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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 466 · 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.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) your grandma’s face (b) shoes on a table (c) a busy city skyline (d) mountains at sunrise
  2. 2.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) seascape (b) still life (c) landscape (d) self-portrait
  4. 4.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  5. 5.True or false: a standing person fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) waves and a beach (b) boats on the open sea (c) tall city buildings (d) a forest path
  7. 7.True or false: a wide beach fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  9. 9.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) still life (b) abstract art (c) a portrait (d) a landscape
  10. 10.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a smiling friend (b) a king on his throne (c) a forest path (d) waves and a beach
  11. 11.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  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 shoes on a table is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  16. 16.🖼️ A painting of a village with fields is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a still life (c) a landscape (d) a seascape
  17. 17.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) flowers in a vase (b) a forest path (c) a king on his throne (d) mountains at sunrise
  18. 18.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🍎 A still life shows… (a) a person’s face (b) a wide scene (c) the sea (d) objects that do not move
  20. 20.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) shoes on a table (b) mountains at sunrise (c) tall city buildings (d) waves and a beach
  21. 21.🖼️ A painting of a smiling friend is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a portrait (c) a cityscape (d) a still life
  22. 22.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) shoes on a table (b) a king on his throne (c) a smiling friend (d) hills and a river
  23. 23.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) hills and a river (b) a smiling friend (c) a king on his throne (d) a teapot and cups
  24. 24.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  25. 25.True or false: a painting of a teapot and cups is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🖼️ A painting of your grandma’s face is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a cityscape (c) a portrait (d) a still life
  27. 27.🖼️ A painting of boats on the open sea is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a seascape (c) a portrait (d) a landscape
  28. 28.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a teapot and cups (b) boats on the open sea (c) mountains at sunrise (d) waves and a beach
  29. 29.True or false: a painting of a bowl of fruit is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  31. 31.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) landscape shape (b) portrait shape (c) square shape
  32. 32.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) shoes on a table (b) a forest path (c) a smiling friend (d) mountains at sunrise
  33. 33.🖼️ A painting of shoes on a table is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a portrait (c) a still life (d) a seascape
  34. 34.True or false: a standing person fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: a tall tower fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: a painting of mountains at sunrise is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) landscape shape (b) portrait shape (c) square shape
  38. 38.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a village with fields (b) boats on the open sea (c) a bowl of fruit (d) waves and a beach
  39. 39.True or false: a row of houses fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) flowers in a vase (b) hills and a river (c) tall city buildings (d) your grandma’s face

Answer key

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

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