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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 279 · 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 landscape. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: a long train fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  4. 4.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  5. 5.True or false: a tall palm tree fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🍎 A still life shows… (a) objects that do not move (b) the sea (c) a person’s face (d) a wide scene
  7. 7.True or false: a painting of flowers in a vase is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: a standing person fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: a painting of tall city buildings is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: a wide beach fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🖼️ A painting of hills and a river is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a still life (c) a portrait (d) a landscape
  12. 12.True or false: a tall palm tree fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: a tall tower fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) abstract art (b) a landscape (c) still life (d) a portrait
  16. 16.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) a king on his throne (b) hills and a river (c) shoes on a table (d) mountains at sunrise
  17. 17.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a busy city skyline (b) your grandma’s face (c) a village with fields (d) boats on the open sea
  18. 18.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  19. 19.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🖼️ A painting of flowers in a vase is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a landscape (c) a seascape (d) a still life
  21. 21.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  22. 22.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) hills and a river (b) a busy city skyline (c) a forest path (d) a village with fields
  23. 23.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) square shape (b) portrait shape (c) landscape shape
  24. 24.🖼️ A painting of a king on his throne is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a still life (c) a portrait (d) a seascape
  25. 25.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🖼️ A painting of a forest path is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a landscape (c) a still life (d) a portrait
  27. 27.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) boats on the open sea (b) tall city buildings (c) a smiling friend (d) flowers in a vase
  28. 28.🖼️ A painting of waves and a beach is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a portrait (c) a seascape (d) a cityscape
  29. 29.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  30. 30.🖼️ A painting of a village with fields is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a portrait (c) a cityscape (d) a seascape
  31. 31.🖼️ A painting of a bowl of fruit is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a cityscape (c) a still life (d) a portrait
  32. 32.True or false: a wide beach fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) still life (b) landscape (c) self-portrait (d) seascape
  34. 34.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) tall city buildings (b) flowers in a vase (c) hills and a river (d) a bowl of fruit
  35. 35.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) shoes on a table (b) a busy city skyline (c) a forest path (d) a king on his throne
  36. 36.True or false: a long train fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: a painting of tall city buildings is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🖼️ A painting of shoes on a table is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a portrait (c) a cityscape (d) a still life
  39. 39.True or false: a tall tower fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) landscape shape (b) portrait shape (c) square shape

Answer key

  1. False
  2. False
  3. landscape (wide)
  4. portrait (tall)
  5. True
  6. objects that do not move
  7. True
  8. False
  9. False
  10. False
  11. a landscape
  12. False
  13. False
  14. False
  15. abstract art
  16. shoes on a table
  17. a village with fields
  18. landscape (wide)
  19. False
  20. a still life
  21. portrait (tall)
  22. a busy city skyline
  23. landscape shape
  24. a portrait
  25. False
  26. a landscape
  27. tall city buildings
  28. a seascape
  29. portrait (tall)
  30. a landscape
  31. a still life
  32. True
  33. self-portrait
  34. hills and a river
  35. a king on his throne
  36. True
  37. False
  38. a still life
  39. True
  40. portrait shape

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