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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 515 · 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 picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) still life (b) landscape (c) seascape (d) self-portrait
  2. 2.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) a bowl of fruit (b) a village with fields (c) tall city buildings (d) a smiling friend
  3. 3.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) waves and a beach (b) boats on the open sea (c) a smiling friend (d) a teapot and cups
  4. 4.🖼️ A painting of mountains at sunrise is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a seascape (c) a landscape (d) a cityscape
  5. 5.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a village with fields (b) your grandma’s face (c) boats on the open sea (d) flowers in a vase
  6. 6.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  7. 7.True or false: a long train fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🍎 A still life shows… (a) a person’s face (b) a wide scene (c) objects that do not move (d) the sea
  9. 9.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  10. 10.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  11. 11.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: a row of houses fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🖼️ A painting of a bowl of fruit is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a cityscape (c) a seascape (d) a still life
  14. 14.True or false: a wide beach fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🖼️ A painting of a smiling friend is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a seascape (c) a still life (d) a portrait
  16. 16.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a forest path (b) a king on his throne (c) a busy city skyline (d) mountains at sunrise
  17. 17.🖼️ A painting of a village with fields is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a cityscape (c) a seascape (d) a landscape
  18. 18.True or false: a row of houses fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: a standing person fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: a painting of waves and a beach is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) a bowl of fruit (b) tall city buildings (c) boats on the open sea (d) flowers in a vase
  23. 23.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  24. 24.🖼️ A painting of shoes on a table is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a cityscape (c) a portrait (d) a seascape
  25. 25.True or false: a painting of a forest path is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) your grandma’s face (b) boats on the open sea (c) a smiling friend (d) a busy city skyline
  27. 27.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: a tall palm tree fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🖼️ A painting of flowers in a vase is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a cityscape (c) a seascape (d) a still life
  31. 31.True or false: a painting of waves and a beach is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) landscape shape (b) square shape (c) portrait shape
  34. 34.True or false: a tall tower fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🖼️ A painting of boats on the open sea is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a seascape (c) a portrait (d) a landscape
  36. 36.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  37. 37.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) landscape shape (b) square shape (c) portrait shape
  38. 38.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a busy city skyline (b) hills and a river (c) tall city buildings (d) shoes on a table
  39. 39.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) waves and a beach (b) boats on the open sea (c) your grandma’s face (d) a forest path
  40. 40.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a landscape. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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