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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 284 · 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 painting of mountains at sunrise is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) a portrait (b) a landscape (c) still life (d) abstract art
  4. 4.True or false: a tall tower fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🍎 A still life shows… (a) a person’s face (b) a wide scene (c) the sea (d) objects that do not move
  6. 6.🖼️ A painting of a village with fields is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a landscape (c) a still life (d) a portrait
  7. 7.🖼️ A painting of flowers in a vase is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a still life (c) a landscape (d) a portrait
  8. 8.True or false: a tall tower fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  10. 10.True or false: a painting of waves and a beach is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  12. 12.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) boats on the open sea (b) tall city buildings (c) hills and a river (d) your grandma’s face
  13. 13.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) a smiling friend (b) tall city buildings (c) waves and a beach (d) your grandma’s face
  16. 16.🖼️ A painting of shoes on a table is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a portrait (c) a cityscape (d) a still life
  17. 17.True or false: a long train fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) portrait shape (b) landscape shape (c) square shape
  19. 19.True or false: a painting of tall city buildings is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) shoes on a table (b) a busy city skyline (c) hills and a river (d) a king on his throne
  21. 21.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) your grandma’s face (b) a busy city skyline (c) shoes on a table (d) mountains at sunrise
  22. 22.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) boats on the open sea (b) a smiling friend (c) hills and a river (d) a king on his throne
  23. 23.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  24. 24.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) self-portrait (b) landscape (c) seascape (d) still life
  25. 25.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) shoes on a table (b) tall city buildings (c) flowers in a vase (d) a bowl of fruit
  26. 26.🖼️ A painting of a bowl of fruit is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a landscape (c) a still life (d) a cityscape
  27. 27.🖼️ A painting of your grandma’s face is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a still life (c) a seascape (d) a landscape
  28. 28.True or false: a painting of tall city buildings is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: a painting of a busy city skyline is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) shoes on a table (b) tall city buildings (c) hills and a river (d) a teapot and cups
  31. 31.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) flowers in a vase (b) a busy city skyline (c) a king on his throne (d) a teapot and cups
  32. 32.🖼️ A painting of tall city buildings is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a seascape (c) a portrait (d) a still life
  33. 33.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  35. 35.True or false: a painting of a teapot and cups is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🖼️ A painting of a teapot and cups is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a landscape (c) a still life (d) a cityscape
  37. 37.True or false: a painting of flowers in a vase is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: a painting of a forest path is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: a long train fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) tall city buildings (b) hills and a river (c) a busy city skyline (d) a smiling friend

Answer key

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

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