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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 289 · 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 row of houses fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🖼️ A painting of hills and a river is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a portrait (c) a seascape (d) a landscape
  3. 3.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) a portrait (b) abstract art (c) a landscape (d) still life
  4. 4.True or false: a painting of a bowl of fruit is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🖼️ A painting of your grandma’s face is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a landscape (c) a cityscape (d) a portrait
  6. 6.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) self-portrait (b) seascape (c) landscape (d) still life
  7. 7.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  8. 8.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) your grandma’s face (b) flowers in a vase (c) shoes on a table (d) tall city buildings
  9. 9.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  10. 10.True or false: a tall palm tree fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) hills and a river (b) a smiling friend (c) waves and a beach (d) a king on his throne
  12. 12.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) square shape (b) landscape shape (c) portrait shape
  13. 13.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) a bowl of fruit (b) boats on the open sea (c) your grandma’s face (d) mountains at sunrise
  14. 14.True or false: a painting of mountains at sunrise is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🖼️ A painting of a forest path is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a still life (c) a cityscape (d) a portrait
  16. 16.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) a king on his throne (b) boats on the open sea (c) hills and a river (d) tall city buildings
  17. 17.True or false: a painting of shoes on a table is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: a tall palm tree fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  22. 22.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) landscape shape (b) portrait shape (c) square shape
  24. 24.True or false: a standing person fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  26. 26.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a smiling friend (b) a forest path (c) a teapot and cups (d) a bowl of fruit
  28. 28.True or false: a wide beach fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🖼️ 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
  30. 30.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) tall city buildings (b) mountains at sunrise (c) boats on the open sea (d) a king on his throne
  31. 31.True or false: a tall tower fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: a painting of shoes on a table is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: a standing person fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🖼️ A painting of mountains at sunrise is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a portrait (c) a landscape (d) a still life
  35. 35.True or false: a painting of flowers in a vase is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a busy city skyline (b) hills and a river (c) a king on his throne (d) a forest path
  38. 38.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) a bowl of fruit (b) a king on his throne (c) a busy city skyline (d) hills and a river
  39. 39.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  40. 40.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) shoes on a table (b) a bowl of fruit (c) waves and a beach (d) a busy city skyline

Answer key

  1. False
  2. a landscape
  3. abstract art
  4. True
  5. a portrait
  6. self-portrait
  7. portrait (tall)
  8. your grandma’s face
  9. portrait (tall)
  10. False
  11. hills and a river
  12. portrait shape
  13. boats on the open sea
  14. True
  15. a landscape
  16. tall city buildings
  17. True
  18. False
  19. True
  20. True
  21. landscape (wide)
  22. True
  23. landscape shape
  24. False
  25. landscape (wide)
  26. False
  27. a forest path
  28. False
  29. a still life
  30. mountains at sunrise
  31. False
  32. False
  33. True
  34. a landscape
  35. True
  36. False
  37. a king on his throne
  38. a bowl of fruit
  39. landscape (wide)
  40. waves and a beach

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