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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 231 · 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 boats on the open sea is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a cityscape (c) a portrait (d) a seascape
  2. 2.🍎 A still life shows… (a) objects that do not move (b) a wide scene (c) the sea (d) a person’s face
  3. 3.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) your grandma’s face (b) shoes on a table (c) boats on the open sea (d) flowers in a vase
  4. 4.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  5. 5.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) landscape shape (b) portrait shape (c) square shape
  7. 7.True or false: a tall tower fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a teapot and cups (b) your grandma’s face (c) a bowl of fruit (d) waves and a beach
  9. 9.True or false: a long train fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) waves and a beach (b) tall city buildings (c) hills and a river (d) a teapot and cups
  11. 11.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) mountains at sunrise (b) tall city buildings (c) shoes on a table (d) your grandma’s face
  12. 12.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  14. 14.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: a painting of tall city buildings is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) abstract art (b) a landscape (c) a portrait (d) still life
  17. 17.True or false: a painting of a teapot and cups is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) a busy city skyline (b) a teapot and cups (c) your grandma’s face (d) waves and a beach
  19. 19.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) square shape (b) portrait shape (c) landscape shape
  21. 21.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a village with fields (b) a king on his throne (c) hills and a river (d) a bowl of fruit
  22. 22.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: a standing person fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: a tall palm tree fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: a painting of a teapot and cups is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🖼️ A painting of shoes on a table is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a landscape (c) a cityscape (d) a seascape
  27. 27.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) a busy city skyline (b) waves and a beach (c) a king on his throne (d) a bowl of fruit
  28. 28.True or false: a long train fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: a tall tower fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🖼️ A painting of a teapot and cups is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a cityscape (c) a portrait (d) a still life
  31. 31.True or false: a tall palm tree fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) boats on the open sea (b) tall city buildings (c) a bowl of fruit (d) a king on his throne
  34. 34.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) seascape (b) self-portrait (c) landscape (d) still life
  35. 35.🖼️ A painting of hills and a river is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a still life (c) a cityscape (d) a seascape
  36. 36.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  37. 37.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🖼️ A painting of a forest path is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a cityscape (c) a landscape (d) a still life
  39. 39.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  40. 40.True or false: a painting of a teapot and cups is a still life. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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