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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 675 · 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.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) a landscape (b) a portrait (c) abstract art (d) still life
  2. 2.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) waves and a beach (b) a bowl of fruit (c) a forest path (d) a smiling friend
  3. 3.True or false: a painting of shoes on a table is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: a row of houses fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) hills and a river (b) shoes on a table (c) boats on the open sea (d) a smiling friend
  6. 6.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🖼️ A painting of waves and a beach is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a seascape (c) a cityscape (d) a portrait
  8. 8.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) seascape (b) still life (c) self-portrait (d) landscape
  9. 9.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) your grandma’s face (b) a smiling friend (c) boats on the open sea (d) shoes on a table
  10. 10.True or false: a tall palm tree fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: a wide beach fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a king on his throne (b) a forest path (c) tall city buildings (d) mountains at sunrise
  13. 13.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) portrait shape (b) landscape shape (c) square shape
  14. 14.🖼️ A painting of mountains at sunrise is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a seascape (c) a cityscape (d) a landscape
  15. 15.🍎 A still life shows… (a) a person’s face (b) a wide scene (c) the sea (d) objects that do not move
  16. 16.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) your grandma’s face (b) waves and a beach (c) shoes on a table (d) a village with fields
  17. 17.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  18. 18.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: a painting of mountains at sunrise is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: a tall palm tree fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: a long train fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  23. 23.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) boats on the open sea (b) shoes on a table (c) mountains at sunrise (d) a busy city skyline
  24. 24.🖼️ A painting of a busy city skyline is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a cityscape (c) a landscape (d) a portrait
  25. 25.True or false: a painting of a teapot and cups is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) waves and a beach (b) a teapot and cups (c) a king on his throne (d) your grandma’s face
  27. 27.True or false: a standing person fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  29. 29.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🖼️ A painting of a teapot and cups is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a portrait (c) a still life (d) a seascape
  31. 31.True or false: a painting of flowers in a vase is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: a long train fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: a row of houses fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  37. 37.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: a tall tower fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) a teapot and cups (b) tall city buildings (c) waves and a beach (d) a smiling friend
  40. 40.🖼️ A painting of your grandma’s face is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a portrait (c) a landscape (d) a cityscape

Answer key

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

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