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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 410 · 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 seascape? (a) a smiling friend (b) flowers in a vase (c) your grandma’s face (d) waves and a beach
  2. 2.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) a bowl of fruit (b) hills and a river (c) boats on the open sea (d) tall city buildings
  3. 3.True or false: a painting of mountains at sunrise is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  5. 5.True or false: a wide beach fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: a standing person fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: a painting of shoes on a table is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: a row of houses fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  10. 10.True or false: a painting of shoes on a table is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  12. 12.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  13. 13.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) square shape (b) landscape shape (c) portrait shape
  14. 14.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  16. 16.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) a smiling friend (b) a busy city skyline (c) a king on his throne (d) waves and a beach
  17. 17.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) landscape (b) self-portrait (c) seascape (d) still life
  18. 18.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) boats on the open sea (b) a bowl of fruit (c) a village with fields (d) flowers in a vase
  19. 19.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) abstract art (b) a landscape (c) a portrait (d) still life
  20. 20.🖼️ A painting of a teapot and cups is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a portrait (c) a landscape (d) a still life
  21. 21.True or false: a painting of a bowl of fruit is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: a painting of tall city buildings is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: a tall palm tree fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: a painting of a busy city skyline is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: a wide beach fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🖼️ A painting of mountains at sunrise is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a still life (c) a seascape (d) a cityscape
  27. 27.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: a standing person fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: a tall tower fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🍎 A still life shows… (a) the sea (b) a wide scene (c) objects that do not move (d) a person’s face
  31. 31.True or false: a painting of waves and a beach is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) shoes on a table (b) your grandma’s face (c) flowers in a vase (d) tall city buildings
  33. 33.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) hills and a river (b) a bowl of fruit (c) waves and a beach (d) a king on his throne
  34. 34.🖼️ A painting of a busy city skyline is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a seascape (c) a cityscape (d) a still life
  35. 35.True or false: a row of houses fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: a painting of a forest path is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) portrait shape (b) square shape (c) landscape shape
  38. 38.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) boats on the open sea (b) a smiling friend (c) shoes on a table (d) waves and a beach
  39. 39.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a portrait. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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