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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 57 · 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 busy city skyline is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a still life (c) a cityscape (d) a seascape
  2. 2.🖼️ A painting of your grandma’s face is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a portrait (c) a still life (d) a cityscape
  3. 3.True or false: a wide beach fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: a painting of waves and a beach is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  6. 6.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) tall city buildings (b) your grandma’s face (c) hills and a river (d) mountains at sunrise
  7. 7.True or false: a tall palm tree fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) portrait shape (b) landscape shape (c) square shape
  9. 9.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  10. 10.True or false: a tall palm tree fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) a village with fields (b) a smiling friend (c) a bowl of fruit (d) waves and a beach
  12. 12.True or false: a tall tower fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: a long train fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: a painting of flowers in a vase is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  16. 16.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  17. 17.🖼️ A painting of flowers in a vase is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a still life (c) a landscape (d) a portrait
  18. 18.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) boats on the open sea (b) tall city buildings (c) a bowl of fruit (d) mountains at sunrise
  19. 19.True or false: a long train fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🖼️ A painting of a king on his throne is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a cityscape (c) a landscape (d) a still life
  21. 21.True or false: a painting of a busy city skyline is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🍎 A still life shows… (a) objects that do not move (b) the sea (c) a wide scene (d) a person’s face
  23. 23.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) hills and a river (b) a forest path (c) boats on the open sea (d) a bowl of fruit
  24. 24.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: a standing person fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🖼️ A painting of a village with fields is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a cityscape (c) a seascape (d) a landscape
  27. 27.True or false: a painting of mountains at sunrise is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: a wide beach fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) a portrait (b) still life (c) abstract art (d) a landscape
  30. 30.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) tall city buildings (b) a teapot and cups (c) a bowl of fruit (d) waves and a beach
  31. 31.🖼️ A painting of a teapot and cups is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a cityscape (c) a seascape (d) a still life
  32. 32.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: a painting of a teapot and cups is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) shoes on a table (b) a village with fields (c) waves and a beach (d) a busy city skyline
  35. 35.True or false: a painting of waves and a beach is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: a painting of a bowl of fruit is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: a painting of flowers in a vase is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) square shape (b) landscape shape (c) portrait shape

Answer key

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

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