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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 573 · 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.True or false: a tall palm tree fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  3. 3.True or false: a long train fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) hills and a river (b) a smiling friend (c) a village with fields (d) a forest path
  7. 7.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  8. 8.True or false: a wide beach fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) a portrait (b) still life (c) abstract art (d) a landscape
  10. 10.🖼️ A painting of a smiling friend is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a still life (c) a landscape (d) a cityscape
  11. 11.🖼️ A painting of a king on his throne is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a cityscape (c) a portrait (d) a still life
  12. 12.🖼️ A painting of shoes on a table is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a still life (c) a seascape (d) a portrait
  13. 13.True or false: a tall tower fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) portrait shape (b) square shape (c) landscape shape
  15. 15.True or false: a painting of tall city buildings is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) mountains at sunrise (b) waves and a beach (c) a king on his throne (d) tall city buildings
  17. 17.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) seascape (b) self-portrait (c) landscape (d) 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.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  20. 20.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: a row of houses fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: a painting of shoes on a table is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) a bowl of fruit (b) mountains at sunrise (c) a smiling friend (d) a busy city skyline
  25. 25.True or false: a standing person fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: a wide beach fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: a row of houses fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  29. 29.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) a bowl of fruit (b) a forest path (c) your grandma’s face (d) waves and a beach
  30. 30.🍎 A still life shows… (a) a person’s face (b) objects that do not move (c) the sea (d) a wide scene
  31. 31.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) mountains at sunrise (b) a busy city skyline (c) waves and a beach (d) flowers in a vase
  32. 32.🖼️ A painting of flowers in a vase is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a still life (c) a landscape (d) a cityscape
  33. 33.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: a painting of a forest path is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) hills and a river (b) a teapot and cups (c) a busy city skyline (d) shoes on a table
  36. 36.True or false: a tall palm tree fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🖼️ A painting of your grandma’s face is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a landscape (c) a portrait (d) a seascape
  38. 38.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: a painting of a busy city skyline is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: a standing person fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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