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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 303 · 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 tall tower fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) a smiling friend (b) a bowl of fruit (c) your grandma’s face (d) a busy city skyline
  3. 3.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a village with fields (b) hills and a river (c) a king on his throne (d) mountains at sunrise
  4. 4.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  5. 5.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: a row of houses fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) still life (b) landscape (c) seascape (d) self-portrait
  8. 8.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) a forest path (b) tall city buildings (c) a teapot and cups (d) mountains at sunrise
  9. 9.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  10. 10.True or false: a tall palm tree fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: a long train fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: a wide beach fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) a forest path (b) waves and a beach (c) a teapot and cups (d) a bowl of fruit
  14. 14.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: a standing person fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: a painting of shoes on a table is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  18. 18.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  19. 19.True or false: a painting of mountains at sunrise is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) landscape shape (b) portrait shape (c) square shape
  21. 21.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) square shape (b) portrait shape (c) landscape shape
  22. 22.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) shoes on a table (b) boats on the open sea (c) a teapot and cups (d) a smiling friend
  23. 23.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: a tall palm tree fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🖼️ A painting of boats on the open sea is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a still life (c) a cityscape (d) a landscape
  26. 26.True or false: a painting of a forest path is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🍎 A still life shows… (a) a person’s face (b) a wide scene (c) objects that do not move (d) the sea
  28. 28.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) flowers in a vase (b) tall city buildings (c) boats on the open sea (d) a king on his throne
  29. 29.True or false: a long train fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🖼️ A painting of a teapot and cups is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a landscape (c) a cityscape (d) a still life
  32. 32.🖼️ A painting of waves and a beach is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a seascape (c) a still life (d) a portrait
  33. 33.🖼️ A painting of a village with fields is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a cityscape (c) a seascape (d) a landscape
  34. 34.True or false: a painting of a bowl of fruit is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) mountains at sunrise (b) shoes on a table (c) a bowl of fruit (d) waves and a beach
  36. 36.True or false: a painting of flowers in a vase is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) hills and a river (b) a bowl of fruit (c) mountains at sunrise (d) a forest path
  38. 38.True or false: a painting of a busy city skyline is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: a tall tower fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)

Answer key

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

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