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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 435 · 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.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  2. 2.True or false: a long train fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) your grandma’s face (b) a busy city skyline (c) mountains at sunrise (d) a king on his throne
  5. 5.True or false: a painting of a forest path is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🖼️ A painting of your grandma’s face is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a cityscape (c) a portrait (d) a landscape
  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 standing person fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: a painting of a bowl of fruit is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) a forest path (b) a smiling friend (c) a bowl of fruit (d) your grandma’s face
  11. 11.🖼️ A painting of hills and a river is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a seascape (c) a portrait (d) a cityscape
  12. 12.True or false: a wide beach fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a busy city skyline (b) hills and a river (c) tall city buildings (d) flowers in a vase
  14. 14.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  15. 15.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  16. 16.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) flowers in a vase (b) a village with fields (c) a smiling friend (d) boats on the open sea
  17. 17.True or false: a painting of a teapot and cups is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: a tall tower fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) a village with fields (b) your grandma’s face (c) a smiling friend (d) boats on the open sea
  21. 21.True or false: a tall palm tree fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🖼️ A painting of shoes on a table is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a still life (c) a cityscape (d) a seascape
  23. 23.🍎 A still life shows… (a) objects that do not move (b) the sea (c) a wide scene (d) a person’s face
  24. 24.True or false: a standing person fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🖼️ A painting of mountains at sunrise is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a still life (c) a landscape (d) a seascape
  26. 26.True or false: a painting of flowers in a vase is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🖼️ A painting of a smiling friend is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a landscape (c) a portrait (d) a seascape
  28. 28.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) landscape (b) self-portrait (c) seascape (d) still life
  29. 29.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🖼️ A painting of tall city buildings is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a cityscape (c) a still life (d) a landscape
  31. 31.True or false: a painting of tall city buildings is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: a row of houses fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) tall city buildings (b) a smiling friend (c) waves and a beach (d) hills and a river
  36. 36.True or false: a row of houses fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) landscape shape (b) square shape (c) portrait shape
  38. 38.🖼️ A painting of a forest path is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a cityscape (c) a seascape (d) a landscape
  39. 39.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  40. 40.🖼️ A painting of boats on the open sea is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a seascape (c) a landscape (d) a cityscape

Answer key

  1. portrait (tall)
  2. False
  3. False
  4. a busy city skyline
  5. True
  6. a portrait
  7. True
  8. True
  9. False
  10. a bowl of fruit
  11. a landscape
  12. True
  13. hills and a river
  14. landscape (wide)
  15. landscape (wide)
  16. flowers in a vase
  17. True
  18. True
  19. True
  20. boats on the open sea
  21. False
  22. a still life
  23. objects that do not move
  24. False
  25. a landscape
  26. True
  27. a portrait
  28. self-portrait
  29. False
  30. a cityscape
  31. True
  32. False
  33. False
  34. False
  35. tall city buildings
  36. True
  37. landscape shape
  38. a landscape
  39. portrait (tall)
  40. a seascape

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