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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 310 · 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 painting of a busy city skyline is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🖼️ A painting of your grandma’s face is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a still life (c) a portrait (d) a landscape
  3. 3.🖼️ A painting of a forest path is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a still life (c) a landscape (d) a seascape
  4. 4.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  5. 5.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) landscape (b) still life (c) seascape (d) self-portrait
  6. 6.True or false: a painting of a forest path is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: a long train fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) shoes on a table (b) a smiling friend (c) tall city buildings (d) a village with fields
  10. 10.True or false: a painting of a teapot and cups is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: a painting of a bowl of fruit is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) landscape shape (b) portrait shape (c) square shape
  13. 13.True or false: a standing person fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: a row of houses fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🖼️ A painting of boats on the open sea is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a cityscape (c) a seascape (d) a landscape
  17. 17.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: a painting of a teapot and cups is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  20. 20.🖼️ A painting of a smiling friend is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a seascape (c) a portrait (d) a landscape
  21. 21.🖼️ A painting of a king on his throne is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a cityscape (c) a landscape (d) a still life
  22. 22.🖼️ A painting of a village with fields is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a seascape (c) a landscape (d) a portrait
  23. 23.🖼️ A painting of flowers in a vase is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a portrait (c) a landscape (d) a cityscape
  24. 24.🖼️ A painting of hills and a river is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a still life (c) a landscape (d) a portrait
  25. 25.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) a king on his throne (b) a busy city skyline (c) a forest path (d) a bowl of fruit
  26. 26.🍎 A still life shows… (a) a person’s face (b) objects that do not move (c) the sea (d) a wide scene
  27. 27.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) shoes on a table (b) hills and a river (c) waves and a beach (d) a busy city skyline
  28. 28.🖼️ A painting of a busy city skyline is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a cityscape (c) a portrait (d) a still life
  29. 29.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a teapot and cups (b) mountains at sunrise (c) shoes on a table (d) your grandma’s face
  30. 30.True or false: a painting of shoes on a table is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: a wide beach fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) abstract art (b) a portrait (c) a landscape (d) still life
  33. 33.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  34. 34.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a village with fields (b) a smiling friend (c) hills and a river (d) waves and a beach
  35. 35.True or false: a tall palm tree fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  37. 37.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) square shape (b) landscape shape (c) portrait shape
  38. 38.True or false: a tall tower fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  40. 40.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a smiling friend (b) tall city buildings (c) a teapot and cups (d) a forest path

Answer key

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

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