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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 651 · 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 wide beach fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) a landscape (b) abstract art (c) a portrait (d) still life
  3. 3.🖼️ A painting of flowers in a vase is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a still life (c) a seascape (d) a cityscape
  4. 4.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  5. 5.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  6. 6.True or false: a painting of waves and a beach is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: a painting of tall city buildings is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) a teapot and cups (b) shoes on a table (c) tall city buildings (d) boats on the open sea
  9. 9.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) flowers in a vase (b) a village with fields (c) a smiling friend (d) hills and a river
  10. 10.🖼️ A painting of a smiling friend is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a seascape (c) a cityscape (d) a portrait
  11. 11.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  12. 12.🖼️ A painting of shoes on a table is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a landscape (c) a still life (d) a seascape
  13. 13.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) self-portrait (b) landscape (c) seascape (d) still life
  16. 16.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) landscape shape (b) portrait shape (c) square shape
  17. 17.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  18. 18.True or false: a painting of a bowl of fruit is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🖼️ A painting of hills and a river is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a portrait (c) a still life (d) a landscape
  20. 20.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) mountains at sunrise (b) a smiling friend (c) a teapot and cups (d) hills and a river
  21. 21.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: a long train fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: a standing person fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) a forest path (b) waves and a beach (c) hills and a river (d) tall city buildings
  25. 25.True or false: a painting of mountains at sunrise is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  27. 27.True or false: a tall tower fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🖼️ A painting of your grandma’s face is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a still life (c) a portrait (d) a landscape
  29. 29.🍎 A still life shows… (a) objects that do not move (b) a wide scene (c) a person’s face (d) the sea
  30. 30.True or false: a painting of a teapot and cups is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) flowers in a vase (b) mountains at sunrise (c) a smiling friend (d) tall city buildings
  32. 32.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) a bowl of fruit (b) waves and a beach (c) a smiling friend (d) mountains at sunrise
  33. 33.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) hills and a river (b) boats on the open sea (c) a teapot and cups (d) a king on his throne
  34. 34.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) a smiling friend (b) boats on the open sea (c) a bowl of fruit (d) your grandma’s face
  35. 35.True or false: a painting of mountains at sunrise is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🖼️ A painting of a teapot and cups is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a seascape (c) a still life (d) a cityscape
  37. 37.🖼️ A painting of a village with fields is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a still life (c) a cityscape (d) a landscape
  38. 38.True or false: a painting of a teapot and cups is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) square shape (b) portrait shape (c) landscape shape
  40. 40.True or false: a painting of a busy city skyline is a seascape. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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