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

Answer key

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

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