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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 518 · 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 a bowl of fruit is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a portrait (c) a seascape (d) a still life
  2. 2.True or false: a tall palm tree fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) portrait shape (b) square shape (c) landscape shape
  4. 4.🖼️ A painting of a smiling friend is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a still life (c) a cityscape (d) a portrait
  5. 5.🖼️ A painting of flowers in a vase is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a seascape (c) a still life (d) a portrait
  6. 6.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  7. 7.🍎 A still life shows… (a) the sea (b) objects that do not move (c) a person’s face (d) a wide scene
  8. 8.🖼️ A painting of a busy city skyline is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a portrait (c) a seascape (d) a landscape
  9. 9.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) tall city buildings (b) boats on the open sea (c) mountains at sunrise (d) your grandma’s face
  10. 10.🖼️ A painting of boats on the open sea is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a landscape (c) a still life (d) a seascape
  11. 11.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) a teapot and cups (b) waves and a beach (c) hills and a river (d) your grandma’s face
  13. 13.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) waves and a beach (b) a king on his throne (c) a smiling friend (d) mountains at sunrise
  14. 14.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) boats on the open sea (b) hills and a river (c) tall city buildings (d) a king on his throne
  15. 15.True or false: a painting of mountains at sunrise is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🖼️ A painting of a teapot and cups is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a cityscape (c) a still life (d) a portrait
  18. 18.True or false: a painting of a forest path is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: a row of houses fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🖼️ A painting of a village with fields is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a cityscape (c) a landscape (d) a still life
  21. 21.🖼️ A painting of mountains at sunrise is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a cityscape (c) a landscape (d) a seascape
  22. 22.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  23. 23.True or false: a standing person fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🖼️ A painting of a forest path is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a portrait (c) a landscape (d) a seascape
  25. 25.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) portrait shape (b) square shape (c) landscape shape
  26. 26.True or false: a tall tower fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🖼️ A painting of tall city buildings is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a cityscape (c) a landscape (d) a still life
  28. 28.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  29. 29.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) abstract art (b) a portrait (c) a landscape (d) still life
  30. 30.True or false: a painting of a bowl of fruit is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  32. 32.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) still life (b) landscape (c) self-portrait (d) seascape
  34. 34.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  35. 35.True or false: a painting of waves and a beach is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: a long train fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) mountains at sunrise (b) shoes on a table (c) a king on his throne (d) a teapot and cups
  39. 39.True or false: a tall tower fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) your grandma’s face (b) boats on the open sea (c) a bowl of fruit (d) a busy city skyline

Answer key

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

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