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

Answer key

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

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