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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 541 · 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 up and down is in… (a) square shape (b) landscape shape (c) portrait shape
  2. 2.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) hills and a river (b) a king on his throne (c) a forest path (d) waves and a beach
  3. 3.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  5. 5.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) a landscape (b) a portrait (c) abstract art (d) still life
  6. 6.🍎 A still life shows… (a) the sea (b) a person’s face (c) objects that do not move (d) a wide scene
  7. 7.True or false: a tall palm tree fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) hills and a river (b) a forest path (c) tall city buildings (d) flowers in a vase
  9. 9.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  10. 10.True or false: a painting of a forest path is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: a tall tower fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🖼️ A painting of a king on his throne is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a cityscape (c) a seascape (d) a portrait
  13. 13.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: a long train fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) a king on his throne (b) tall city buildings (c) waves and a beach (d) your grandma’s face
  17. 17.True or false: a wide beach fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🖼️ A painting of shoes on a table is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a seascape (c) a still life (d) a portrait
  19. 19.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a busy city skyline (b) flowers in a vase (c) a village with fields (d) a smiling friend
  20. 20.True or false: a painting of a teapot and cups is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  22. 22.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) your grandma’s face (b) mountains at sunrise (c) waves and a beach (d) flowers in a vase
  23. 23.🖼️ A painting of waves and a beach is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a still life (c) a seascape (d) a portrait
  24. 24.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) self-portrait (b) landscape (c) seascape (d) still life
  25. 25.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) hills and a river (b) shoes on a table (c) a king on his throne (d) your grandma’s face
  26. 26.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🖼️ A painting of a bowl of fruit is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a portrait (c) a still life (d) a cityscape
  28. 28.True or false: a painting of a teapot and cups is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  30. 30.True or false: a long train fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🖼️ A painting of tall city buildings is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a still life (c) a portrait (d) a landscape
  32. 32.True or false: a row of houses fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: a painting of a bowl of fruit is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) square shape (b) landscape shape (c) portrait shape
  36. 36.True or false: a wide beach fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) a bowl of fruit (b) boats on the open sea (c) mountains at sunrise (d) your grandma’s face
  38. 38.True or false: a painting of waves and a beach is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: a painting of a teapot and cups is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: a standing person fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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