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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 679 · 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 a teapot and cups is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a still life (c) a portrait (d) a seascape
  2. 2.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) still life (b) landscape (c) seascape (d) self-portrait
  3. 3.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) waves and a beach (b) a busy city skyline (c) mountains at sunrise (d) a teapot and cups
  4. 4.True or false: a row of houses fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🖼️ A painting of hills and a river is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a landscape (c) a seascape (d) a portrait
  6. 6.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) a king on his throne (b) tall city buildings (c) a forest path (d) hills and a river
  7. 7.True or false: a standing person fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: a tall tower fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: a painting of a forest path is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🖼️ A painting of a smiling friend is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a still life (c) a seascape (d) a landscape
  11. 11.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a teapot and cups (b) tall city buildings (c) boats on the open sea (d) a village with fields
  13. 13.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) portrait shape (b) square shape (c) landscape shape
  14. 14.🖼️ A painting of a village with fields is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a still life (c) a seascape (d) a landscape
  15. 15.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  16. 16.True or false: a wide beach fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: a tall palm tree fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) hills and a river (b) flowers in a vase (c) a king on his throne (d) a teapot and cups
  19. 19.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) boats on the open sea (b) shoes on a table (c) a king on his throne (d) flowers in a vase
  20. 20.🖼️ A painting of tall city buildings is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a cityscape (c) a seascape (d) a landscape
  21. 21.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🖼️ A painting of flowers in a vase is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a still life (c) a cityscape (d) a portrait
  23. 23.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  24. 24.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  25. 25.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) a portrait (b) still life (c) abstract art (d) a landscape
  26. 26.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) landscape shape (b) square shape (c) portrait shape
  27. 27.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: a standing person fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: a painting of shoes on a table is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  32. 32.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  33. 33.🖼️ A painting of your grandma’s face is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a cityscape (c) a still life (d) a landscape
  34. 34.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) waves and a beach (b) a smiling friend (c) flowers in a vase (d) boats on the open sea
  35. 35.🍎 A still life shows… (a) a person’s face (b) the sea (c) a wide scene (d) objects that do not move
  36. 36.True or false: a tall tower fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: a painting of shoes on a table is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: a wide beach fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) your grandma’s face (b) a bowl of fruit (c) hills and a river (d) boats on the open sea

Answer key

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

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