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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 69 · 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) landscape (b) self-portrait (c) still life (d) seascape
  2. 2.🖼️ A painting of a busy city skyline is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a seascape (c) a cityscape (d) a landscape
  3. 3.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) hills and a river (b) tall city buildings (c) a bowl of fruit (d) a busy city skyline
  4. 4.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) a smiling friend (b) a king on his throne (c) mountains at sunrise (d) a busy city skyline
  5. 5.True or false: a wide beach fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) boats on the open sea (b) a village with fields (c) tall city buildings (d) your grandma’s face
  7. 7.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) portrait shape (b) square shape (c) landscape shape
  8. 8.True or false: a row of houses fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  10. 10.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: a tall tower fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a teapot and cups (b) a village with fields (c) waves and a beach (d) a smiling friend
  13. 13.🖼️ A painting of a village with fields is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a cityscape (c) a portrait (d) a still life
  14. 14.🖼️ A painting of a smiling friend is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a seascape (c) a cityscape (d) a still life
  15. 15.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a teapot and cups (b) hills and a river (c) a smiling friend (d) a busy city skyline
  17. 17.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  18. 18.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  19. 19.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) mountains at sunrise (b) a king on his throne (c) a village with fields (d) a forest path
  20. 20.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  21. 21.🖼️ A painting of hills and a river is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a cityscape (c) a portrait (d) a still life
  22. 22.True or false: a row of houses fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: a painting of tall city buildings is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: a tall palm tree fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) your grandma’s face (b) flowers in a vase (c) shoes on a table (d) waves and a beach
  26. 26.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: a tall tower fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: a painting of waves and a beach is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) a forest path (b) a teapot and cups (c) your grandma’s face (d) a smiling friend
  30. 30.True or false: a painting of shoes on a table is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) square shape (b) portrait shape (c) landscape shape
  32. 32.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) a smiling friend (b) a bowl of fruit (c) waves and a beach (d) tall city buildings
  33. 33.🖼️ A painting of a teapot and cups is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a portrait (c) a still life (d) a cityscape
  34. 34.True or false: a painting of tall city buildings is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🖼️ A painting of mountains at sunrise is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a landscape (c) a still life (d) a portrait
  36. 36.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🍎 A still life shows… (a) a wide scene (b) the sea (c) a person’s face (d) objects that do not move
  38. 38.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  39. 39.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: a painting of shoes on a table is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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