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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 384 · 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 teapot and cups (b) mountains at sunrise (c) a king on his throne (d) a village with fields
  2. 2.🖼️ A painting of a forest path is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a seascape (c) a cityscape (d) a landscape
  3. 3.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) boats on the open sea (b) your grandma’s face (c) a busy city skyline (d) shoes on a table
  4. 4.True or false: a tall palm tree fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🖼️ A painting of flowers in a vase is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a seascape (c) a still life (d) a cityscape
  6. 6.🖼️ A painting of a smiling friend is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a portrait (c) a landscape (d) a seascape
  7. 7.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) square shape (b) portrait shape (c) landscape shape
  8. 8.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) waves and a beach (b) your grandma’s face (c) boats on the open sea (d) a bowl of fruit
  9. 9.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) square shape (b) landscape shape (c) portrait shape
  10. 10.🖼️ A painting of a bowl of fruit is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a seascape (c) a cityscape (d) a still life
  11. 11.🖼️ A painting of tall city buildings is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a seascape (c) a landscape (d) a portrait
  12. 12.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) waves and a beach (b) a village with fields (c) hills and a river (d) a king on his throne
  14. 14.True or false: a standing person fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🖼️ A painting of a king on his throne is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a portrait (c) a still life (d) a landscape
  16. 16.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  17. 17.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  18. 18.True or false: a painting of a bowl of fruit is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🖼️ A painting of boats on the open sea is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a cityscape (c) a still life (d) a seascape
  21. 21.True or false: a tall tower fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🍎 A still life shows… (a) a person’s face (b) the sea (c) objects that do not move (d) a wide scene
  23. 23.🖼️ A painting of mountains at sunrise is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a still life (c) a landscape (d) a cityscape
  24. 24.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  25. 25.🖼️ A painting of shoes on a table is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a seascape (c) a still life (d) a cityscape
  26. 26.True or false: a standing person fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) tall city buildings (b) a smiling friend (c) mountains at sunrise (d) shoes on a table
  28. 28.True or false: a wide beach fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: a row of houses fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: a painting of shoes on a table is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🖼️ A painting of a busy city skyline is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a landscape (c) a portrait (d) a cityscape
  33. 33.🖼️ A painting of a village with fields is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a still life (c) a cityscape (d) a portrait
  34. 34.True or false: a painting of tall city buildings is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) mountains at sunrise (b) boats on the open sea (c) shoes on a table (d) a busy city skyline
  36. 36.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) boats on the open sea (b) shoes on a table (c) your grandma’s face (d) a forest path
  37. 37.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) still life (b) landscape (c) seascape (d) self-portrait
  38. 38.True or false: a painting of a forest path is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  40. 40.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)

Answer key

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

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