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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 622 · 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.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  2. 2.True or false: a long train fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) a king on his throne (b) shoes on a table (c) a busy city skyline (d) mountains at sunrise
  4. 4.True or false: a painting of mountains at sunrise is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: a row of houses fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) landscape shape (b) portrait shape (c) square shape
  7. 7.🖼️ A painting of a smiling friend is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a cityscape (c) a portrait (d) a still life
  8. 8.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) still life (b) seascape (c) self-portrait (d) landscape
  9. 9.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) hills and a river (b) your grandma’s face (c) a forest path (d) a busy city skyline
  10. 10.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) a landscape (b) a portrait (c) abstract art (d) still life
  11. 11.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  12. 12.True or false: a tall palm tree fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) waves and a beach (b) hills and a river (c) tall city buildings (d) a king on his throne
  14. 14.True or false: a wide beach fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: a standing person fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  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 a teapot and cups is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  20. 20.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  21. 21.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) tall city buildings (b) your grandma’s face (c) flowers in a vase (d) hills and a river
  22. 22.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) square shape (b) portrait shape (c) landscape shape
  24. 24.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) your grandma’s face (b) boats on the open sea (c) hills and a river (d) flowers in a vase
  25. 25.🍎 A still life shows… (a) the sea (b) a person’s face (c) a wide scene (d) objects that do not move
  26. 26.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) tall city buildings (b) a teapot and cups (c) mountains at sunrise (d) a smiling friend
  27. 27.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  28. 28.True or false: a row of houses fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: a painting of waves and a beach is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🖼️ A painting of a forest path is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a landscape (c) a portrait (d) a still life
  31. 31.True or false: a tall tower fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) waves and a beach (b) flowers in a vase (c) a forest path (d) a king on his throne
  34. 34.True or false: a painting of waves and a beach is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) a king on his throne (b) hills and a river (c) a village with fields (d) waves and a beach
  37. 37.True or false: a painting of shoes on a table is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) a forest path (b) shoes on a table (c) hills and a river (d) your grandma’s face
  39. 39.True or false: a painting of tall city buildings is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: a painting of mountains at sunrise is a landscape. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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