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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 66 · 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 picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) seascape (b) self-portrait (c) landscape (d) still life
  2. 2.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a village with fields (b) a bowl of fruit (c) a busy city skyline (d) your grandma’s face
  3. 3.True or false: a tall palm tree fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🖼️ A painting of hills and a river is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a portrait (c) a seascape (d) a landscape
  5. 5.True or false: a painting of a bowl of fruit is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🍎 A still life shows… (a) a person’s face (b) the sea (c) a wide scene (d) objects that do not move
  7. 7.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) square shape (b) landscape shape (c) portrait shape
  8. 8.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  9. 9.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  10. 10.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) boats on the open sea (b) a busy city skyline (c) shoes on a table (d) flowers in a vase
  12. 12.True or false: a painting of shoes on a table is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🖼️ A painting of a teapot and cups is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a cityscape (c) a still life (d) a portrait
  14. 14.🖼️ A painting of a smiling friend is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a landscape (c) a portrait (d) a cityscape
  15. 15.True or false: a wide beach fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🖼️ A painting of boats on the open sea is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a cityscape (c) a seascape (d) a still life
  17. 17.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  18. 18.True or false: a row of houses fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) portrait shape (b) landscape shape (c) square shape
  20. 20.🖼️ A painting of flowers in a vase is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a seascape (c) a still life (d) a cityscape
  21. 21.🖼️ A painting of mountains at sunrise is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a cityscape (c) a still life (d) a landscape
  22. 22.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) tall city buildings (b) a forest path (c) mountains at sunrise (d) a king on his throne
  23. 23.🖼️ A painting of tall city buildings is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a portrait (c) a cityscape (d) a seascape
  24. 24.🖼️ A painting of your grandma’s face is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a still life (c) a cityscape (d) a seascape
  25. 25.True or false: a standing person fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: a painting of a bowl of fruit is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: a painting of a teapot and cups is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: a tall tower fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: a painting of waves and a beach is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) waves and a beach (b) a village with fields (c) a busy city skyline (d) a king on his throne
  32. 32.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a forest path (b) a bowl of fruit (c) a busy city skyline (d) a king on his throne
  33. 33.True or false: a standing person fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  35. 35.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  36. 36.True or false: a row of houses fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: a painting of a busy city skyline is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) a portrait (b) a landscape (c) still life (d) abstract art
  39. 39.True or false: a tall palm tree fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: a painting of a bowl of fruit is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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