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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 569 · 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 painting of a smiling friend is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a still life (c) a cityscape (d) a portrait
  2. 2.True or false: a tall tower fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  4. 4.True or false: a painting of shoes on a table is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) shoes on a table (b) a bowl of fruit (c) your grandma’s face (d) a busy city skyline
  7. 7.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) portrait shape (b) square shape (c) landscape shape
  8. 8.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a king on his throne (b) waves and a beach (c) mountains at sunrise (d) hills and a river
  9. 9.True or false: a wide beach fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🖼️ A painting of a king on his throne is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a portrait (c) a still life (d) a seascape
  11. 11.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  12. 12.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) waves and a beach (b) a bowl of fruit (c) your grandma’s face (d) a village with fields
  13. 13.True or false: a standing person fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: a painting of mountains at sunrise is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🖼️ 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
  17. 17.True or false: a painting of waves and a beach is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: a tall palm tree fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: a painting of a busy city skyline is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: a painting of a busy city skyline is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  22. 22.🖼️ A painting of shoes on a table is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a still life (c) a landscape (d) a portrait
  23. 23.🖼️ A painting of a village with fields is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a landscape (c) a portrait (d) a cityscape
  24. 24.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a bowl of fruit (b) flowers in a vase (c) boats on the open sea (d) a smiling friend
  25. 25.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  26. 26.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) a bowl of fruit (b) flowers in a vase (c) tall city buildings (d) boats on the open sea
  27. 27.🍎 A still life shows… (a) the sea (b) a person’s face (c) objects that do not move (d) a wide scene
  28. 28.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  29. 29.True or false: a tall palm tree fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🖼️ A painting of flowers in a vase is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a portrait (c) a seascape (d) a landscape
  31. 31.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) landscape (b) self-portrait (c) seascape (d) still life
  32. 32.🖼️ A painting of boats on the open sea is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a still life (c) a seascape (d) a landscape
  33. 33.🖼️ A painting of mountains at sunrise is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a portrait (c) a seascape (d) a landscape
  34. 34.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🖼️ A painting of a teapot and cups is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a still life (c) a cityscape (d) a landscape
  37. 37.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) tall city buildings (b) a forest path (c) a teapot and cups (d) your grandma’s face
  38. 38.🖼️ A painting of a busy city skyline is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a cityscape (c) a landscape (d) a seascape
  39. 39.True or false: a painting of a teapot and cups is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) hills and a river (b) tall city buildings (c) a smiling friend (d) a king on his throne

Answer key

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

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