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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 236 · 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 still life (b) a landscape (c) a portrait (d) a seascape
  2. 2.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) a smiling friend (b) hills and a river (c) waves and a beach (d) shoes on a table
  3. 3.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  4. 4.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) mountains at sunrise (b) boats on the open sea (c) a forest path (d) a king on his throne
  5. 5.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  6. 6.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) landscape shape (b) square shape (c) portrait shape
  7. 7.🖼️ A painting of a smiling friend is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a portrait (c) a seascape (d) a landscape
  8. 8.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) boats on the open sea (b) hills and a river (c) a forest path (d) a busy city skyline
  9. 9.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a busy city skyline (b) a smiling friend (c) a village with fields (d) tall city buildings
  10. 10.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) a teapot and cups (b) a king on his throne (c) a village with fields (d) tall city buildings
  11. 11.True or false: a painting of a busy city skyline is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a busy city skyline (b) boats on the open sea (c) your grandma’s face (d) hills and a river
  13. 13.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) portrait shape (b) square shape (c) landscape shape
  14. 14.True or false: a wide beach fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: a row of houses fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  17. 17.🖼️ A painting of a teapot and cups is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a still life (c) a seascape (d) a cityscape
  18. 18.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: a wide beach fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) still life (b) abstract art (c) a portrait (d) a landscape
  23. 23.🍎 A still life shows… (a) objects that do not move (b) the sea (c) a person’s face (d) a wide scene
  24. 24.True or false: a painting of shoes on a table is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🖼️ A painting of your grandma’s face is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a seascape (c) a portrait (d) a landscape
  26. 26.True or false: a standing person fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: a standing person fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  29. 29.🖼️ A painting of tall city buildings is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a seascape (c) a portrait (d) a cityscape
  30. 30.🖼️ A painting of shoes on a table is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a seascape (c) a still life (d) a cityscape
  31. 31.True or false: a painting of a busy city skyline is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: a tall palm tree fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) seascape (b) landscape (c) still life (d) self-portrait
  34. 34.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: a long train fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🖼️ A painting of a village with fields is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a still life (c) a portrait (d) a seascape
  37. 37.True or false: a tall palm tree fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) a forest path (b) waves and a beach (c) a bowl of fruit (d) your grandma’s face
  39. 39.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  40. 40.True or false: a painting of a bowl of fruit is a portrait. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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