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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 634 · 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.🍎 A still life shows… (a) a wide scene (b) objects that do not move (c) a person’s face (d) the sea
  2. 2.True or false: a standing person fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🖼️ A painting of a village with fields is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a cityscape (c) a landscape (d) a still life
  4. 4.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  5. 5.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) waves and a beach (b) a forest path (c) shoes on a table (d) a king on his throne
  6. 6.🖼️ A painting of boats on the open sea is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a seascape (c) a cityscape (d) a still life
  7. 7.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) self-portrait (b) still life (c) seascape (d) landscape
  8. 8.True or false: a wide beach fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: a standing person fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: a painting of waves and a beach is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  12. 12.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) boats on the open sea (b) a village with fields (c) mountains at sunrise (d) a smiling friend
  13. 13.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) portrait shape (b) square shape (c) landscape shape
  16. 16.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: a long train fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) your grandma’s face (b) tall city buildings (c) a teapot and cups (d) mountains at sunrise
  19. 19.🖼️ A painting of a king on his throne is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a cityscape (c) a still life (d) a portrait
  20. 20.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a village with fields (b) waves and a beach (c) boats on the open sea (d) a smiling friend
  21. 21.🖼️ A painting of shoes on a table is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a cityscape (c) a still life (d) a portrait
  22. 22.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) hills and a river (b) a king on his throne (c) a busy city skyline (d) your grandma’s face
  23. 23.🖼️ A painting of flowers in a vase is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a still life (c) a cityscape (d) a landscape
  24. 24.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) boats on the open sea (b) a teapot and cups (c) a busy city skyline (d) a forest path
  25. 25.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) a busy city skyline (b) a forest path (c) shoes on a table (d) a village with fields
  26. 26.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  27. 27.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) hills and a river (b) boats on the open sea (c) a village with fields (d) tall city buildings
  28. 28.True or false: a row of houses fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🖼️ A painting of hills and a river is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a still life (c) a landscape (d) a seascape
  30. 30.True or false: a wide beach fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: a tall tower fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: a tall tower fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🖼️ A painting of a smiling friend is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a portrait (c) a landscape (d) a cityscape
  35. 35.🖼️ A painting of a busy city skyline is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a landscape (c) a cityscape (d) a portrait
  36. 36.True or false: a painting of shoes on a table is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  38. 38.🖼️ A painting of a teapot and cups is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a cityscape (c) a still life (d) a portrait
  39. 39.True or false: a painting of mountains at sunrise is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) a portrait (b) abstract art (c) still life (d) a landscape

Answer key

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

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