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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 385 · 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 picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) still life (b) landscape (c) self-portrait (d) seascape
  2. 2.True or false: a painting of shoes on a table is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: a painting of a busy city skyline is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🍎 A still life shows… (a) a person’s face (b) objects that do not move (c) a wide scene (d) the sea
  6. 6.🖼️ A painting of a smiling friend is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a still life (c) a cityscape (d) a landscape
  7. 7.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  8. 8.True or false: a tall tower fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: a painting of a forest path is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: a row of houses fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) your grandma’s face (b) shoes on a table (c) waves and a beach (d) a teapot and cups
  12. 12.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  13. 13.True or false: a tall palm tree fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) hills and a river (b) shoes on a table (c) tall city buildings (d) a forest path
  15. 15.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a busy city skyline (b) mountains at sunrise (c) tall city buildings (d) shoes on a table
  16. 16.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) landscape shape (b) square shape (c) portrait shape
  17. 17.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🖼️ A painting of tall city buildings is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a still life (c) a cityscape (d) a seascape
  20. 20.🖼️ A painting of a king on his throne is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a still life (c) a seascape (d) a landscape
  21. 21.True or false: a painting of shoes on a table is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) a village with fields (b) a forest path (c) a smiling friend (d) flowers in a vase
  23. 23.True or false: a long train fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: a standing person fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: a painting of a bowl of fruit is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  27. 27.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a king on his throne (b) hills and a river (c) a teapot and cups (d) flowers in a vase
  29. 29.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🖼️ A painting of a forest path is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a portrait (c) a cityscape (d) a still life
  31. 31.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) abstract art (b) still life (c) a portrait (d) a landscape
  32. 32.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) square shape (b) portrait shape (c) landscape shape
  33. 33.🖼️ A painting of a teapot and cups is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a still life (c) a landscape (d) a seascape
  34. 34.True or false: a row of houses fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🖼️ A painting of your grandma’s face is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a still life (c) a cityscape (d) a portrait
  36. 36.True or false: a tall tower fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  38. 38.True or false: a standing person fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) waves and a beach (b) a bowl of fruit (c) a smiling friend (d) hills and a river
  40. 40.🖼️ A painting of shoes on a table is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a cityscape (c) a still life (d) a seascape

Answer key

  1. self-portrait
  2. False
  3. True
  4. False
  5. objects that do not move
  6. a portrait
  7. portrait (tall)
  8. False
  9. True
  10. False
  11. waves and a beach
  12. landscape (wide)
  13. True
  14. tall city buildings
  15. mountains at sunrise
  16. portrait shape
  17. False
  18. True
  19. a cityscape
  20. a portrait
  21. True
  22. flowers in a vase
  23. True
  24. True
  25. True
  26. portrait (tall)
  27. True
  28. a king on his throne
  29. True
  30. a landscape
  31. abstract art
  32. landscape shape
  33. a still life
  34. True
  35. a portrait
  36. True
  37. landscape (wide)
  38. False
  39. hills and a river
  40. a still life

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