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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 437 · 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 long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  2. 2.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  4. 4.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) your grandma’s face (b) flowers in a vase (c) boats on the open sea (d) shoes on a table
  5. 5.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) flowers in a vase (b) a village with fields (c) hills and a river (d) a king on his throne
  7. 7.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) landscape shape (b) portrait shape (c) square shape
  8. 8.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) a teapot and cups (b) tall city buildings (c) shoes on a table (d) waves and a beach
  9. 9.True or false: a painting of shoes on a table is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🖼️ A painting of a bowl of fruit is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a seascape (c) a portrait (d) a landscape
  11. 11.🖼️ A painting of a busy city skyline is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a still life (c) a seascape (d) a cityscape
  12. 12.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: a tall tower fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🖼️ A painting of boats on the open sea is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a seascape (c) a still life (d) a cityscape
  16. 16.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: a tall palm tree fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: a row of houses fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🖼️ A painting of your grandma’s face is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a cityscape (c) a still life (d) a portrait
  20. 20.True or false: a painting of waves and a beach is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🖼️ A painting of mountains at sunrise is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a portrait (c) a cityscape (d) a seascape
  22. 22.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) a busy city skyline (b) a smiling friend (c) hills and a river (d) shoes on a table
  23. 23.True or false: a long train fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) still life (b) a portrait (c) abstract art (d) a landscape
  25. 25.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) still life (b) landscape (c) self-portrait (d) seascape
  26. 26.🍎 A still life shows… (a) a person’s face (b) a wide scene (c) the sea (d) objects that do not move
  27. 27.🖼️ A painting of waves and a beach is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a seascape (c) a still life (d) a landscape
  28. 28.🖼️ A painting of flowers in a vase is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a portrait (c) a seascape (d) a landscape
  29. 29.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🖼️ A painting of a forest path is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a portrait (c) a seascape (d) a cityscape
  31. 31.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: a standing person fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🖼️ A painting of hills and a river is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a landscape (c) a portrait (d) a still life
  34. 34.True or false: a painting of tall city buildings is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🖼️ A painting of a teapot and cups is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a landscape (c) a still life (d) a seascape
  36. 36.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) mountains at sunrise (b) a smiling friend (c) a village with fields (d) waves and a beach
  37. 37.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  38. 38.True or false: a long train fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: a tall tower fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)

Answer key

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

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