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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 405 · 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.True or false: a wide beach fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  3. 3.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  4. 4.True or false: a long train fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) landscape shape (b) portrait shape (c) square shape
  6. 6.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) still life (b) landscape (c) seascape (d) self-portrait
  7. 7.True or false: a painting of a busy city skyline is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: a painting of flowers in a vase is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  10. 10.🖼️ A painting of a busy city skyline is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a portrait (c) a still life (d) a seascape
  11. 11.🖼️ A painting of a smiling friend is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a portrait (c) a still life (d) a landscape
  12. 12.True or false: a painting of tall city buildings is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  14. 14.🍎 A still life shows… (a) a wide scene (b) objects that do not move (c) the sea (d) a person’s face
  15. 15.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) your grandma’s face (b) a forest path (c) a bowl of fruit (d) mountains at sunrise
  16. 16.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) waves and a beach (b) a busy city skyline (c) a village with fields (d) a bowl of fruit
  18. 18.🖼️ A painting of your grandma’s face is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a portrait (c) a cityscape (d) a seascape
  19. 19.True or false: a tall palm tree fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) a smiling friend (b) a forest path (c) boats on the open sea (d) a teapot and cups
  21. 21.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) hills and a river (b) tall city buildings (c) boats on the open sea (d) waves and a beach
  22. 22.True or false: a painting of shoes on a table is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🖼️ A painting of boats on the open sea is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a portrait (c) a seascape (d) a landscape
  24. 24.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a teapot and cups (b) waves and a beach (c) a king on his throne (d) shoes on a table
  25. 25.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) abstract art (b) still life (c) a landscape (d) a portrait
  26. 26.True or false: a painting of a forest path is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: a standing person fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) shoes on a table (b) a busy city skyline (c) mountains at sunrise (d) flowers in a vase
  29. 29.True or false: a tall palm tree fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🖼️ A painting of a teapot and cups is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a portrait (c) a cityscape (d) a still life
  31. 31.True or false: a row of houses fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a busy city skyline (b) hills and a river (c) a village with fields (d) a smiling friend
  33. 33.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  34. 34.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) square shape (b) portrait shape (c) landscape shape
  35. 35.True or false: a standing person fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🖼️ A painting of mountains at sunrise is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a portrait (c) a landscape (d) a cityscape
  38. 38.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) a bowl of fruit (b) flowers in a vase (c) waves and a beach (d) your grandma’s face
  39. 39.True or false: a painting of shoes on a table is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) waves and a beach (b) shoes on a table (c) your grandma’s face (d) boats on the open sea

Answer key

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

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