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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 365 · 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.🖼️ A painting of a forest path is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a still life (c) a landscape (d) a portrait
  2. 2.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) self-portrait (b) landscape (c) still life (d) seascape
  3. 3.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  5. 5.True or false: a tall tower fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) waves and a beach (b) a teapot and cups (c) hills and a river (d) a smiling friend
  7. 7.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  8. 8.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) a bowl of fruit (b) waves and a beach (c) a smiling friend (d) flowers in a vase
  9. 9.🖼️ A painting of your grandma’s face is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a seascape (c) a portrait (d) a landscape
  10. 10.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: a painting of a forest path is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) boats on the open sea (b) mountains at sunrise (c) a smiling friend (d) a king on his throne
  13. 13.🖼️ A painting of a king on his throne is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a cityscape (c) a landscape (d) a portrait
  14. 14.True or false: a painting of waves and a beach is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) flowers in a vase (b) mountains at sunrise (c) a smiling friend (d) tall city buildings
  16. 16.True or false: a wide beach fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: a tall palm tree fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: a standing person fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) a landscape (b) a portrait (c) abstract art (d) still life
  21. 21.True or false: a standing person fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) mountains at sunrise (b) hills and a river (c) waves and a beach (d) a king on his throne
  23. 23.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) landscape shape (b) square shape (c) portrait shape
  24. 24.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) mountains at sunrise (b) a busy city skyline (c) a forest path (d) waves and a beach
  25. 25.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  26. 26.🖼️ A painting of flowers in a vase is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a portrait (c) a seascape (d) a landscape
  27. 27.True or false: a painting of mountains at sunrise is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) hills and a river (b) a smiling friend (c) a king on his throne (d) flowers in a vase
  29. 29.True or false: a row of houses fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: a painting of mountains at sunrise is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: a tall tower 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.🖼️ A painting of tall city buildings is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a seascape (c) a landscape (d) a portrait
  35. 35.🖼️ A painting of mountains at sunrise is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a still life (c) a landscape (d) a portrait
  36. 36.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  37. 37.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  38. 38.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: a long train fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: a row of houses fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. a landscape
  2. self-portrait
  3. False
  4. portrait (tall)
  5. True
  6. hills and a river
  7. landscape (wide)
  8. waves and a beach
  9. a portrait
  10. False
  11. False
  12. boats on the open sea
  13. a portrait
  14. False
  15. mountains at sunrise
  16. True
  17. False
  18. True
  19. False
  20. abstract art
  21. True
  22. a king on his throne
  23. portrait shape
  24. a busy city skyline
  25. landscape (wide)
  26. a still life
  27. True
  28. flowers in a vase
  29. True
  30. False
  31. False
  32. False
  33. False
  34. a cityscape
  35. a landscape
  36. landscape (wide)
  37. portrait (tall)
  38. True
  39. True
  40. False

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