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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 296 · 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 long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  2. 2.True or false: a standing person fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: a painting of flowers in a vase is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) a smiling friend (b) a forest path (c) waves and a beach (d) flowers in a vase
  5. 5.True or false: a row of houses fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) portrait shape (b) landscape shape (c) square shape
  7. 7.True or false: a painting of a teapot and cups is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🍎 A still life shows… (a) a person’s face (b) a wide scene (c) the sea (d) objects that do not move
  9. 9.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  10. 10.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) a portrait (b) a landscape (c) abstract art (d) still life
  11. 11.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  12. 12.True or false: a painting of a forest path is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) your grandma’s face (b) a busy city skyline (c) boats on the open sea (d) a smiling friend
  14. 14.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) waves and a beach (b) a king on his throne (c) tall city buildings (d) a forest path
  15. 15.True or false: a painting of a bowl of fruit is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: a painting of a busy city skyline is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) still life (b) self-portrait (c) landscape (d) seascape
  18. 18.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  19. 19.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) landscape shape (b) square shape (c) portrait shape
  21. 21.True or false: a painting of flowers in a vase is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: a tall palm tree fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🖼️ A painting of hills and a river is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a cityscape (c) a landscape (d) a still life
  24. 24.True or false: a wide beach fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🖼️ A painting of tall city buildings is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a seascape (c) a cityscape (d) a portrait
  26. 26.🖼️ A painting of flowers in a vase is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a cityscape (c) a seascape (d) a landscape
  27. 27.🖼️ A painting of a forest path is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a still life (c) a landscape (d) a portrait
  28. 28.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) waves and a beach (b) a busy city skyline (c) a forest path (d) a smiling friend
  29. 29.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) hills and a river (b) tall city buildings (c) your grandma’s face (d) a king on his throne
  31. 31.True or false: a long train fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: a long train fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: a wide beach fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🖼️ A painting of a teapot and cups is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a portrait (c) a still life (d) a cityscape
  35. 35.True or false: a tall tower fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  37. 37.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a teapot and cups (b) a village with fields (c) boats on the open sea (d) flowers in a vase
  38. 38.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  39. 39.🖼️ A painting of a village with fields is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a cityscape (c) a still life (d) a landscape
  40. 40.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a landscape. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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