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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 314 · 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 forest path is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  3. 3.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  4. 4.🍎 A still life shows… (a) a person’s face (b) the sea (c) objects that do not move (d) a wide scene
  5. 5.True or false: a painting of tall city buildings is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: a painting of a bowl of fruit is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: a painting of a bowl of fruit is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  9. 9.🖼️ A painting of a smiling friend is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a still life (c) a portrait (d) a cityscape
  10. 10.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) portrait shape (b) square shape (c) landscape shape
  11. 11.True or false: a painting of shoes on a table is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  13. 13.True or false: a long train fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  15. 15.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) landscape shape (b) square shape (c) portrait shape
  16. 16.🖼️ A painting of shoes on a table is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a seascape (c) a portrait (d) a cityscape
  17. 17.True or false: a tall tower fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: a painting of a forest path is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) shoes on a table (b) mountains at sunrise (c) tall city buildings (d) waves and a beach
  20. 20.True or false: a row of houses fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: a tall palm tree fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) boats on the open sea (b) a king on his throne (c) mountains at sunrise (d) a busy city skyline
  24. 24.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) your grandma’s face (b) a village with fields (c) flowers in a vase (d) a bowl of fruit
  25. 25.🖼️ A painting of flowers in a vase is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a still life (c) a seascape (d) a landscape
  26. 26.True or false: a standing person fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🖼️ A painting of a busy city skyline is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a portrait (c) a still life (d) a landscape
  28. 28.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  29. 29.🖼️ A painting of mountains at sunrise is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a portrait (c) a still life (d) a cityscape
  30. 30.True or false: a painting of a teapot and cups is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) a forest path (b) a busy city skyline (c) waves and a beach (d) a smiling friend
  32. 32.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) seascape (b) self-portrait (c) still life (d) landscape
  33. 33.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: a painting of waves and a beach is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: a row of houses fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a bowl of fruit (b) a forest path (c) waves and a beach (d) a teapot and cups
  37. 37.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) a teapot and cups (b) waves and a beach (c) a king on his throne (d) mountains at sunrise
  38. 38.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) shoes on a table (b) a bowl of fruit (c) boats on the open sea (d) hills and a river
  39. 39.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🖼️ A painting of a village with fields is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a cityscape (c) a portrait (d) a landscape

Answer key

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

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