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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 315 · 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.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) a village with fields (b) your grandma’s face (c) boats on the open sea (d) a smiling friend
  2. 2.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) waves and a beach (b) a village with fields (c) your grandma’s face (d) a teapot and cups
  3. 3.🖼️ A painting of a busy city skyline is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a still life (c) a cityscape (d) a portrait
  4. 4.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  5. 5.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) hills and a river (b) a bowl of fruit (c) a smiling friend (d) a forest path
  6. 6.True or false: a painting of mountains at sunrise is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🍎 A still life shows… (a) a wide scene (b) the sea (c) a person’s face (d) objects that do not move
  8. 8.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) still life (b) seascape (c) self-portrait (d) landscape
  9. 9.True or false: a row of houses fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) flowers in a vase (b) waves and a beach (c) hills and a river (d) a king on his throne
  11. 11.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) your grandma’s face (b) a king on his throne (c) tall city buildings (d) a forest path
  12. 12.True or false: a long train fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) abstract art (b) a portrait (c) still life (d) a landscape
  14. 14.True or false: a wide beach fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: a tall tower fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  17. 17.🖼️ A painting of a forest path is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a landscape (c) a portrait (d) a cityscape
  18. 18.True or false: a painting of tall city buildings is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  20. 20.🖼️ A painting of your grandma’s face is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a still life (c) a landscape (d) a seascape
  21. 21.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a teapot and cups (b) waves and a beach (c) boats on the open sea (d) a king on his throne
  22. 22.🖼️ A painting of a bowl of fruit is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a landscape (c) a seascape (d) a still life
  23. 23.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) portrait shape (b) square shape (c) landscape shape
  25. 25.🖼️ A painting of tall city buildings is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a still life (c) a seascape (d) a cityscape
  26. 26.True or false: a painting of waves and a beach is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) tall city buildings (b) a teapot and cups (c) your grandma’s face (d) mountains at sunrise
  28. 28.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  29. 29.True or false: a wide beach fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  31. 31.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) portrait shape (b) square shape (c) landscape shape
  32. 32.True or false: a painting of a forest path is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: a standing person fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: a painting of mountains at sunrise is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🖼️ A painting of a village with fields is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a portrait (c) a cityscape (d) a still life
  37. 37.True or false: a standing person fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🖼️ A painting of mountains at sunrise is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a still life (c) a cityscape (d) a landscape
  39. 39.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🖼️ A painting of boats on the open sea is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a still life (c) a portrait (d) a seascape

Answer key

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

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