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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 664 · 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 painting of flowers in a vase is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a still life (c) a cityscape (d) a landscape
  2. 2.True or false: a painting of mountains at sunrise is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  4. 4.True or false: a row of houses fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🖼️ A painting of hills and a river is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a portrait (c) a landscape (d) a still life
  6. 6.🍎 A still life shows… (a) the sea (b) objects that do not move (c) a wide scene (d) a person’s face
  7. 7.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) your grandma’s face (b) a forest path (c) boats on the open sea (d) tall city buildings
  8. 8.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a bowl of fruit (b) your grandma’s face (c) flowers in a vase (d) a village with fields
  9. 9.True or false: a standing person fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🖼️ A painting of a village with fields is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a still life (c) a seascape (d) a portrait
  11. 11.True or false: a painting of a forest path is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) a smiling friend (b) shoes on a table (c) a village with fields (d) waves and a beach
  13. 13.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a smiling friend (b) a king on his throne (c) a busy city skyline (d) a forest path
  14. 14.🖼️ A painting of waves and a beach is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a landscape (c) a seascape (d) a cityscape
  15. 15.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  16. 16.True or false: a tall palm tree fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  18. 18.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) a landscape (b) a portrait (c) still life (d) abstract art
  20. 20.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  21. 21.🖼️ A painting of your grandma’s face is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a landscape (c) a still life (d) a portrait
  22. 22.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  23. 23.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: a wide beach fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: a long train fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🖼️ A painting of a teapot and cups is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a cityscape (c) a seascape (d) a still life
  27. 27.True or false: a painting of tall city buildings is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) square shape (b) landscape shape (c) portrait shape
  29. 29.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) portrait shape (b) landscape shape (c) square shape
  30. 30.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: a long train fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: a painting of a forest path is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🖼️ A painting of mountains at sunrise is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a seascape (c) a still life (d) a cityscape
  34. 34.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a busy city skyline (b) a king on his throne (c) mountains at sunrise (d) a bowl of fruit
  35. 35.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: a tall palm tree fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🖼️ A painting of a forest path is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a portrait (c) a still life (d) a landscape
  39. 39.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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