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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 587 · 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 long train fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🖼️ A painting of a village with fields is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a cityscape (c) a landscape (d) a still life
  3. 3.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) a forest path (b) a village with fields (c) boats on the open sea (d) mountains at sunrise
  5. 5.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) landscape shape (b) portrait shape (c) square shape
  6. 6.True or false: a long train fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🖼️ A painting of hills and a river is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a portrait (c) a landscape (d) a still life
  8. 8.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) flowers in a vase (b) mountains at sunrise (c) a busy city skyline (d) your grandma’s face
  9. 9.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a smiling friend (b) a village with fields (c) tall city buildings (d) mountains at sunrise
  10. 10.True or false: a painting of waves and a beach is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: a painting of a bowl of fruit is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🖼️ A painting of a forest path is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a portrait (c) a still life (d) a landscape
  13. 13.True or false: a tall tower fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  15. 15.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  16. 16.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) a portrait (b) still life (c) a landscape (d) abstract art
  17. 17.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  18. 18.True or false: a tall palm tree fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a teapot and cups (b) a forest path (c) shoes on a table (d) a busy city skyline
  20. 20.🍎 A still life shows… (a) a wide scene (b) a person’s face (c) objects that do not move (d) the sea
  21. 21.True or false: a painting of a busy city skyline is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) square shape (b) landscape shape (c) portrait shape
  23. 23.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🖼️ A painting of a busy city skyline is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a portrait (c) a seascape (d) a cityscape
  25. 25.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  26. 26.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) tall city buildings (b) a teapot and cups (c) hills and a river (d) a bowl of fruit
  27. 27.True or false: a row of houses fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  29. 29.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) a king on his throne (b) a smiling friend (c) tall city buildings (d) flowers in a vase
  30. 30.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: a painting of shoes on a table is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: a row of houses fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a teapot and cups (b) flowers in a vase (c) a king on his throne (d) a village with fields
  36. 36.True or false: a standing person fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🖼️ A painting of a bowl of fruit is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a portrait (c) a seascape (d) a cityscape
  38. 38.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  39. 39.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a busy city skyline (b) a king on his throne (c) tall city buildings (d) shoes on a table
  40. 40.🖼️ A painting of flowers in a vase is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a landscape (c) a still life (d) a seascape

Answer key

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

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