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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 441 · 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.True or false: a painting of a bowl of fruit is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) hills and a river (b) a busy city skyline (c) a forest path (d) a bowl of fruit
  3. 3.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🖼️ A painting of boats on the open sea is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a still life (c) a seascape (d) a portrait
  5. 5.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) flowers in a vase (b) a king on his throne (c) waves and a beach (d) tall city buildings
  6. 6.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) a king on his throne (b) a village with fields (c) waves and a beach (d) hills and a river
  7. 7.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  8. 8.True or false: a long train fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  11. 11.True or false: a tall tower fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: a long train fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) a king on his throne (b) shoes on a table (c) waves and a beach (d) boats on the open sea
  14. 14.🖼️ A painting of a teapot and cups is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a seascape (c) a landscape (d) a still life
  15. 15.True or false: a standing person fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  17. 17.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) mountains at sunrise (b) boats on the open sea (c) a king on his throne (d) a smiling friend
  18. 18.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  19. 19.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) landscape shape (b) portrait shape (c) square shape
  20. 20.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  21. 21.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a king on his throne (b) flowers in a vase (c) a village with fields (d) your grandma’s face
  22. 22.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a king on his throne (b) a teapot and cups (c) mountains at sunrise (d) boats on the open sea
  23. 23.True or false: a painting of a forest path is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) boats on the open sea (b) a teapot and cups (c) a village with fields (d) a king on his throne
  25. 25.True or false: a row of houses fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🖼️ A painting of hills and a river is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a portrait (c) a cityscape (d) a seascape
  27. 27.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  28. 28.True or false: a wide beach fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) a smiling friend (b) mountains at sunrise (c) shoes on a table (d) a busy city skyline
  30. 30.True or false: a wide beach fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: a tall palm tree fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: a row of houses fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🍎 A still life shows… (a) objects that do not move (b) the sea (c) a wide scene (d) a person’s face
  34. 34.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) seascape (b) landscape (c) self-portrait (d) still life
  35. 35.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: a painting of a busy city skyline is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🖼️ A painting of your grandma’s face is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a landscape (c) a cityscape (d) a portrait
  38. 38.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) square shape (b) landscape shape (c) portrait shape
  39. 39.🖼️ A painting of shoes on a table is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a seascape (c) a still life (d) a cityscape
  40. 40.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) flowers in a vase (b) a king on his throne (c) tall city buildings (d) a smiling friend

Answer key

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

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