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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 685 · 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) abstract art (c) a portrait (d) still life
  2. 2.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a busy city skyline (b) your grandma’s face (c) tall city buildings (d) hills and a river
  3. 3.True or false: a row of houses fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: a painting of a busy city skyline is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) seascape (b) still life (c) landscape (d) self-portrait
  6. 6.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  7. 7.True or false: a tall palm tree fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: a tall tower fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) landscape shape (b) portrait shape (c) square shape
  10. 10.🍎 A still life shows… (a) the sea (b) objects that do not move (c) a person’s face (d) a wide scene
  11. 11.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) landscape shape (b) portrait shape (c) square shape
  12. 12.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) your grandma’s face (b) a king on his throne (c) a teapot and cups (d) a forest path
  13. 13.🖼️ A painting of a teapot and cups is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a seascape (c) a portrait (d) a still life
  14. 14.🖼️ A painting of waves and a beach is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a landscape (c) a seascape (d) a still life
  15. 15.🖼️ A painting of a busy city skyline is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a seascape (c) a landscape (d) a portrait
  16. 16.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) shoes on a table (b) a teapot and cups (c) hills and a river (d) a king on his throne
  17. 17.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  19. 19.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) a king on his throne (b) shoes on a table (c) a busy city skyline (d) your grandma’s face
  20. 20.🖼️ A painting of boats on the open sea is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a landscape (c) a seascape (d) a still life
  21. 21.True or false: a painting of tall city buildings is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🖼️ A painting of mountains at sunrise is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a seascape (c) a still life (d) a landscape
  23. 23.True or false: a painting of a forest path is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) tall city buildings (b) a smiling friend (c) your grandma’s face (d) a village with fields
  25. 25.True or false: a painting of a teapot and cups is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: a row of houses fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  29. 29.🖼️ A painting of hills and a river is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a cityscape (c) a portrait (d) a landscape
  30. 30.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.📄 To draw a tall tower, 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.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) waves and a beach (b) a bowl of fruit (c) mountains at sunrise (d) a king on his throne
  34. 34.True or false: a wide beach fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: a standing person fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🖼️ A painting of a forest path is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a cityscape (c) a landscape (d) a still life
  37. 37.🖼️ A painting of a king on his throne is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a portrait (c) a seascape (d) a still life
  38. 38.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a smiling friend (b) shoes on a table (c) waves and a beach (d) mountains at sunrise
  39. 39.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) flowers in a vase (b) your grandma’s face (c) waves and a beach (d) a smiling friend
  40. 40.True or false: a tall tower fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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