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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 697 · 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) seascape (b) still life (c) self-portrait (d) landscape
  2. 2.True or false: a painting of shoes on a table is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: a painting of a teapot and cups is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) hills and a river (b) flowers in a vase (c) your grandma’s face (d) a busy city skyline
  5. 5.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) your grandma’s face (b) a teapot and cups (c) a forest path (d) mountains at sunrise
  6. 6.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  7. 7.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) shoes on a table (b) waves and a beach (c) a king on his throne (d) a bowl of fruit
  8. 8.🍎 A still life shows… (a) the sea (b) a wide scene (c) objects that do not move (d) a person’s face
  9. 9.True or false: a row of houses fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🖼️ A painting of tall city buildings is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a cityscape (c) a portrait (d) a seascape
  11. 11.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) waves and a beach (b) a smiling friend (c) a teapot and cups (d) hills and a river
  12. 12.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) portrait shape (b) landscape shape (c) square shape
  13. 13.True or false: a long train fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  15. 15.🖼️ A painting of hills and a river is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a landscape (c) a still life (d) a seascape
  16. 16.True or false: a tall tower fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: a painting of a bowl of fruit is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🖼️ A painting of boats on the open sea is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a seascape (c) a portrait (d) a landscape
  20. 20.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) a busy city skyline (b) your grandma’s face (c) a teapot and cups (d) waves and a beach
  21. 21.True or false: a painting of tall city buildings is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: a long train fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  24. 24.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) boats on the open sea (b) your grandma’s face (c) a teapot and cups (d) a smiling friend
  25. 25.🖼️ A painting of a teapot and cups is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a portrait (c) a seascape (d) a cityscape
  26. 26.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  27. 27.🖼️ A painting of a village with fields is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a portrait (c) a cityscape (d) a still life
  28. 28.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) hills and a river (b) flowers in a vase (c) a busy city skyline (d) tall city buildings
  29. 29.True or false: a tall palm tree fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: a standing person fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  32. 32.True or false: a painting of waves and a beach is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: a painting of shoes on a table is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: a tall tower fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) a portrait (b) still life (c) a landscape (d) abstract art
  36. 36.🖼️ A painting of shoes on a table is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a landscape (c) a still life (d) a portrait
  37. 37.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) flowers in a vase (b) tall city buildings (c) a forest path (d) a bowl of fruit
  38. 38.True or false: a painting of tall city buildings is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: a wide beach fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) boats on the open sea (b) a busy city skyline (c) a bowl of fruit (d) a village with fields

Answer key

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

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