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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 359 · 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 wide beach fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) your grandma’s face (b) boats on the open sea (c) waves and a beach (d) a busy city skyline
  3. 3.🖼️ A painting of waves and a beach is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a portrait (c) a still life (d) a seascape
  4. 4.🖼️ A painting of a king on his throne is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a cityscape (c) a still life (d) a seascape
  5. 5.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a busy city skyline (b) your grandma’s face (c) boats on the open sea (d) mountains at sunrise
  6. 6.True or false: a tall palm tree fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🖼️ A painting of a bowl of fruit is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a cityscape (c) a seascape (d) a still life
  8. 8.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) shoes on a table (b) boats on the open sea (c) a king on his throne (d) hills and a river
  9. 9.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) portrait shape (b) landscape shape (c) square shape
  10. 10.🖼️ A painting of a forest path is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a still life (c) a portrait (d) a landscape
  11. 11.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  12. 12.🍎 A still life shows… (a) objects that do not move (b) the sea (c) a wide scene (d) a person’s face
  13. 13.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: a row of houses fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  16. 16.True or false: a tall tower fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) hills and a river (b) a forest path (c) your grandma’s face (d) a bowl of fruit
  18. 18.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) landscape shape (b) square shape (c) portrait shape
  19. 19.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) seascape (b) self-portrait (c) landscape (d) still life
  20. 20.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) flowers in a vase (b) tall city buildings (c) hills and a river (d) a king on his throne
  21. 21.True or false: a wide beach fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: a painting of a forest path is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  25. 25.True or false: a painting of a busy city skyline is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: a painting of shoes on a table is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🖼️ A painting of mountains at sunrise is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a landscape (c) a still life (d) a cityscape
  28. 28.🖼️ A painting of tall city buildings is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a portrait (c) a cityscape (d) a landscape
  29. 29.🖼️ A painting of hills and a river is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a seascape (c) a landscape (d) a still life
  30. 30.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) a teapot and cups (b) a smiling friend (c) your grandma’s face (d) a village with fields
  32. 32.True or false: a row of houses fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: a tall palm tree fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: a painting of a forest path is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  36. 36.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) hills and a river (b) a busy city skyline (c) a king on his throne (d) a village with fields
  37. 37.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  38. 38.True or false: a painting of mountains at sunrise is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: a painting of waves and a beach is a seascape. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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