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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 597 · 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 painting of a king on his throne is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) hills and a river (b) boats on the open sea (c) a king on his throne (d) mountains at sunrise
  3. 3.🖼️ A painting of hills and a river is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a still life (c) a cityscape (d) a seascape
  4. 4.True or false: a row of houses fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) a smiling friend (b) mountains at sunrise (c) a teapot and cups (d) waves and a beach
  6. 6.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a king on his throne (b) hills and a river (c) flowers in a vase (d) waves and a beach
  7. 7.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  8. 8.🖼️ A painting of shoes on a table is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a cityscape (c) a portrait (d) a landscape
  9. 9.True or false: a painting of mountains at sunrise is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) boats on the open sea (b) tall city buildings (c) a busy city skyline (d) hills and a river
  13. 13.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a king on his throne (b) a bowl of fruit (c) mountains at sunrise (d) waves and a beach
  14. 14.True or false: a standing person fits portrait (tall) paper. (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.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🍎 A still life shows… (a) a person’s face (b) the sea (c) objects that do not move (d) a wide scene
  18. 18.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) flowers in a vase (b) a forest path (c) a teapot and cups (d) waves and a beach
  20. 20.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) landscape shape (b) portrait shape (c) square shape
  21. 21.True or false: a painting of flowers in a vase is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🖼️ A painting of a teapot and cups is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a seascape (c) a landscape (d) a portrait
  23. 23.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) a portrait (b) still life (c) a landscape (d) abstract art
  24. 24.True or false: a painting of a forest path is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: a painting of a forest path is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: a wide beach fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) self-portrait (b) still life (c) landscape (d) seascape
  28. 28.🖼️ A painting of boats on the open sea is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a cityscape (c) a seascape (d) a landscape
  29. 29.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) mountains at sunrise (b) a smiling friend (c) a busy city skyline (d) boats on the open sea
  30. 30.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  31. 31.🖼️ A painting of a smiling friend is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a seascape (c) a cityscape (d) a still life
  32. 32.True or false: a tall tower fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  34. 34.🖼️ A painting of a village with fields is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a landscape (c) a still life (d) a portrait
  35. 35.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  36. 36.True or false: a wide beach fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: a painting of waves and a beach is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: a painting of a teapot and cups is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: a tall tower fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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