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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 487 · 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 wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  2. 2.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  3. 3.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  5. 5.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  6. 6.True or false: a tall tower fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: a row of houses fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  9. 9.True or false: a painting of a bowl of fruit is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: a tall tower fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🖼️ A painting of mountains at sunrise is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a portrait (c) a seascape (d) a still life
  12. 12.🍎 A still life shows… (a) objects that do not move (b) a person’s face (c) a wide scene (d) the sea
  13. 13.True or false: a tall palm tree fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) a landscape (b) still life (c) abstract art (d) a portrait
  15. 15.True or false: a painting of flowers in a vase is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🖼️ A painting of your grandma’s face is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a portrait (c) a seascape (d) a cityscape
  17. 17.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) square shape (b) landscape shape (c) portrait shape
  18. 18.🖼️ A painting of a teapot and cups is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a seascape (c) a cityscape (d) a landscape
  19. 19.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) boats on the open sea (b) your grandma’s face (c) a forest path (d) hills and a river
  20. 20.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) landscape (b) seascape (c) self-portrait (d) still life
  21. 21.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) your grandma’s face (b) mountains at sunrise (c) shoes on a table (d) tall city buildings
  23. 23.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) landscape shape (b) portrait shape (c) square shape
  24. 24.True or false: a long train fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a king on his throne (b) a village with fields (c) waves and a beach (d) flowers in a vase
  26. 26.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) waves and a beach (b) a king on his throne (c) tall city buildings (d) mountains at sunrise
  27. 27.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🖼️ A painting of waves and a beach is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a seascape (c) a still life (d) a portrait
  29. 29.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: a wide beach fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) a bowl of fruit (b) tall city buildings (c) a teapot and cups (d) boats on the open sea
  32. 32.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) a bowl of fruit (b) your grandma’s face (c) boats on the open sea (d) a smiling friend
  33. 33.True or false: a wide beach fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) boats on the open sea (b) your grandma’s face (c) waves and a beach (d) flowers in a vase
  35. 35.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) boats on the open sea (b) a smiling friend (c) a teapot and cups (d) a village with fields
  36. 36.🖼️ A painting of shoes on a table is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a cityscape (c) a still life (d) a seascape
  37. 37.🖼️ A painting of a forest path is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a cityscape (c) a portrait (d) a landscape
  38. 38.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a king on his throne (b) boats on the open sea (c) shoes on a table (d) a forest path
  39. 39.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a seascape. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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