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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 366 · 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 mountains at sunrise is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a cityscape (c) a seascape (d) a landscape
  2. 2.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) square shape (b) landscape shape (c) portrait shape
  5. 5.🖼️ A painting of tall city buildings is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a landscape (c) a cityscape (d) a seascape
  6. 6.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) a landscape (b) abstract art (c) a portrait (d) still life
  7. 7.True or false: a painting of waves and a beach is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🖼️ A painting of a smiling friend is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a portrait (c) a cityscape (d) a seascape
  9. 9.🖼️ A painting of shoes on a table is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a still life (c) a seascape (d) a cityscape
  10. 10.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  11. 11.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) hills and a river (b) a village with fields (c) a teapot and cups (d) a forest path
  12. 12.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  13. 13.🖼️ A painting of boats on the open sea is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a still life (c) a seascape (d) a landscape
  14. 14.🖼️ A painting of a village with fields is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a portrait (c) a still life (d) a cityscape
  15. 15.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) your grandma’s face (b) a bowl of fruit (c) waves and a beach (d) a king on his throne
  16. 16.True or false: a tall palm tree fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) waves and a beach (b) a smiling friend (c) flowers in a vase (d) a teapot and cups
  18. 18.True or false: a painting of tall city buildings is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) tall city buildings (b) mountains at sunrise (c) flowers in a vase (d) a teapot and cups
  20. 20.True or false: a standing person fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  22. 22.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a teapot and cups (b) mountains at sunrise (c) tall city buildings (d) a smiling friend
  23. 23.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) your grandma’s face (b) a smiling friend (c) a busy city skyline (d) waves and a beach
  24. 24.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a king on his throne (b) shoes on a table (c) mountains at sunrise (d) a bowl of fruit
  25. 25.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) boats on the open sea (b) a bowl of fruit (c) hills and a river (d) mountains at sunrise
  26. 26.True or false: a long train fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: a painting of shoes on a table is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🖼️ A painting of flowers in a vase is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a portrait (c) a still life (d) a cityscape
  29. 29.True or false: a painting of flowers in a vase is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: a painting of shoes on a table is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🍎 A still life shows… (a) a wide scene (b) the sea (c) objects that do not move (d) a person’s face
  32. 32.True or false: a painting of shoes on a table is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  35. 35.True or false: a row of houses fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: a painting of mountains at sunrise is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: a row of houses fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  40. 40.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) hills and a river (b) waves and a beach (c) a busy city skyline (d) tall city buildings

Answer key

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

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