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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 336 · 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 long train fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: a painting of a teapot and cups is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🖼️ A painting of waves and a beach is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a cityscape (c) a landscape (d) a seascape
  4. 4.🖼️ A painting of a forest path is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a seascape (c) a portrait (d) a landscape
  5. 5.🖼️ A painting of a smiling friend is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a landscape (c) a portrait (d) a still life
  6. 6.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  7. 7.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) still life (b) a portrait (c) a landscape (d) abstract art
  8. 8.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: a painting of a forest path is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) hills and a river (b) your grandma’s face (c) shoes on a table (d) a forest path
  11. 11.True or false: a tall palm tree fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: a painting of tall city buildings is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  14. 14.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  15. 15.True or false: a standing person fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) landscape shape (b) square shape (c) portrait shape
  17. 17.🖼️ A painting of a busy city skyline is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a landscape (c) a cityscape (d) a still life
  18. 18.True or false: a standing person fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: a painting of flowers in a vase is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🖼️ A painting of tall city buildings is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a cityscape (c) a portrait (d) a seascape
  21. 21.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🍎 A still life shows… (a) a person’s face (b) a wide scene (c) objects that do not move (d) the sea
  23. 23.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) tall city buildings (b) a smiling friend (c) a village with fields (d) flowers in a vase
  24. 24.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) waves and a beach (b) hills and a river (c) your grandma’s face (d) a busy city skyline
  25. 25.True or false: a painting of a teapot and cups is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) a bowl of fruit (b) a king on his throne (c) a forest path (d) boats on the open sea
  27. 27.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a teapot and cups (b) a bowl of fruit (c) a king on his throne (d) a forest path
  28. 28.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) a smiling friend (b) a forest path (c) waves and a beach (d) a teapot and cups
  29. 29.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) portrait shape (b) landscape shape (c) square shape
  30. 30.🖼️ A painting of flowers in a vase is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a still life (c) a seascape (d) a portrait
  31. 31.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) landscape (b) self-portrait (c) still life (d) seascape
  32. 32.True or false: a painting of a bowl of fruit is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  34. 34.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) hills and a river (b) a king on his throne (c) your grandma’s face (d) tall city buildings
  35. 35.True or false: a row of houses fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: a painting of tall city buildings is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🖼️ A painting of a bowl of fruit is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a landscape (c) a still life (d) a portrait
  38. 38.True or false: a painting of shoes on a table is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: a tall tower fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: a wide beach fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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