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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 452 · 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.🖼️ A painting of a smiling friend is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a seascape (c) a cityscape (d) a portrait
  3. 3.True or false: a standing person fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: a tall tower fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) still life (b) self-portrait (c) seascape (d) landscape
  6. 6.True or false: a tall tower fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) your grandma’s face (b) boats on the open sea (c) a king on his throne (d) flowers in a vase
  8. 8.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  9. 9.🖼️ A painting of a village with fields is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a still life (c) a landscape (d) a cityscape
  10. 10.🖼️ A painting of your grandma’s face is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a portrait (c) a cityscape (d) a still life
  11. 11.True or false: a painting of mountains at sunrise is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) landscape shape (b) square shape (c) portrait shape
  13. 13.True or false: a row of houses fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  15. 15.True or false: a long train fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) a smiling friend (b) a busy city skyline (c) mountains at sunrise (d) shoes on a table
  17. 17.True or false: a painting of tall city buildings is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) tall city buildings (b) hills and a river (c) shoes on a table (d) your grandma’s face
  20. 20.True or false: a standing person fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) mountains at sunrise (b) a smiling friend (c) shoes on a table (d) boats on the open sea
  22. 22.🖼️ A painting of waves and a beach is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a seascape (c) a portrait (d) a still life
  23. 23.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🖼️ A painting of tall city buildings is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a portrait (c) a seascape (d) a still life
  25. 25.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  27. 27.True or false: a painting of a forest path is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  29. 29.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) waves and a beach (b) flowers in a vase (c) a bowl of fruit (d) your grandma’s face
  31. 31.True or false: a painting of mountains at sunrise is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🖼️ A painting of boats on the open sea is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a cityscape (c) a seascape (d) a portrait
  33. 33.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a forest path (b) shoes on a table (c) a smiling friend (d) hills and a river
  34. 34.True or false: a painting of shoes on a table is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: a wide beach fits landscape (wide) paper. (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 still life shows… (a) the sea (b) objects that do not move (c) a wide scene (d) a person’s face
  38. 38.True or false: a painting of a bowl of fruit is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) shoes on a table (b) waves and a beach (c) a teapot and cups (d) a smiling friend
  40. 40.🖼️ A painting of a busy city skyline is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a portrait (c) a cityscape (d) a still life

Answer key

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

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