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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 41 · 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 a king on his throne is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a seascape (c) a portrait (d) a landscape
  2. 2.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  3. 3.True or false: a painting of a bowl of fruit is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: a painting of a teapot and cups is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  6. 6.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) hills and a river (b) tall city buildings (c) a king on his throne (d) a village with fields
  7. 7.True or false: a row of houses fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) hills and a river (b) boats on the open sea (c) a bowl of fruit (d) your grandma’s face
  9. 9.🖼️ A painting of boats on the open sea is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a portrait (c) a seascape (d) a cityscape
  10. 10.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) a forest path (b) waves and a beach (c) your grandma’s face (d) tall city buildings
  11. 11.🖼️ A painting of mountains at sunrise is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a landscape (c) a seascape (d) a portrait
  12. 12.🖼️ A painting of a teapot and cups is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a cityscape (c) a portrait (d) a landscape
  13. 13.True or false: a painting of mountains at sunrise is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: a tall tower fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  16. 16.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) square shape (b) landscape shape (c) portrait shape
  17. 17.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  19. 19.🍎 A still life shows… (a) objects that do not move (b) the sea (c) a person’s face (d) a wide scene
  20. 20.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a bowl of fruit (b) waves and a beach (c) shoes on a table (d) your grandma’s face
  21. 21.True or false: a painting of a bowl of fruit is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: a standing person fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🖼️ A painting of a smiling friend is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a landscape (c) a still life (d) a seascape
  25. 25.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) landscape shape (b) square shape (c) portrait shape
  26. 26.True or false: a wide beach fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: a painting of a busy city skyline is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: a painting of a busy city skyline is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🖼️ A painting of a forest path is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a seascape (c) a cityscape (d) a landscape
  30. 30.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) a village with fields (b) mountains at sunrise (c) waves and a beach (d) a smiling friend
  32. 32.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  33. 33.🖼️ A painting of flowers in a vase is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a landscape (c) a portrait (d) a still life
  34. 34.🖼️ A painting of your grandma’s face is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a portrait (c) a seascape (d) a still life
  35. 35.True or false: a tall tower fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: a long train fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: a wide beach fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: a painting of shoes on a table is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) self-portrait (b) still life (c) seascape (d) landscape
  40. 40.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a seascape. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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