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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 292 · 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 row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  2. 2.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) landscape (b) still life (c) seascape (d) self-portrait
  3. 3.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: a painting of a bowl of fruit is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🖼️ A painting of a teapot and cups is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a cityscape (c) a still life (d) a landscape
  6. 6.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a village with fields (b) tall city buildings (c) a busy city skyline (d) a smiling friend
  7. 7.🖼️ A painting of a busy city skyline is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a still life (c) a seascape (d) a cityscape
  8. 8.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) shoes on a table (b) waves and a beach (c) tall city buildings (d) hills and a river
  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 standing person fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🖼️ A painting of hills and a river is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a landscape (c) a seascape (d) a still life
  12. 12.True or false: a tall tower fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a king on his throne (b) boats on the open sea (c) a village with fields (d) flowers in a vase
  14. 14.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a forest path (b) shoes on a table (c) waves and a beach (d) your grandma’s face
  15. 15.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  16. 16.True or false: a tall tower fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: a painting of mountains at sunrise is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: a painting of waves and a beach is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🖼️ A painting of tall city buildings is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a cityscape (c) a landscape (d) a still life
  20. 20.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) landscape shape (b) portrait shape (c) square shape
  21. 21.True or false: a row of houses fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: a tall palm tree fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) portrait shape (b) square shape (c) landscape shape
  24. 24.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) a portrait (b) a landscape (c) still life (d) abstract art
  25. 25.🖼️ A painting of your grandma’s face is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a seascape (c) a portrait (d) a still life
  26. 26.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  27. 27.True or false: a wide beach fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) shoes on a table (b) waves and a beach (c) tall city buildings (d) a smiling friend
  29. 29.True or false: a wide beach fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) boats on the open sea (b) a smiling friend (c) tall city buildings (d) a bowl of fruit
  31. 31.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  33. 33.🖼️ A painting of a bowl of fruit is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a seascape (c) a still life (d) a landscape
  34. 34.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🍎 A still life shows… (a) objects that do not move (b) the sea (c) a wide scene (d) a person’s face
  36. 36.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) boats on the open sea (b) a smiling friend (c) a busy city skyline (d) mountains at sunrise
  37. 37.True or false: a standing person fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a village with fields (b) a forest path (c) your grandma’s face (d) a busy city skyline
  39. 39.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) tall city buildings (b) your grandma’s face (c) a bowl of fruit (d) hills and a river

Answer key

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

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