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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 631 · 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.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a king on his throne (b) waves and a beach (c) your grandma’s face (d) a forest path
  2. 2.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) portrait shape (b) landscape shape (c) square shape
  3. 3.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: a row of houses fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: a painting of mountains at sunrise is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: a painting of a bowl of fruit is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🍎 A still life shows… (a) a person’s face (b) a wide scene (c) the sea (d) objects that do not move
  8. 8.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  9. 9.True or false: a painting of a teapot and cups is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) a landscape (b) abstract art (c) still life (d) a portrait
  12. 12.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) boats on the open sea (b) a teapot and cups (c) mountains at sunrise (d) a smiling friend
  14. 14.True or false: a standing person fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: a painting of flowers in a vase is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a king on his throne (b) hills and a river (c) flowers in a vase (d) your grandma’s face
  17. 17.True or false: a tall palm tree fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: a long train fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: a painting of mountains at sunrise is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🖼️ A painting of a bowl of fruit is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a portrait (c) a landscape (d) a cityscape
  21. 21.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) a smiling friend (b) flowers in a vase (c) a busy city skyline (d) a forest path
  22. 22.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  23. 23.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) a bowl of fruit (b) a teapot and cups (c) boats on the open sea (d) shoes on a table
  24. 24.🖼️ A painting of a village with fields is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a seascape (c) a still life (d) a landscape
  25. 25.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  26. 26.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) waves and a beach (b) a forest path (c) a bowl of fruit (d) mountains at sunrise
  27. 27.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) seascape (b) still life (c) self-portrait (d) landscape
  28. 28.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) portrait shape (b) landscape shape (c) square shape
  29. 29.🖼️ A painting of a king on his throne is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a seascape (c) a still life (d) a portrait
  30. 30.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) a bowl of fruit (b) tall city buildings (c) flowers in a vase (d) waves and a beach
  31. 31.True or false: a tall tower fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🖼️ A painting of shoes on a table is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a seascape (c) a still life (d) a portrait
  33. 33.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  34. 34.🖼️ A painting of mountains at sunrise is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a portrait (c) a landscape (d) a seascape
  35. 35.🖼️ A painting of waves and a beach is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a still life (c) a cityscape (d) a landscape
  36. 36.True or false: a painting of a busy city skyline is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) a teapot and cups (b) waves and a beach (c) mountains at sunrise (d) tall city buildings
  38. 38.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a busy city skyline (b) a smiling friend (c) tall city buildings (d) mountains at sunrise
  39. 39.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🖼️ A painting of tall city buildings is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a still life (c) a cityscape (d) a portrait

Answer key

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

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