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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 467 · 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 shoes on a table is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) flowers in a vase (b) a village with fields (c) a busy city skyline (d) your grandma’s face
  3. 3.True or false: a tall tower fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) seascape (b) self-portrait (c) still life (d) landscape
  5. 5.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a king on his throne (b) hills and a river (c) tall city buildings (d) a bowl of fruit
  6. 6.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) landscape shape (b) portrait shape (c) square shape
  7. 7.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a teapot and cups (b) boats on the open sea (c) mountains at sunrise (d) your grandma’s face
  8. 8.🖼️ A painting of a king on his throne is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a seascape (c) a landscape (d) a portrait
  9. 9.True or false: a standing person fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🖼️ A painting of waves and a beach is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a seascape (c) a portrait (d) a landscape
  12. 12.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) abstract art (b) still life (c) a landscape (d) a portrait
  13. 13.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) tall city buildings (b) waves and a beach (c) a bowl of fruit (d) a forest path
  14. 14.🖼️ A painting of tall city buildings is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a still life (c) a portrait (d) a cityscape
  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 flowers in a vase is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a seascape (c) a landscape (d) a still life
  17. 17.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: a tall tower fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) your grandma’s face (b) mountains at sunrise (c) flowers in a vase (d) a forest path
  22. 22.True or false: a painting of waves and a beach is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: a standing person fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  25. 25.🍎 A still life shows… (a) a wide scene (b) the sea (c) objects that do not move (d) a person’s face
  26. 26.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) landscape shape (b) square shape (c) portrait shape
  27. 27.🖼️ A painting of a smiling friend is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a cityscape (c) a still life (d) a portrait
  28. 28.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: a row of houses fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: a painting of a bowl of fruit is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🖼️ A painting of a forest path is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a still life (c) a landscape (d) a seascape
  32. 32.True or false: a painting of a bowl of fruit is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) mountains at sunrise (b) boats on the open sea (c) a busy city skyline (d) a king on his throne
  34. 34.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  37. 37.True or false: a wide beach fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  39. 39.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) a king on his throne (b) a forest path (c) mountains at sunrise (d) shoes on a table
  40. 40.🖼️ A painting of shoes on a table is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a still life (c) a seascape (d) a cityscape

Answer key

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

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