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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 340 · 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 portrait? (a) a village with fields (b) flowers in a vase (c) a forest path (d) your grandma’s face
  2. 2.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  3. 3.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: a painting of mountains at sunrise is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) square shape (b) landscape shape (c) portrait shape
  6. 6.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a king on his throne (b) mountains at sunrise (c) waves and a beach (d) shoes on a table
  7. 7.True or false: a tall palm tree fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  9. 9.🖼️ A painting of shoes on a table is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a seascape (c) a landscape (d) a still life
  10. 10.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) a smiling friend (b) waves and a beach (c) mountains at sunrise (d) a bowl of fruit
  11. 11.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) waves and a beach (b) a busy city skyline (c) a king on his throne (d) tall city buildings
  12. 12.True or false: a painting of a busy city skyline is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🖼️ A painting of flowers in a vase is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a still life (c) a seascape (d) a landscape
  14. 14.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) a portrait (b) still life (c) a landscape (d) abstract art
  15. 15.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) your grandma’s face (b) a forest path (c) shoes on a table (d) hills and a river
  16. 16.True or false: a tall tower fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) a bowl of fruit (b) a king on his throne (c) boats on the open sea (d) a smiling friend
  18. 18.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  19. 19.🖼️ A painting of boats on the open sea is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a landscape (c) a portrait (d) a seascape
  20. 20.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  21. 21.True or false: a long train fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) still life (b) self-portrait (c) landscape (d) seascape
  23. 23.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a teapot and cups (b) a king on his throne (c) your grandma’s face (d) a forest path
  24. 24.True or false: a standing person fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) boats on the open sea (b) a king on his throne (c) a busy city skyline (d) waves and a beach
  26. 26.🖼️ A painting of mountains at sunrise is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a cityscape (c) a seascape (d) a landscape
  27. 27.True or false: a tall tower fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: a painting of mountains at sunrise is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  30. 30.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) waves and a beach (b) mountains at sunrise (c) a smiling friend (d) a teapot and cups
  31. 31.True or false: a painting of waves and a beach is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: a long train fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: a painting of mountains at sunrise is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) landscape shape (b) portrait shape (c) square shape
  36. 36.🖼️ A painting of tall city buildings is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a seascape (c) a portrait (d) a cityscape
  37. 37.🍎 A still life shows… (a) a person’s face (b) a wide scene (c) the sea (d) objects that do not move
  38. 38.True or false: a standing person fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: a painting of a bowl of fruit is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🖼️ A painting of your grandma’s face is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a still life (c) a seascape (d) a cityscape

Answer key

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

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