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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 269 · 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.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a teapot and cups (b) a smiling friend (c) mountains at sunrise (d) hills and a river
  2. 2.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  3. 3.True or false: a painting of a busy city skyline is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🍎 A still life shows… (a) a person’s face (b) a wide scene (c) objects that do not move (d) the sea
  5. 5.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  6. 6.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  7. 7.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) tall city buildings (b) a bowl of fruit (c) boats on the open sea (d) a forest path
  8. 8.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🖼️ A painting of a busy city skyline is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a landscape (c) a cityscape (d) a portrait
  10. 10.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  11. 11.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) still life (b) landscape (c) seascape (d) self-portrait
  12. 12.🖼️ A painting of flowers in a vase is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a portrait (c) a still life (d) a cityscape
  13. 13.True or false: a long train fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a teapot and cups (b) tall city buildings (c) boats on the open sea (d) your grandma’s face
  15. 15.True or false: a long train fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) square shape (b) landscape shape (c) portrait shape
  17. 17.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a forest path (b) a king on his throne (c) a busy city skyline (d) flowers in a vase
  18. 18.🖼️ A painting of boats on the open sea is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a portrait (c) a landscape (d) a seascape
  19. 19.True or false: a tall tower fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  21. 21.True or false: a painting of mountains at sunrise is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: a row of houses fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  24. 24.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) a portrait (b) still life (c) a landscape (d) abstract art
  25. 25.True or false: a tall tower fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) a teapot and cups (b) boats on the open sea (c) flowers in a vase (d) your grandma’s face
  27. 27.🖼️ A painting of hills and a river is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a landscape (c) a portrait (d) a seascape
  28. 28.True or false: a standing person fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) square shape (b) landscape shape (c) portrait shape
  33. 33.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a busy city skyline (b) a teapot and cups (c) boats on the open sea (d) mountains at sunrise
  34. 34.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) a busy city skyline (b) boats on the open sea (c) mountains at sunrise (d) shoes on a table
  35. 35.🖼️ A painting of a smiling friend is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a portrait (c) a still life (d) a landscape
  36. 36.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) boats on the open sea (b) mountains at sunrise (c) flowers in a vase (d) tall city buildings
  37. 37.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) your grandma’s face (b) a teapot and cups (c) boats on the open sea (d) a busy city skyline
  38. 38.True or false: a painting of a busy city skyline is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🖼️ A painting of a bowl of fruit is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a portrait (c) a still life (d) a seascape
  40. 40.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a landscape. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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