open sea (b) a teapot and cups (c) a village with fields (d) mountains at sunrise
  16. 16.🖼️ A painting of a busy city skyline is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a still life (c) a portrait (d) a landscape
  17. 17.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🖼️ A painting of a smiling friend is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a portrait (c) a landscape (d) a cityscape
  19. 19.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a king on his throne (b) hills and a river (c) a busy city skyline (d) boats on the open sea
  20. 20.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  21. 21.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) still life (b) abstract art (c) a portrait (d) a landscape
  22. 22.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  23. 23.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a forest path (b) flowers in a vase (c) a smiling friend (d) hills and a river
  25. 25.True or false: a painting of flowers in a vase is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) landscape shape (b) portrait shape (c) square shape
  27. 27.🍎 A still life shows… (a) the sea (b) a person’s face (c) a wide scene (d) objects that do not move
  28. 28.True or false: a row of houses fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: a tall tower fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: a row of houses fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: a wide beach fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  35. 35.True or false: a painting of a teapot and cups is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🖼️ A painting of shoes on a table is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a still life (c) a seascape (d) a cityscape
  37. 37.🖼️ A painting of hills and a river is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a landscape (c) a seascape (d) a still life
  38. 38.True or false: a painting of a bowl of fruit is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🖼️ A painting of a bowl of fruit is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a still life (c) a portrait (d) a seascape
  40. 40.True or false: a painting of shoes on a table is a still life. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. a landscape
  2. True
  3. tall city buildings
  4. portrait shape
  5. True
  6. a busy city skyline
  7. portrait (tall)
  8. landscape (wide)
  9. True
  10. waves and a beach
  11. hills and a river
  12. portrait (tall)
  13. True
  14. self-portrait
  15. boats on the open sea
  16. a cityscape
  17. False
  18. a portrait
  19. a king on his throne
  20. landscape (wide)
  21. abstract art
  22. portrait (tall)
  23. False
  24. a smiling friend
  25. True
  26. landscape shape
  27. objects that do not move
  28. False
  29. False
  30. False
  31. False
  32. True
  33. False
  34. landscape (wide)
  35. True
  36. a still life
  37. a landscape
  38. False
  39. a still life
  40. True

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