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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 263 · 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.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  2. 2.🖼️ A painting of flowers in a vase is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a still life (c) a seascape (d) a portrait
  3. 3.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) square shape (b) landscape shape (c) portrait shape
  6. 6.True or false: a painting of a teapot and cups is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: a long train fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  9. 9.True or false: a tall palm tree fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) portrait shape (b) landscape shape (c) square shape
  11. 11.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) a smiling friend (b) boats on the open sea (c) a village with fields (d) shoes on a table
  12. 12.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  13. 13.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  14. 14.🍎 A still life shows… (a) a wide scene (b) the sea (c) a person’s face (d) objects that do not move
  15. 15.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) tall city buildings (b) hills and a river (c) a smiling friend (d) boats on the open sea
  16. 16.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) your grandma’s face (b) a king on his throne (c) mountains at sunrise (d) a bowl of fruit
  18. 18.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a village with fields (b) a teapot and cups (c) flowers in a vase (d) your grandma’s face
  19. 19.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) a busy city skyline (b) shoes on a table (c) boats on the open sea (d) a smiling friend
  20. 20.True or false: a standing person fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) flowers in a vase (b) shoes on a table (c) hills and a river (d) a smiling friend
  22. 22.🖼️ A painting of a forest path is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a still life (c) a cityscape (d) a portrait
  23. 23.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) waves and a beach (b) a busy city skyline (c) a king on his throne (d) a bowl of fruit
  24. 24.True or false: a row of houses fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: a painting of a busy city skyline is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: a tall palm tree fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🖼️ A painting of your grandma’s face is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a portrait (c) a landscape (d) a cityscape
  28. 28.True or false: a painting of a forest path is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🖼️ A painting of hills and a river is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a seascape (c) a cityscape (d) a portrait
  30. 30.🖼️ A painting of waves and a beach is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a still life (c) a cityscape (d) a landscape
  31. 31.🖼️ A painting of a king on his throne is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a cityscape (c) a portrait (d) a still life
  32. 32.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  33. 33.True or false: a long train fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: a painting of tall city buildings is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: a tall tower fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) self-portrait (b) still life (c) seascape (d) landscape
  38. 38.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) still life (b) a landscape (c) abstract art (d) a portrait
  39. 39.🖼️ A painting of a smiling friend is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a portrait (c) a still life (d) a cityscape
  40. 40.True or false: a painting of a bowl of fruit is a still life. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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