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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 222 · 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) mountains at sunrise (b) waves and a beach (c) your grandma’s face (d) shoes on a table
  2. 2.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) tall city buildings (b) a bowl of fruit (c) a king on his throne (d) waves and a beach
  3. 3.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  4. 4.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  5. 5.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) a village with fields (b) a bowl of fruit (c) a smiling friend (d) hills and a river
  6. 6.🖼️ A painting of boats on the open sea is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a landscape (c) a cityscape (d) a seascape
  7. 7.🖼️ A painting of waves and a beach is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a landscape (c) a still life (d) a cityscape
  8. 8.True or false: a wide beach fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: a standing person fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: a painting of a forest path is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  12. 12.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) square shape (b) portrait shape (c) landscape shape
  14. 14.🖼️ A painting of shoes on a table is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a cityscape (c) a still life (d) a seascape
  15. 15.🖼️ A painting of tall city buildings is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a cityscape (c) a seascape (d) a landscape
  16. 16.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) a forest path (b) waves and a beach (c) mountains at sunrise (d) a village with fields
  17. 17.True or false: a painting of waves and a beach is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🖼️ A painting of hills and a river is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a landscape (c) a still life (d) a portrait
  19. 19.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) hills and a river (b) a king on his throne (c) waves and a beach (d) a busy city skyline
  20. 20.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) boats on the open sea (b) your grandma’s face (c) shoes on a table (d) a forest path
  21. 21.🖼️ A painting of a forest path is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a still life (c) a landscape (d) a seascape
  22. 22.True or false: a painting of a forest path is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) still life (b) a portrait (c) a landscape (d) abstract art
  24. 24.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) seascape (b) self-portrait (c) still life (d) landscape
  25. 25.🍎 A still life shows… (a) the sea (b) objects that do not move (c) a person’s face (d) a wide scene
  26. 26.True or false: a painting of flowers in a vase is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: a painting of a busy city skyline is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: a tall tower fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🖼️ A painting of a teapot and cups is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a seascape (c) a still life (d) a portrait
  31. 31.True or false: a painting of mountains at sunrise is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: a painting of a busy city skyline is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: a wide beach fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: a long train fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: a standing person fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: a tall tower fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  38. 38.🖼️ A painting of mountains at sunrise is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a seascape (c) a portrait (d) a landscape
  39. 39.True or false: a painting of a teapot and cups is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: a painting of a teapot and cups is a landscape. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. your grandma’s face
  2. tall city buildings
  3. landscape (wide)
  4. portrait (tall)
  5. a bowl of fruit
  6. a seascape
  7. a seascape
  8. False
  9. True
  10. True
  11. landscape (wide)
  12. False
  13. portrait shape
  14. a still life
  15. a cityscape
  16. waves and a beach
  17. False
  18. a landscape
  19. a busy city skyline
  20. shoes on a table
  21. a landscape
  22. False
  23. abstract art
  24. self-portrait
  25. objects that do not move
  26. False
  27. False
  28. True
  29. True
  30. a still life
  31. True
  32. False
  33. True
  34. False
  35. False
  36. False
  37. portrait (tall)
  38. a landscape
  39. True
  40. False

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