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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 285 · 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 a king on his throne is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: a wide beach fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  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 wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  5. 5.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) seascape (b) landscape (c) self-portrait (d) still life
  6. 6.🖼️ A painting of a king on his throne is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a cityscape (c) a seascape (d) a portrait
  7. 7.True or false: a tall tower fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: a painting of shoes on a table is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  10. 10.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  11. 11.🖼️ A painting of shoes on a table is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a still life (c) a cityscape (d) a seascape
  12. 12.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) a forest path (b) a teapot and cups (c) your grandma’s face (d) a busy city skyline
  13. 13.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) flowers in a vase (b) boats on the open sea (c) mountains at sunrise (d) a bowl of fruit
  14. 14.True or false: a standing person fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: a painting of waves and a beach is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) square shape (b) landscape shape (c) portrait shape
  17. 17.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a forest path (b) a bowl of fruit (c) boats on the open sea (d) a teapot and cups
  19. 19.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  20. 20.True or false: a painting of a busy city skyline is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🖼️ A painting of mountains at sunrise is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a seascape (c) a portrait (d) a still life
  22. 22.🖼️ A painting of a forest path is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a seascape (c) a landscape (d) a cityscape
  23. 23.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) shoes on a table (b) a village with fields (c) hills and a river (d) tall city buildings
  24. 24.True or false: a tall palm tree fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: a tall palm tree fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🖼️ A painting of a smiling friend is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a still life (c) a cityscape (d) a portrait
  27. 27.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) a forest path (b) mountains at sunrise (c) a bowl of fruit (d) waves and a beach
  28. 28.True or false: a painting of mountains at sunrise is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🖼️ A painting of hills and a river is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a portrait (c) a still life (d) a landscape
  30. 30.True or false: a painting of waves and a beach is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: a wide beach fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) square shape (b) landscape shape (c) portrait shape
  33. 33.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) a landscape (b) still life (c) a portrait (d) abstract art
  34. 34.🍎 A still life shows… (a) a person’s face (b) a wide scene (c) the sea (d) objects that do not move
  35. 35.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) boats on the open sea (b) a village with fields (c) a busy city skyline (d) a smiling friend
  37. 37.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) hills and a river (b) a smiling friend (c) your grandma’s face (d) a bowl of fruit
  38. 38.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: a row of houses fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)

Answer key

  1. True
  2. False
  3. landscape (wide)
  4. landscape (wide)
  5. self-portrait
  6. a portrait
  7. True
  8. True
  9. portrait (tall)
  10. landscape (wide)
  11. a still life
  12. a teapot and cups
  13. mountains at sunrise
  14. True
  15. False
  16. landscape shape
  17. False
  18. a forest path
  19. portrait (tall)
  20. True
  21. a landscape
  22. a landscape
  23. tall city buildings
  24. True
  25. False
  26. a portrait
  27. waves and a beach
  28. False
  29. a landscape
  30. False
  31. True
  32. portrait shape
  33. abstract art
  34. objects that do not move
  35. True
  36. a village with fields
  37. hills and a river
  38. False
  39. True
  40. portrait (tall)

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