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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 540 · 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.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) square shape (b) landscape shape (c) portrait shape
  2. 2.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: a row of houses fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: a painting of flowers in a vase is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: a painting of mountains at sunrise is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  7. 7.🖼️ A painting of a forest path is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a portrait (c) a cityscape (d) a still life
  8. 8.🖼️ A painting of a smiling friend is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a portrait (c) a seascape (d) a cityscape
  9. 9.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  10. 10.🖼️ A painting of your grandma’s face is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a still life (c) a portrait (d) a seascape
  11. 11.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) a bowl of fruit (b) waves and a beach (c) a smiling friend (d) flowers in a vase
  12. 12.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) waves and a beach (b) your grandma’s face (c) a forest path (d) a smiling friend
  13. 13.🖼️ A painting of waves and a beach is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a seascape (c) a landscape (d) a portrait
  14. 14.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) seascape (b) self-portrait (c) landscape (d) still life
  15. 15.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🖼️ A painting of hills and a river is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a cityscape (c) a still life (d) a landscape
  17. 17.🖼️ A painting of boats on the open sea is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a landscape (c) a still life (d) a seascape
  18. 18.🍎 A still life shows… (a) a person’s face (b) a wide scene (c) objects that do not move (d) the sea
  19. 19.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) a portrait (b) still life (c) abstract art (d) a landscape
  20. 20.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) shoes on a table (b) boats on the open sea (c) your grandma’s face (d) a busy city skyline
  22. 22.True or false: a tall palm tree fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) a teapot and cups (b) waves and a beach (c) mountains at sunrise (d) boats on the open sea
  24. 24.True or false: a long train fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🖼️ A painting of a village with fields is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a landscape (c) a seascape (d) a cityscape
  26. 26.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  27. 27.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: a tall palm tree fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  32. 32.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🖼️ A painting of tall city buildings is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a portrait (c) a cityscape (d) a landscape
  34. 34.🖼️ A painting of a bowl of fruit is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a seascape (c) a cityscape (d) a landscape
  35. 35.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) tall city buildings (b) flowers in a vase (c) your grandma’s face (d) a king on his throne
  36. 36.True or false: a painting of a busy city skyline is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  38. 38.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) landscape shape (b) square shape (c) portrait shape
  39. 39.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a bowl of fruit (b) a king on his throne (c) a forest path (d) boats on the open sea
  40. 40.True or false: a painting of a forest path is a seascape. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. landscape shape
  2. True
  3. True
  4. False
  5. False
  6. landscape (wide)
  7. a landscape
  8. a portrait
  9. landscape (wide)
  10. a portrait
  11. waves and a beach
  12. a forest path
  13. a seascape
  14. self-portrait
  15. False
  16. a landscape
  17. a seascape
  18. objects that do not move
  19. abstract art
  20. False
  21. a busy city skyline
  22. False
  23. a teapot and cups
  24. True
  25. a landscape
  26. portrait (tall)
  27. False
  28. False
  29. True
  30. True
  31. portrait (tall)
  32. True
  33. a cityscape
  34. a still life
  35. flowers in a vase
  36. True
  37. portrait (tall)
  38. portrait shape
  39. a king on his throne
  40. False

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