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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 53 · 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 portrait? (a) a bowl of fruit (b) boats on the open sea (c) a king on his throne (d) hills and a river
  2. 2.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) a smiling friend (b) flowers in a vase (c) a forest path (d) boats on the open sea
  4. 4.🖼️ A painting of a village with fields is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a still life (c) a seascape (d) a portrait
  5. 5.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a village with fields (b) a king on his throne (c) your grandma’s face (d) boats on the open sea
  6. 6.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🖼️ A painting of a forest path is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a seascape (c) a landscape (d) a portrait
  8. 8.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  9. 9.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) landscape shape (b) portrait shape (c) square shape
  10. 10.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) a smiling friend (b) flowers in a vase (c) a king on his throne (d) tall city buildings
  11. 11.True or false: a painting of mountains at sunrise is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) tall city buildings (b) a village with fields (c) mountains at sunrise (d) waves and a beach
  13. 13.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) seascape (b) self-portrait (c) landscape (d) still life
  14. 14.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) a landscape (b) abstract art (c) still life (d) a portrait
  15. 15.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  16. 16.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  17. 17.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  19. 19.True or false: a row of houses fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: a painting of a bowl of fruit is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: a standing person fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  23. 23.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a smiling friend (b) shoes on a table (c) waves and a beach (d) mountains at sunrise
  24. 24.True or false: a painting of shoes on a table is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  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 portrait? (a) mountains at sunrise (b) flowers in a vase (c) shoes on a table (d) your grandma’s face
  27. 27.True or false: a painting of a busy city skyline is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  29. 29.🖼️ A painting of shoes on a table is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a still life (c) a landscape (d) a cityscape
  30. 30.🖼️ A painting of a king on his throne is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a cityscape (c) a seascape (d) a portrait
  31. 31.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) a village with fields (b) a teapot and cups (c) mountains at sunrise (d) tall city buildings
  32. 32.True or false: a tall palm tree fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) square shape (b) landscape shape (c) portrait shape
  34. 34.🖼️ A painting of your grandma’s face is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a seascape (c) a landscape (d) a portrait
  35. 35.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) a forest path (b) your grandma’s face (c) a teapot and cups (d) a busy city skyline
  36. 36.🍎 A still life shows… (a) a wide scene (b) a person’s face (c) the sea (d) objects that do not move
  37. 37.True or false: a tall tower fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: a tall tower fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: a painting of a teapot and cups is a still life. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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