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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 581 · 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 standing person fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: a painting of a teapot and cups is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🖼️ A painting of hills and a river is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a landscape (c) a cityscape (d) a portrait
  4. 4.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) landscape shape (b) square shape (c) portrait shape
  5. 5.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: a painting of shoes on a table is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) hills and a river (b) a forest path (c) a king on his throne (d) flowers in a vase
  8. 8.True or false: a tall palm tree fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) a landscape (b) still life (c) abstract art (d) a portrait
  11. 11.🖼️ A painting of flowers in a vase is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a cityscape (c) a still life (d) a landscape
  12. 12.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  13. 13.🖼️ A painting of tall city buildings is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a portrait (c) a seascape (d) a landscape
  14. 14.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  15. 15.🖼️ A painting of a king on his throne is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a still life (c) a portrait (d) a cityscape
  16. 16.🖼️ A painting of a village with fields is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a landscape (c) a cityscape (d) a portrait
  17. 17.🍎 A still life shows… (a) objects that do not move (b) a wide scene (c) a person’s face (d) the sea
  18. 18.True or false: a painting of shoes on a table is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: a painting of waves and a beach is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: a painting of a busy city skyline is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  22. 22.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) hills and a river (b) a king on his throne (c) flowers in a vase (d) a smiling friend
  23. 23.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) still life (b) seascape (c) self-portrait (d) landscape
  24. 24.🖼️ A painting of a teapot and cups is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a portrait (c) a seascape (d) a cityscape
  25. 25.🖼️ A painting of boats on the open sea is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a seascape (c) a landscape (d) a cityscape
  26. 26.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a bowl of fruit (b) a forest path (c) a teapot and cups (d) a smiling friend
  27. 27.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) landscape shape (b) portrait shape (c) square shape
  28. 28.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🖼️ A painting of mountains at sunrise is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a portrait (c) a landscape (d) a still life
  30. 30.True or false: a wide beach fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: a tall tower fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: a painting of shoes on a table is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: a painting of flowers in a vase is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: a tall tower fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a smiling friend (b) waves and a beach (c) a teapot and cups (d) a village with fields
  36. 36.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  37. 37.True or false: a standing person fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) hills and a river (b) a village with fields (c) flowers in a vase (d) a king on his throne
  39. 39.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) hills and a river (b) mountains at sunrise (c) a bowl of fruit (d) waves and a beach
  40. 40.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a village with fields (b) mountains at sunrise (c) a forest path (d) your grandma’s face

Answer key

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

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