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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 533 · 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 still life shows… (a) a person’s face (b) objects that do not move (c) a wide scene (d) the sea
  2. 2.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) abstract art (b) a portrait (c) still life (d) a landscape
  3. 3.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a king on his throne (b) mountains at sunrise (c) shoes on a table (d) a smiling friend
  4. 4.True or false: a painting of a busy city skyline is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a teapot and cups (b) a forest path (c) shoes on a table (d) a smiling friend
  6. 6.🖼️ A painting of flowers in a vase is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a portrait (c) a landscape (d) a cityscape
  7. 7.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) tall city buildings (b) waves and a beach (c) a village with fields (d) your grandma’s face
  8. 8.🖼️ A painting of your grandma’s face is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a still life (c) a seascape (d) a landscape
  9. 9.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  10. 10.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) boats on the open sea (b) hills and a river (c) a smiling friend (d) waves and a beach
  12. 12.True or false: a painting of flowers in a vase is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) boats on the open sea (b) a teapot and cups (c) a king on his throne (d) a busy city skyline
  14. 14.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) landscape shape (b) square shape (c) portrait shape
  15. 15.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  16. 16.True or false: a wide beach fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) waves and a beach (b) a king on his throne (c) mountains at sunrise (d) tall city buildings
  18. 18.True or false: a tall tower fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) self-portrait (b) still life (c) landscape (d) seascape
  21. 21.🖼️ A painting of a teapot and cups is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a cityscape (c) a portrait (d) a seascape
  22. 22.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  23. 23.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) flowers in a vase (b) boats on the open sea (c) your grandma’s face (d) a village with fields
  24. 24.True or false: a painting of tall city buildings is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🖼️ A painting of boats on the open sea is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a landscape (c) a seascape (d) a still life
  26. 26.True or false: a painting of a bowl of fruit is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: a painting of tall city buildings is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: a tall tower fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: a tall palm tree fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  31. 31.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) portrait shape (b) landscape shape (c) square shape
  32. 32.🖼️ A painting of a smiling friend is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a cityscape (c) a portrait (d) a seascape
  33. 33.True or false: a painting of a bowl of fruit is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) hills and a river (b) a teapot and cups (c) waves and a beach (d) flowers in a vase
  35. 35.True or false: a painting of waves and a beach is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: a row of houses fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  38. 38.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: a painting of flowers in a vase is a still life. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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