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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 251 · 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 painting of boats on the open sea is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🖼️ A painting of a teapot and cups is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a seascape (c) a cityscape (d) a still life
  3. 3.🖼️ A painting of flowers in a vase is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a seascape (c) a still life (d) a portrait
  4. 4.True or false: a tall tower fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  6. 6.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🖼️ A painting of tall city buildings is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a seascape (c) a portrait (d) a cityscape
  8. 8.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: a standing person fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) mountains at sunrise (b) a busy city skyline (c) a king on his throne (d) a forest path
  12. 12.🖼️ A painting of boats on the open sea is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a cityscape (c) a seascape (d) a still life
  13. 13.🍎 A still life shows… (a) a wide scene (b) objects that do not move (c) a person’s face (d) the sea
  14. 14.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) still life (b) seascape (c) landscape (d) self-portrait
  15. 15.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  16. 16.🖼️ A painting of waves and a beach is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a seascape (c) a still life (d) a cityscape
  17. 17.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  18. 18.🖼️ A painting of a bowl of fruit is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a portrait (c) a still life (d) a seascape
  19. 19.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) a village with fields (b) tall city buildings (c) your grandma’s face (d) a smiling friend
  20. 20.True or false: a row of houses fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) square shape (b) landscape shape (c) portrait shape
  22. 22.True or false: a painting of flowers in a vase is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a forest path (b) hills and a river (c) a bowl of fruit (d) your grandma’s face
  24. 24.🖼️ A painting of a forest path is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a seascape (c) a landscape (d) a still life
  25. 25.🖼️ A painting of shoes on a table is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a landscape (c) a seascape (d) a still life
  26. 26.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) your grandma’s face (b) waves and a beach (c) tall city buildings (d) hills and a river
  27. 27.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) a bowl of fruit (b) hills and a river (c) your grandma’s face (d) a forest path
  28. 28.🖼️ A painting of a busy city skyline is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a landscape (c) a cityscape (d) a portrait
  29. 29.True or false: a long train fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) a village with fields (b) mountains at sunrise (c) tall city buildings (d) boats on the open sea
  31. 31.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) flowers in a vase (b) waves and a beach (c) a teapot and cups (d) a busy city skyline
  32. 32.True or false: a wide beach fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: a painting of a teapot and cups is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  35. 35.True or false: a standing person fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) a portrait (b) still life (c) abstract art (d) a landscape
  37. 37.True or false: a painting of waves and a beach is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: a tall palm tree fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: a painting of a forest path is a portrait. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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