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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 575 · 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 waves and a beach is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a portrait (c) a seascape (d) a cityscape
  2. 2.True or false: a painting of a teapot and cups is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🖼️ A painting of a bowl of fruit is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a still life (c) a cityscape (d) a landscape
  4. 4.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) tall city buildings (b) a village with fields (c) your grandma’s face (d) a bowl of fruit
  5. 5.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) self-portrait (b) seascape (c) landscape (d) still life
  6. 6.🖼️ A painting of shoes on a table is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a landscape (c) a cityscape (d) a still life
  7. 7.🖼️ A painting of mountains at sunrise is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a cityscape (c) a landscape (d) a still life
  8. 8.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🖼️ A painting of flowers in a vase is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a still life (c) a portrait (d) a seascape
  11. 11.True or false: a painting of flowers in a vase is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) waves and a beach (b) a forest path (c) a busy city skyline (d) a teapot and cups
  13. 13.True or false: a wide beach fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) shoes on a table (b) hills and a river (c) waves and a beach (d) tall city buildings
  15. 15.True or false: a long train fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  17. 17.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  18. 18.True or false: a painting of shoes on a table is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a king on his throne (b) shoes on a table (c) mountains at sunrise (d) tall city buildings
  20. 20.🍎 A still life shows… (a) a wide scene (b) the sea (c) a person’s face (d) objects that do not move
  21. 21.🖼️ A painting of tall city buildings is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a landscape (c) a still life (d) a cityscape
  22. 22.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) landscape shape (b) square shape (c) portrait shape
  23. 23.🖼️ 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
  24. 24.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  25. 25.🖼️ A painting of hills and a river is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a landscape (c) a seascape (d) a portrait
  26. 26.True or false: a tall tower fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) abstract art (b) still life (c) a portrait (d) a landscape
  28. 28.True or false: a standing person fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: a painting of a busy city skyline is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: a painting of tall city buildings is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  32. 32.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) flowers in a vase (b) mountains at sunrise (c) a smiling friend (d) tall city buildings
  33. 33.True or false: a long train fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) square shape (b) portrait shape (c) landscape shape
  35. 35.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  36. 36.🖼️ A painting of boats on the open sea is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a landscape (c) a portrait (d) a cityscape
  37. 37.True or false: a painting of waves and a beach is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: a tall tower fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) a forest path (b) a bowl of fruit (c) your grandma’s face (d) a busy city skyline
  40. 40.🖼️ A painting of a king on his throne is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a portrait (c) a still life (d) a landscape

Answer key

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

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