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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 538 · 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) boats on the open sea (b) your grandma’s face (c) mountains at sunrise (d) a village with fields
  2. 2.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) hills and a river (b) boats on the open sea (c) tall city buildings (d) a smiling friend
  3. 3.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  5. 5.True or false: a row of houses fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) a landscape (b) a portrait (c) abstract art (d) still life
  7. 7.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: a tall palm tree fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: a tall tower fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  11. 11.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) square shape (b) portrait shape (c) landscape shape
  12. 12.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) a forest path (b) tall city buildings (c) flowers in a vase (d) shoes on a table
  13. 13.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) landscape shape (b) portrait shape (c) square shape
  15. 15.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🍎 A still life shows… (a) a person’s face (b) the sea (c) objects that do not move (d) a wide scene
  17. 17.True or false: a painting of mountains at sunrise is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  19. 19.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) your grandma’s face (b) a village with fields (c) hills and a river (d) mountains at sunrise
  20. 20.True or false: a row of houses fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: a painting of a teapot and cups is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) still life (b) landscape (c) seascape (d) self-portrait
  23. 23.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: a painting of a bowl of fruit is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) a busy city skyline (b) tall city buildings (c) a forest path (d) flowers in a vase
  27. 27.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a busy city skyline (b) tall city buildings (c) mountains at sunrise (d) shoes on a table
  28. 28.🖼️ A painting of boats on the open sea is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a landscape (c) a portrait (d) a seascape
  29. 29.🖼️ A painting of a smiling friend is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a landscape (c) a cityscape (d) a still life
  30. 30.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) a forest path (b) mountains at sunrise (c) a king on his throne (d) a bowl of fruit
  31. 31.True or false: a tall tower fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) your grandma’s face (b) hills and a river (c) a busy city skyline (d) a village with fields
  33. 33.🖼️ A painting of hills and a river is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a seascape (c) a landscape (d) a portrait
  34. 34.True or false: a long train fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: a painting of tall city buildings is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: a wide beach fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🖼️ A painting of a village with fields is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a landscape (c) a still life (d) a portrait
  40. 40.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a king on his throne (b) hills and a river (c) boats on the open sea (d) mountains at sunrise

Answer key

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

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