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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 225 · 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 still life shows… (a) a wide scene (b) the sea (c) objects that do not move (d) a person’s face
  2. 2.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  3. 3.🖼️ A painting of tall city buildings is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a landscape (c) a still life (d) a seascape
  4. 4.True or false: a long train fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  6. 6.🖼️ A painting of a bowl of fruit is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a seascape (c) a still life (d) a portrait
  7. 7.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a village with fields (b) a busy city skyline (c) shoes on a table (d) your grandma’s face
  8. 8.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) square shape (b) landscape shape (c) portrait shape
  9. 9.🖼️ A painting of shoes on a table is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a still life (c) a portrait (d) a landscape
  10. 10.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) waves and a beach (b) a forest path (c) a bowl of fruit (d) a busy city skyline
  11. 11.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) self-portrait (b) landscape (c) seascape (d) still life
  12. 12.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  13. 13.True or false: a row of houses fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: a painting of a forest path is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🖼️ A painting of a village with fields is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a portrait (c) a still life (d) a landscape
  16. 16.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) hills and a river (b) a busy city skyline (c) a forest path (d) shoes on a table
  17. 17.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  18. 18.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🖼️ A painting of a smiling friend is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a portrait (c) a seascape (d) a still life
  20. 20.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  21. 21.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a village with fields (b) boats on the open sea (c) a bowl of fruit (d) a king on his throne
  23. 23.🖼️ A painting of a teapot and cups is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a still life (c) a portrait (d) a landscape
  24. 24.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) portrait shape (b) landscape shape (c) square shape
  27. 27.True or false: a long train fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) abstract art (b) still life (c) a portrait (d) a landscape
  30. 30.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: a standing person fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) boats on the open sea (b) mountains at sunrise (c) tall city buildings (d) a busy city skyline
  34. 34.True or false: a painting of a teapot and cups is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: a painting of tall city buildings is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) a king on his throne (b) a forest path (c) a bowl of fruit (d) boats on the open sea
  37. 37.True or false: a painting of tall city buildings is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: a painting of a bowl of fruit is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: a tall tower fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: a wide beach fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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