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

Answer key

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

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