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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 339 · 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 tall city buildings is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🖼️ A painting of a teapot and cups is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a cityscape (c) a still life (d) a landscape
  4. 4.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) shoes on a table (b) a smiling friend (c) a forest path (d) mountains at sunrise
  5. 5.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) a smiling friend (b) tall city buildings (c) mountains at sunrise (d) waves and a beach
  6. 6.True or false: a row of houses fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: a long train fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: a painting of waves and a beach is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) portrait shape (b) landscape shape (c) square shape
  11. 11.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) landscape shape (b) square shape (c) portrait shape
  12. 12.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a smiling friend (b) your grandma’s face (c) a forest path (d) a busy city skyline
  13. 13.True or false: a row of houses fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: a standing person fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🖼️ A painting of a forest path is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a still life (c) a portrait (d) a seascape
  16. 16.🖼️ A painting of a smiling friend is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a seascape (c) a still life (d) a portrait
  17. 17.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) a landscape (b) still life (c) a portrait (d) abstract art
  18. 18.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) hills and a river (b) a busy city skyline (c) your grandma’s face (d) shoes on a table
  19. 19.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  20. 20.True or false: a wide beach fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🍎 A still life shows… (a) a person’s face (b) a wide scene (c) objects that do not move (d) the sea
  22. 22.True or false: a tall palm tree fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) a king on his throne (b) a bowl of fruit (c) a busy city skyline (d) hills and a river
  24. 24.🖼️ A painting of a busy city skyline is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a landscape (c) a still life (d) a seascape
  25. 25.🖼️ A painting of shoes on a table is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a seascape (c) a still life (d) a cityscape
  26. 26.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  28. 28.True or false: a painting of mountains at sunrise is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) waves and a beach (b) a king on his throne (c) a smiling friend (d) mountains at sunrise
  31. 31.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  32. 32.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: a painting of a forest path is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: a tall tower fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  37. 37.True or false: a painting of tall city buildings is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: a painting of mountains at sunrise is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a busy city skyline (b) a king on his throne (c) waves and a beach (d) a bowl of fruit

Answer key

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

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