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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 260 · 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 a smiling friend is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: a painting of a forest path is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🖼️ A painting of waves and a beach is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a portrait (c) a cityscape (d) a seascape
  4. 4.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) landscape (b) seascape (c) self-portrait (d) still life
  5. 5.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  6. 6.True or false: a painting of shoes on a table is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: a painting of a teapot and cups is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: a row of houses fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: a standing person fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: a row of houses fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) a busy city skyline (b) hills and a river (c) a forest path (d) a smiling friend
  12. 12.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) flowers in a vase (b) a forest path (c) a king on his throne (d) tall city buildings
  13. 13.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) portrait shape (b) square shape (c) landscape shape
  14. 14.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  15. 15.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  16. 16.🖼️ A painting of tall city buildings is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a cityscape (c) a still life (d) a seascape
  17. 17.True or false: a painting of waves and a beach is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🖼️ A painting of flowers in a vase is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a landscape (c) a still life (d) a portrait
  20. 20.True or false: a painting of mountains at sunrise is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  22. 22.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  23. 23.🖼️ A painting of boats on the open sea is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a landscape (c) a cityscape (d) a seascape
  24. 24.True or false: a tall palm tree fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  26. 26.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) square shape (b) portrait shape (c) landscape shape
  27. 27.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a village with fields (b) a smiling friend (c) tall city buildings (d) mountains at sunrise
  28. 28.True or false: a wide beach fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🍎 A still life shows… (a) a person’s face (b) a wide scene (c) the sea (d) objects that do not move
  31. 31.🖼️ A painting of a village with fields is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a portrait (c) a still life (d) a landscape
  32. 32.True or false: a standing person fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🖼️ A painting of your grandma’s face is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a landscape (c) a seascape (d) a cityscape
  34. 34.True or false: a wide beach fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: a painting of a busy city skyline is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) a forest path (b) a smiling friend (c) boats on the open sea (d) a teapot and cups
  38. 38.🖼️ A painting of a teapot and cups is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a portrait (c) a still life (d) a cityscape
  39. 39.True or false: a long train fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) waves and a beach (b) a busy city skyline (c) a bowl of fruit (d) your grandma’s face

Answer key

  1. True
  2. False
  3. a seascape
  4. self-portrait
  5. landscape (wide)
  6. True
  7. True
  8. True
  9. False
  10. False
  11. a busy city skyline
  12. a forest path
  13. portrait shape
  14. portrait (tall)
  15. portrait (tall)
  16. a cityscape
  17. True
  18. False
  19. a still life
  20. True
  21. landscape (wide)
  22. landscape (wide)
  23. a seascape
  24. True
  25. portrait (tall)
  26. landscape shape
  27. a smiling friend
  28. False
  29. True
  30. objects that do not move
  31. a landscape
  32. True
  33. a portrait
  34. True
  35. True
  36. True
  37. a teapot and cups
  38. a still life
  39. True
  40. waves and a beach

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