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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 248 · 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.True or false: a wide beach fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  3. 3.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  4. 4.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a village with fields (b) tall city buildings (c) a smiling friend (d) a teapot and cups
  5. 5.True or false: a row of houses fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) mountains at sunrise (b) a king on his throne (c) shoes on a table (d) a smiling friend
  8. 8.True or false: a tall tower fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) your grandma’s face (b) waves and a beach (c) mountains at sunrise (d) shoes on a table
  10. 10.🍎 A still life shows… (a) a wide scene (b) objects that do not move (c) a person’s face (d) the sea
  11. 11.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) a portrait (b) a landscape (c) abstract art (d) still life
  13. 13.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a forest path (b) hills and a river (c) a village with fields (d) your grandma’s face
  14. 14.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) hills and a river (b) tall city buildings (c) your grandma’s face (d) mountains at sunrise
  15. 15.🖼️ A painting of a bowl of fruit is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a landscape (c) a still life (d) a seascape
  16. 16.True or false: a painting of flowers in a vase is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🖼️ A painting of a busy city skyline is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a landscape (c) a seascape (d) a still life
  18. 18.True or false: a standing person fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🖼️ A painting of a smiling friend is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a seascape (c) a landscape (d) a cityscape
  20. 20.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) hills and a river (b) a forest path (c) shoes on a table (d) boats on the open sea
  21. 21.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) still life (b) seascape (c) landscape (d) self-portrait
  22. 22.🖼️ A painting of your grandma’s face is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a cityscape (c) a portrait (d) a landscape
  23. 23.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) tall city buildings (b) a bowl of fruit (c) a busy city skyline (d) hills and a river
  24. 24.True or false: a painting of a busy city skyline is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🖼️ A painting of shoes on a table is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a still life (c) a seascape (d) a landscape
  26. 26.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  28. 28.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a village with fields (b) tall city buildings (c) shoes on a table (d) a bowl of fruit
  29. 29.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: a painting of a bowl of fruit is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  32. 32.True or false: a tall palm tree fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🖼️ A painting of flowers in a vase is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a seascape (c) a portrait (d) a still life
  34. 34.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) a forest path (b) a busy city skyline (c) boats on the open sea (d) hills and a river
  36. 36.🖼️ A painting of a king on his throne is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a portrait (c) a cityscape (d) a landscape
  37. 37.True or false: a painting of a bowl of fruit is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🖼️ A painting of a teapot and cups is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a portrait (c) a seascape (d) a still life
  40. 40.True or false: a painting of a forest path is a landscape. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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