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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 280 · 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 standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  2. 2.True or false: a tall tower fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🍎 A still life shows… (a) a person’s face (b) the sea (c) a wide scene (d) objects that do not move
  4. 4.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: a standing person fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) your grandma’s face (b) tall city buildings (c) a teapot and cups (d) shoes on a table
  7. 7.🖼️ A painting of boats on the open sea is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a cityscape (c) a portrait (d) a still life
  8. 8.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) a smiling friend (b) tall city buildings (c) a bowl of fruit (d) a king on his throne
  9. 9.True or false: a tall palm tree fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  11. 11.True or false: a painting of a teapot and cups is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: a painting of a forest path is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) still life (b) landscape (c) self-portrait (d) seascape
  14. 14.True or false: a painting of flowers in a vase is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: a painting of shoes on a table is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a forest path (b) a busy city skyline (c) a bowl of fruit (d) a smiling friend
  17. 17.True or false: a row of houses fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) tall city buildings (b) boats on the open sea (c) shoes on a table (d) a king on his throne
  19. 19.🖼️ A painting of a king on his throne is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a portrait (c) a still life (d) a landscape
  20. 20.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  21. 21.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) a busy city skyline (b) flowers in a vase (c) a smiling friend (d) hills and a river
  23. 23.True or false: a tall palm tree fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: a painting of tall city buildings is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) a king on his throne (b) shoes on a table (c) waves and a beach (d) a village with fields
  29. 29.True or false: a painting of waves and a beach is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  31. 31.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  32. 32.🖼️ A painting of a bowl of fruit is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a still life (c) a portrait (d) a landscape
  33. 33.🖼️ A painting of shoes on a table is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a landscape (c) a seascape (d) a cityscape
  34. 34.🖼️ A painting of flowers in a vase is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a portrait (c) a cityscape (d) a seascape
  35. 35.🖼️ A painting of hills and a river is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a still life (c) a seascape (d) a landscape
  36. 36.True or false: a long train fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🖼️ A painting of a forest path is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a seascape (c) a landscape (d) a portrait
  38. 38.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) portrait shape (b) square shape (c) landscape shape
  39. 39.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  40. 40.🖼️ A painting of mountains at sunrise is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a portrait (c) a seascape (d) a landscape

Answer key

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

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