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

Answer key

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

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