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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 520 · 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 seascape? (a) a bowl of fruit (b) a busy city skyline (c) waves and a beach (d) your grandma’s face
  2. 2.🍎 A still life shows… (a) a person’s face (b) a wide scene (c) the sea (d) objects that do not move
  3. 3.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  4. 4.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) a landscape (b) abstract art (c) a portrait (d) still life
  5. 5.🖼️ A painting of a teapot and cups is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a landscape (c) a still life (d) a cityscape
  6. 6.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) a busy city skyline (b) hills and a river (c) a king on his throne (d) a teapot and cups
  7. 7.🖼️ A painting of a king on his throne is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a seascape (c) a still life (d) a portrait
  8. 8.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) landscape shape (b) square shape (c) portrait shape
  9. 9.🖼️ A painting of a smiling friend is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a seascape (c) a portrait (d) a cityscape
  10. 10.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🖼️ A painting of flowers in a vase is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a landscape (c) a still life (d) a cityscape
  12. 12.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) tall city buildings (b) waves and a beach (c) a village with fields (d) your grandma’s face
  13. 13.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  14. 14.True or false: a tall tower fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  16. 16.True or false: a tall tower fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) a teapot and cups (b) hills and a river (c) boats on the open sea (d) flowers in a vase
  18. 18.True or false: a painting of a forest path is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) a village with fields (b) boats on the open sea (c) hills and a river (d) a bowl of fruit
  20. 20.🖼️ A painting of a village with fields is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a still life (c) a portrait (d) a landscape
  21. 21.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) still life (b) seascape (c) self-portrait (d) landscape
  22. 22.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  24. 24.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) shoes on a table (b) a smiling friend (c) hills and a river (d) a king on his throne
  25. 25.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) waves and a beach (b) a bowl of fruit (c) a busy city skyline (d) a forest path
  26. 26.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  27. 27.🖼️ 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
  28. 28.True or false: a row of houses fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: a painting of shoes on a table is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  31. 31.True or false: a standing person fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: a long train fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a smiling friend (b) a bowl of fruit (c) tall city buildings (d) mountains at sunrise
  34. 34.True or false: a tall palm tree fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🖼️ A painting of a forest path is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a cityscape (c) a landscape (d) a portrait
  36. 36.True or false: a standing person fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) square shape (b) landscape shape (c) portrait shape
  38. 38.True or false: a wide beach fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🖼️ A painting of a busy city skyline is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a still life (c) a cityscape (d) a landscape
  40. 40.True or false: a tall palm tree fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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