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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 488 · 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 still life? (a) a busy city skyline (b) flowers in a vase (c) a forest path (d) tall city buildings
  2. 2.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  3. 3.True or false: a painting of a busy city skyline is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  5. 5.True or false: a painting of a busy city skyline is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🍎 A still life shows… (a) a wide scene (b) a person’s face (c) the sea (d) objects that do not move
  7. 7.True or false: a long train fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  9. 9.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a forest path (b) mountains at sunrise (c) a village with fields (d) your grandma’s face
  10. 10.True or false: a row of houses fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🖼️ A painting of a smiling friend is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a portrait (c) a still life (d) a landscape
  12. 12.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) a smiling friend (b) tall city buildings (c) a bowl of fruit (d) waves and a beach
  13. 13.🖼️ A painting of a forest path is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a portrait (c) a seascape (d) a cityscape
  14. 14.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) mountains at sunrise (b) shoes on a table (c) tall city buildings (d) a king on his throne
  15. 15.True or false: a tall palm tree fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  18. 18.🖼️ A painting of tall city buildings is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a cityscape (c) a landscape (d) a seascape
  19. 19.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) mountains at sunrise (b) waves and a beach (c) a king on his throne (d) a teapot and cups
  20. 20.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a teapot and cups (b) a smiling friend (c) tall city buildings (d) a village with fields
  21. 21.🖼️ A painting of waves and a beach is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a cityscape (c) a landscape (d) a seascape
  22. 22.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  23. 23.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) still life (b) landscape (c) self-portrait (d) seascape
  24. 24.True or false: a long train fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a forest path (b) waves and a beach (c) tall city buildings (d) shoes on a table
  26. 26.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: a wide beach fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: a wide beach fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: a painting of mountains at sunrise is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🖼️ A painting of your grandma’s face is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a still life (c) a landscape (d) a cityscape
  32. 32.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a smiling friend (b) boats on the open sea (c) a teapot and cups (d) hills and a river
  33. 33.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🖼️ A painting of hills and a river is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a seascape (c) a portrait (d) a landscape
  35. 35.True or false: a painting of shoes on a table is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: a painting of a busy city skyline is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: a painting of a forest path is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) a portrait (b) still life (c) abstract art (d) a landscape
  39. 39.🖼️ A painting of shoes on a table is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a cityscape (c) a landscape (d) a still life
  40. 40.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) landscape shape (b) square shape (c) portrait shape

Answer key

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

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