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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 543 · 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.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) a portrait (b) still life (c) abstract art (d) a landscape
  2. 2.True or false: a row of houses fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🖼️ A painting of a bowl of fruit is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a still life (c) a cityscape (d) a portrait
  5. 5.True or false: a long train fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) mountains at sunrise (b) flowers in a vase (c) a smiling friend (d) waves and a beach
  7. 7.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  8. 8.True or false: a tall tower fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🖼️ A painting of a busy city skyline is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a still life (c) a cityscape (d) a portrait
  10. 10.True or false: a tall tower fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) boats on the open sea (b) a busy city skyline (c) a bowl of fruit (d) waves and a beach
  12. 12.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) a king on his throne (b) tall city buildings (c) waves and a beach (d) boats on the open sea
  13. 13.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: a painting of waves and a beach is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a king on his throne (b) a teapot and cups (c) shoes on a table (d) mountains at sunrise
  16. 16.True or false: a painting of a forest path is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) a king on his throne (b) boats on the open sea (c) mountains at sunrise (d) a smiling friend
  19. 19.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) tall city buildings (b) a forest path (c) shoes on a table (d) waves and a beach
  20. 20.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) portrait shape (b) square shape (c) landscape shape
  21. 21.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a king on his throne (b) your grandma’s face (c) waves and a beach (d) hills and a river
  22. 22.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🖼️ A painting of a teapot and cups is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a portrait (c) a cityscape (d) a seascape
  24. 24.🖼️ 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
  25. 25.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) still life (b) seascape (c) landscape (d) self-portrait
  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 wide beach fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: a wide beach fits landscape (wide) paper. (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.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) a smiling friend (b) boats on the open sea (c) your grandma’s face (d) a busy city skyline
  31. 31.🖼️ A painting of a forest path is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a portrait (c) a still life (d) a landscape
  32. 32.True or false: a painting of waves and a beach is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🖼️ A painting of a smiling friend is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a portrait (c) a cityscape (d) a seascape
  34. 34.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  35. 35.🖼️ A painting of hills and a river is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a seascape (c) a cityscape (d) a landscape
  36. 36.True or false: a painting of a busy city skyline is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🖼️ A painting of a village with fields is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a still life (c) a seascape (d) a landscape
  38. 38.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) portrait shape (b) landscape shape (c) square shape
  39. 39.True or false: a standing person fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) waves and a beach (b) shoes on a table (c) a smiling friend (d) mountains at sunrise

Answer key

  1. abstract art
  2. True
  3. False
  4. a still life
  5. False
  6. flowers in a vase
  7. landscape (wide)
  8. True
  9. a cityscape
  10. False
  11. a bowl of fruit
  12. tall city buildings
  13. True
  14. False
  15. a king on his throne
  16. True
  17. True
  18. boats on the open sea
  19. shoes on a table
  20. portrait shape
  21. hills and a river
  22. False
  23. a still life
  24. a seascape
  25. self-portrait
  26. portrait (tall)
  27. False
  28. True
  29. portrait (tall)
  30. a busy city skyline
  31. a landscape
  32. False
  33. a portrait
  34. portrait (tall)
  35. a landscape
  36. False
  37. a landscape
  38. landscape shape
  39. True
  40. mountains at sunrise

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