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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 566 · 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 portrait? (a) boats on the open sea (b) mountains at sunrise (c) a village with fields (d) a smiling friend
  2. 2.🖼️ A painting of hills and a river is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a cityscape (c) a landscape (d) a portrait
  3. 3.🖼️ A painting of waves and a beach is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a seascape (c) a still life (d) a landscape
  4. 4.🖼️ A painting of tall city buildings is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a portrait (c) a landscape (d) a cityscape
  5. 5.🖼️ A painting of mountains at sunrise is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a landscape (c) a portrait (d) a cityscape
  6. 6.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) your grandma’s face (b) waves and a beach (c) hills and a river (d) mountains at sunrise
  7. 7.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) flowers in a vase (b) a village with fields (c) tall city buildings (d) mountains at sunrise
  8. 8.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  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 still life (b) a landscape (c) a cityscape (d) a portrait
  11. 11.🖼️ A painting of a busy city skyline is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a portrait (c) a cityscape (d) a landscape
  12. 12.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) portrait shape (b) landscape shape (c) square shape
  13. 13.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: a tall tower fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) a smiling friend (b) a teapot and cups (c) a forest path (d) a busy city skyline
  17. 17.🖼️ A painting of a smiling friend is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a still life (c) a seascape (d) a portrait
  18. 18.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  19. 19.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) seascape (b) still life (c) landscape (d) self-portrait
  20. 20.True or false: a tall palm tree fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: a standing person fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) tall city buildings (b) a forest path (c) a teapot and cups (d) your grandma’s face
  23. 23.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a bowl of fruit (b) hills and a river (c) shoes on a table (d) a smiling friend
  24. 24.True or false: a tall palm tree fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🍎 A still life shows… (a) a person’s face (b) objects that do not move (c) a wide scene (d) the sea
  26. 26.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) a portrait (b) still life (c) a landscape (d) abstract art
  27. 27.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a teapot and cups (b) tall city buildings (c) a king on his throne (d) mountains at sunrise
  28. 28.True or false: a painting of shoes on a table is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🖼️ A painting of a king on his throne is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a portrait (c) a landscape (d) a still life
  30. 30.🖼️ A painting of shoes on a table is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a landscape (c) a still life (d) a seascape
  31. 31.True or false: a row of houses fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) hills and a river (b) a forest path (c) tall city buildings (d) a smiling friend
  33. 33.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  34. 34.True or false: a painting of tall city buildings is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  36. 36.🖼️ A painting of a teapot and cups is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a seascape (c) a landscape (d) a still life
  37. 37.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) square shape (b) landscape shape (c) portrait shape
  38. 38.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: a painting of flowers in a vase is a portrait. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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