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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 445 · 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 hills and a river is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) your grandma’s face (b) waves and a beach (c) a busy city skyline (d) hills and a river
  3. 3.True or false: a long train fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) square shape (b) landscape shape (c) portrait shape
  5. 5.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) still life (b) landscape (c) self-portrait (d) seascape
  7. 7.True or false: a long train fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: a standing person fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) tall city buildings (b) hills and a river (c) shoes on a table (d) waves and a beach
  10. 10.🖼️ A painting of a forest path is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a landscape (c) a still life (d) a seascape
  11. 11.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a busy city skyline (b) a village with fields (c) a bowl of fruit (d) your grandma’s face
  13. 13.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  14. 14.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) still life (b) abstract art (c) a landscape (d) a portrait
  15. 15.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  16. 16.🖼️ A painting of boats on the open sea is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a landscape (c) a seascape (d) a still life
  17. 17.True or false: a tall tower fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a king on his throne (b) a village with fields (c) a busy city skyline (d) shoes on a table
  19. 19.🖼️ A painting of waves and a beach is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a cityscape (c) a portrait (d) a still life
  20. 20.True or false: a row of houses fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: a standing person fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  23. 23.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  24. 24.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a forest path (b) a smiling friend (c) a busy city skyline (d) flowers in a vase
  25. 25.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) boats on the open sea (b) hills and a river (c) tall city buildings (d) a teapot and cups
  26. 26.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  27. 27.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) a king on his throne (b) a village with fields (c) boats on the open sea (d) a busy city skyline
  29. 29.🖼️ 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
  30. 30.🍎 A still life shows… (a) the sea (b) objects that do not move (c) a wide scene (d) a person’s face
  31. 31.🖼️ A painting of a smiling friend is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a landscape (c) a cityscape (d) a seascape
  32. 32.🖼️ A painting of a village with fields is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a still life (c) a seascape (d) a landscape
  33. 33.🖼️ A painting of a king on his throne is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a portrait (c) a seascape (d) a landscape
  34. 34.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) flowers in a vase (b) a forest path (c) a bowl of fruit (d) your grandma’s face
  35. 35.True or false: a painting of a busy city skyline is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: a painting of waves and a beach is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🖼️ A painting of mountains at sunrise is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a cityscape (c) a landscape (d) a portrait
  38. 38.True or false: a tall tower fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🖼️ A painting of tall city buildings is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a still life (c) a seascape (d) a landscape
  40. 40.True or false: a wide beach fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. False
  2. hills and a river
  3. True
  4. portrait shape
  5. True
  6. self-portrait
  7. False
  8. False
  9. waves and a beach
  10. a landscape
  11. True
  12. a village with fields
  13. portrait (tall)
  14. abstract art
  15. portrait (tall)
  16. a seascape
  17. False
  18. a king on his throne
  19. a seascape
  20. True
  21. True
  22. landscape (wide)
  23. landscape (wide)
  24. a smiling friend
  25. a teapot and cups
  26. portrait (tall)
  27. False
  28. a busy city skyline
  29. a still life
  30. objects that do not move
  31. a portrait
  32. a landscape
  33. a portrait
  34. a forest path
  35. True
  36. False
  37. a landscape
  38. True
  39. a cityscape
  40. True

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