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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 465 · 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.🖼️ A painting of your grandma’s face is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a landscape (c) a seascape (d) a portrait
  2. 2.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  3. 3.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a busy city skyline (b) a king on his throne (c) tall city buildings (d) flowers in a vase
  4. 4.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) seascape (b) still life (c) self-portrait (d) landscape
  5. 5.True or false: a tall palm tree fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) a village with fields (b) a smiling friend (c) your grandma’s face (d) a teapot and cups
  10. 10.True or false: a tall tower fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) a landscape (b) abstract art (c) still life (d) a portrait
  12. 12.True or false: a painting of a forest path is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  14. 14.🍎 A still life shows… (a) a wide scene (b) objects that do not move (c) the sea (d) a person’s face
  15. 15.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  16. 16.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  18. 18.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) hills and a river (b) boats on the open sea (c) your grandma’s face (d) a village with fields
  19. 19.🖼️ A painting of waves and a beach is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a still life (c) a cityscape (d) a seascape
  20. 20.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🖼️ A painting of a busy city skyline is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a portrait (c) a landscape (d) a still life
  22. 22.🖼️ A painting of tall city buildings is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a still life (c) a seascape (d) a cityscape
  23. 23.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) portrait shape (b) landscape shape (c) square shape
  24. 24.True or false: a painting of shoes on a table is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: a row of houses fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: a painting of waves and a beach is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🖼️ A painting of a smiling friend is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a seascape (c) a still life (d) a cityscape
  28. 28.🖼️ A painting of hills and a river is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a landscape (c) a still life (d) a cityscape
  29. 29.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  30. 30.True or false: a long train fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a bowl of fruit (b) shoes on a table (c) hills and a river (d) waves and a beach
  32. 32.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) a smiling friend (b) waves and a beach (c) your grandma’s face (d) tall city buildings
  33. 33.True or false: a painting of waves and a beach is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) a smiling friend (b) a busy city skyline (c) boats on the open sea (d) a forest path
  35. 35.True or false: a painting of tall city buildings is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) your grandma’s face (b) shoes on a table (c) a king on his throne (d) boats on the open sea
  37. 37.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) portrait shape (b) landscape shape (c) square shape
  38. 38.🖼️ A painting of flowers in a vase is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a cityscape (c) a landscape (d) a still life
  39. 39.True or false: a tall tower fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: a wide beach fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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