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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 426 · 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 bowl of fruit is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a landscape (c) a still life (d) a seascape
  2. 2.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  3. 3.True or false: a tall tower fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) self-portrait (b) seascape (c) landscape (d) still life
  5. 5.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) waves and a beach (b) boats on the open sea (c) mountains at sunrise (d) a busy city skyline
  6. 6.🖼️ A painting of a busy city skyline is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a cityscape (c) a seascape (d) a landscape
  7. 7.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a smiling friend (b) waves and a beach (c) a forest path (d) a teapot and cups
  8. 8.🖼️ A painting of mountains at sunrise is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a portrait (c) a still life (d) a seascape
  9. 9.True or false: a painting of flowers in a vase is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: a painting of a teapot and cups is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🖼️ A painting of flowers in a vase is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a still life (c) a portrait (d) a seascape
  12. 12.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: a tall palm tree fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) your grandma’s face (b) a forest path (c) a teapot and cups (d) waves and a beach
  15. 15.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  16. 16.🖼️ A painting of hills and a river is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a still life (c) a portrait (d) a landscape
  17. 17.True or false: a standing person fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🖼️ A painting of tall city buildings is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a cityscape (c) a portrait (d) a seascape
  19. 19.True or false: a tall tower fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🖼️ A painting of a smiling friend is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a seascape (c) a landscape (d) a still life
  21. 21.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  22. 22.🖼️ A painting of a teapot and cups is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a still life (c) a seascape (d) a landscape
  23. 23.True or false: a painting of a forest path is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) square shape (b) portrait shape (c) landscape shape
  25. 25.True or false: a long train fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: a wide beach fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: a long train fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: a tall palm tree fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🖼️ A painting of your grandma’s face is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a portrait (c) a cityscape (d) a landscape
  31. 31.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  34. 34.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: a painting of a teapot and cups is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) a busy city skyline (b) a king on his throne (c) boats on the open sea (d) mountains at sunrise
  37. 37.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  38. 38.True or false: a painting of waves and a beach is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: a painting of tall city buildings is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) abstract art (b) a landscape (c) a portrait (d) still life

Answer key

  1. a still life
  2. landscape (wide)
  3. True
  4. self-portrait
  5. mountains at sunrise
  6. a cityscape
  7. a smiling friend
  8. a landscape
  9. False
  10. True
  11. a still life
  12. False
  13. True
  14. waves and a beach
  15. portrait (tall)
  16. a landscape
  17. False
  18. a cityscape
  19. False
  20. a portrait
  21. landscape (wide)
  22. a still life
  23. False
  24. portrait shape
  25. False
  26. False
  27. True
  28. True
  29. False
  30. a portrait
  31. False
  32. False
  33. portrait (tall)
  34. False
  35. False
  36. boats on the open sea
  37. landscape (wide)
  38. False
  39. False
  40. abstract art

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