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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 475 · 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 landscape? (a) a king on his throne (b) waves and a beach (c) your grandma’s face (d) hills and a river
  2. 2.🖼️ A painting of a busy city skyline is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a cityscape (c) a portrait (d) a seascape
  3. 3.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) boats on the open sea (b) mountains at sunrise (c) a busy city skyline (d) a smiling friend
  4. 4.🖼️ A painting of tall city buildings is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a landscape (c) a portrait (d) a cityscape
  5. 5.🍎 A still life shows… (a) a wide scene (b) a person’s face (c) the sea (d) objects that do not move
  6. 6.🖼️ A painting of a king on his throne is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a landscape (c) a portrait (d) a seascape
  7. 7.True or false: a tall palm tree fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) waves and a beach (b) hills and a river (c) a busy city skyline (d) a teapot and cups
  9. 9.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) a teapot and cups (b) a busy city skyline (c) hills and a river (d) a smiling friend
  10. 10.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) square shape (b) portrait shape (c) landscape shape
  11. 11.True or false: a painting of mountains at sunrise is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🖼️ A painting of a village with fields is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a landscape (c) a still life (d) a seascape
  13. 13.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  14. 14.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  15. 15.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) a portrait (b) abstract art (c) a landscape (d) still life
  16. 16.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: a wide beach fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🖼️ A painting of a teapot and cups is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a landscape (c) a portrait (d) a seascape
  19. 19.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) landscape shape (b) square shape (c) portrait shape
  20. 20.True or false: a tall palm tree fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: a painting of tall city buildings is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: a long train fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) boats on the open sea (b) shoes on a table (c) your grandma’s face (d) a forest path
  26. 26.True or false: a long train fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🖼️ A painting of flowers in a vase is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a cityscape (c) a still life (d) a seascape
  28. 28.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a village with fields (b) your grandma’s face (c) flowers in a vase (d) waves and a beach
  29. 29.True or false: a painting of shoes on a table is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  31. 31.True or false: a painting of a busy city skyline is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  33. 33.🖼️ 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
  34. 34.True or false: a tall tower fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: a painting of a teapot and cups is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: a row of houses fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) a king on his throne (b) a bowl of fruit (c) tall city buildings (d) a smiling friend
  40. 40.🖼️ A painting of boats on the open sea is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a landscape (c) a portrait (d) a still life

Answer key

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

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