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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 421 · 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) seascape (b) self-portrait (c) landscape (d) still life
  2. 2.True or false: a standing person fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  4. 4.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a forest path (b) shoes on a table (c) a teapot and cups (d) boats on the open sea
  5. 5.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) square shape (b) landscape shape (c) portrait shape
  6. 6.🍎 A still life shows… (a) objects that do not move (b) a wide scene (c) a person’s face (d) the sea
  7. 7.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) mountains at sunrise (b) a teapot and cups (c) waves and a beach (d) a king on his throne
  8. 8.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🖼️ A painting of your grandma’s face is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a portrait (c) a still life (d) a seascape
  10. 10.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  11. 11.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  12. 12.True or false: a painting of shoes on a table is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  14. 14.True or false: a painting of a teapot and cups is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) flowers in a vase (b) mountains at sunrise (c) boats on the open sea (d) a smiling friend
  17. 17.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🖼️ A painting of a smiling friend is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a portrait (c) a still life (d) a landscape
  19. 19.True or false: a row of houses fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) a king on his throne (b) tall city buildings (c) a forest path (d) a village with fields
  21. 21.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a teapot and cups (b) boats on the open sea (c) hills and a river (d) a smiling friend
  22. 22.🖼️ A painting of shoes on a table is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a still life (c) a seascape (d) a landscape
  23. 23.🖼️ A painting of a busy city skyline is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a seascape (c) a still life (d) a cityscape
  24. 24.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) a portrait (b) a landscape (c) still life (d) abstract art
  25. 25.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) landscape shape (b) portrait shape (c) square shape
  26. 26.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  27. 27.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) shoes on a table (b) a forest path (c) a busy city skyline (d) waves and a beach
  28. 28.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) shoes on a table (b) waves and a beach (c) a village with fields (d) your grandma’s face
  29. 29.🖼️ A painting of a king on his throne is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a portrait (c) a still life (d) a seascape
  30. 30.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) mountains at sunrise (b) a bowl of fruit (c) a king on his throne (d) your grandma’s face
  31. 31.True or false: a row of houses fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: a standing person fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🖼️ A painting of a village with fields is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a cityscape (c) a portrait (d) a landscape
  35. 35.True or false: a painting of tall city buildings is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🖼️ A painting of flowers in a vase is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a cityscape (c) a still life (d) a portrait
  37. 37.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: a painting of waves and a beach is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) a village with fields (b) a bowl of fruit (c) a smiling friend (d) waves and a beach

Answer key

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

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