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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 492 · 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.🖼️ A painting of boats on the open sea is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a landscape (c) a seascape (d) a portrait
  2. 2.True or false: a tall tower fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: a painting of shoes on a table is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) a king on his throne (b) mountains at sunrise (c) flowers in a vase (d) hills and a river
  5. 5.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) still life (b) seascape (c) landscape (d) self-portrait
  6. 6.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  7. 7.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) a bowl of fruit (b) boats on the open sea (c) waves and a beach (d) a king on his throne
  8. 8.🍎 A still life shows… (a) the sea (b) a wide scene (c) objects that do not move (d) a person’s face
  9. 9.True or false: a painting of tall city buildings is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  11. 11.🖼️ A painting of waves and a beach is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a portrait (c) a seascape (d) a landscape
  12. 12.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) a smiling friend (b) a bowl of fruit (c) a village with fields (d) tall city buildings
  13. 13.True or false: a painting of tall city buildings is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: a row of houses fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🖼️ A painting of your grandma’s face is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a cityscape (c) a landscape (d) a portrait
  17. 17.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a busy city skyline (b) hills and a river (c) a teapot and cups (d) a king on his throne
  18. 18.🖼️ A painting of a forest path is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a landscape (c) a still life (d) a seascape
  19. 19.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) waves and a beach (b) a king on his throne (c) a forest path (d) your grandma’s face
  20. 20.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) your grandma’s face (b) a bowl of fruit (c) a busy city skyline (d) shoes on a table
  21. 21.True or false: a standing person fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🖼️ A painting of mountains at sunrise is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a portrait (c) a still life (d) a landscape
  23. 23.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) portrait shape (b) landscape shape (c) square shape
  24. 24.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: a tall tower fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) a forest path (b) a village with fields (c) a smiling friend (d) boats on the open sea
  27. 27.True or false: a painting of tall city buildings is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: a row of houses fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: a long train fits portrait (tall) paper. (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.True or false: a wide beach fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a king on his throne (b) boats on the open sea (c) tall city buildings (d) a village with fields
  33. 33.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a smiling friend (b) a village with fields (c) a teapot and cups (d) waves and a beach
  34. 34.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🖼️ A painting of a smiling friend is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a portrait (c) a cityscape (d) a landscape
  37. 37.🖼️ A painting of a teapot and cups is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a landscape (c) a seascape (d) a still life
  38. 38.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  39. 39.True or false: a tall palm tree fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🖼️ A painting of a busy city skyline is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a landscape (c) a portrait (d) a seascape

Answer key

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

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