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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 545 · 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) the sea (b) a person’s face (c) a wide scene (d) objects that do not move
  2. 2.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) tall city buildings (b) waves and a beach (c) a busy city skyline (d) a king on his throne
  3. 3.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) portrait shape (b) square shape (c) landscape shape
  4. 4.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  5. 5.True or false: a tall palm tree fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  7. 7.True or false: a painting of flowers in a vase is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) seascape (b) self-portrait (c) still life (d) landscape
  9. 9.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: a tall tower fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) waves and a beach (b) tall city buildings (c) flowers in a vase (d) a bowl of fruit
  13. 13.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) shoes on a table (b) a forest path (c) waves and a beach (d) your grandma’s face
  14. 14.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a king on his throne (b) mountains at sunrise (c) shoes on a table (d) a teapot and cups
  15. 15.🖼️ A painting of tall city buildings is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a still life (c) a cityscape (d) a landscape
  16. 16.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) your grandma’s face (b) waves and a beach (c) tall city buildings (d) a forest path
  17. 17.🖼️ A painting of a teapot and cups is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a portrait (c) a cityscape (d) a still life
  18. 18.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  19. 19.🖼️ A painting of a king on his throne is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a cityscape (c) a portrait (d) a seascape
  20. 20.🖼️ A painting of hills and a river is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a landscape (c) a portrait (d) a seascape
  21. 21.True or false: a painting of mountains at sunrise is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🖼️ A painting of boats on the open sea is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a portrait (c) a seascape (d) a still life
  23. 23.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) boats on the open sea (b) a forest path (c) a busy city skyline (d) a bowl of fruit
  24. 24.True or false: a painting of tall city buildings is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) waves and a beach (b) a village with fields (c) a king on his throne (d) a bowl of fruit
  26. 26.True or false: a painting of shoes on a table is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a smiling friend (b) hills and a river (c) a teapot and cups (d) a bowl of fruit
  28. 28.🖼️ A painting of a forest path is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a landscape (c) a still life (d) a portrait
  29. 29.🖼️ A painting of waves and a beach is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a still life (c) a seascape (d) a landscape
  30. 30.True or false: a tall palm tree fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: a row of houses fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  33. 33.True or false: a painting of shoes on a table is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: a standing person fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: a standing person fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: a tall tower fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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