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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 498 · 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 a smiling friend is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) landscape shape (b) portrait shape (c) square shape
  4. 4.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  5. 5.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) still life (b) self-portrait (c) seascape (d) landscape
  6. 6.🍎 A still life shows… (a) a person’s face (b) the sea (c) objects that do not move (d) a wide scene
  7. 7.True or false: a tall palm tree fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: a tall tower fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🖼️ A painting of a teapot and cups is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a still life (c) a cityscape (d) a portrait
  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 flowers in a vase is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  13. 13.True or false: a standing person fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: a painting of shoes on a table is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🖼️ A painting of hills and a river is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a landscape (c) a seascape (d) a still life
  17. 17.🖼️ A painting of a bowl of fruit is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a seascape (c) a cityscape (d) a portrait
  18. 18.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) tall city buildings (b) a king on his throne (c) a smiling friend (d) a village with fields
  19. 19.🖼️ A painting of a smiling friend is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a still life (c) a seascape (d) a portrait
  20. 20.🖼️ A painting of shoes on a table is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a landscape (c) a still life (d) a cityscape
  21. 21.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a smiling friend (b) boats on the open sea (c) a teapot and cups (d) a village with fields
  22. 22.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  23. 23.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) a landscape (b) a portrait (c) still life (d) abstract art
  24. 24.True or false: a long train fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) tall city buildings (b) a smiling friend (c) your grandma’s face (d) mountains at sunrise
  27. 27.🖼️ A painting of mountains at sunrise is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a landscape (c) a portrait (d) a cityscape
  28. 28.🖼️ A painting of a forest path is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a landscape (c) a cityscape (d) a still life
  29. 29.True or false: a wide beach fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🖼️ A painting of a king on his throne is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a landscape (c) a seascape (d) a cityscape
  31. 31.🖼️ A painting of your grandma’s face is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a seascape (c) a portrait (d) a cityscape
  32. 32.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) a bowl of fruit (b) boats on the open sea (c) mountains at sunrise (d) a busy city skyline
  33. 33.🖼️ A painting of a busy city skyline is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a cityscape (c) a portrait (d) a landscape
  34. 34.True or false: a wide beach fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: a painting of a busy city skyline is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) tall city buildings (b) shoes on a table (c) waves and a beach (d) a teapot and cups
  37. 37.True or false: a painting of waves and a beach is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: a row of houses fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) your grandma’s face (b) hills and a river (c) shoes on a table (d) tall city buildings
  40. 40.True or false: a tall palm tree fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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