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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 70 · 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 still life (b) a landscape (c) a cityscape (d) a seascape
  2. 2.True or false: a long train fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) your grandma’s face (b) a village with fields (c) hills and a river (d) mountains at sunrise
  5. 5.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  6. 6.True or false: a painting of a busy city skyline is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) flowers in a vase (b) mountains at sunrise (c) tall city buildings (d) a smiling friend
  8. 8.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) a busy city skyline (b) your grandma’s face (c) shoes on a table (d) tall city buildings
  9. 9.True or false: a painting of waves and a beach is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a bowl of fruit (b) a smiling friend (c) mountains at sunrise (d) shoes on a table
  11. 11.True or false: a row of houses fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: a wide beach fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: a painting of a forest path is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  15. 15.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a village with fields (b) flowers in a vase (c) boats on the open sea (d) a bowl of fruit
  17. 17.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) seascape (b) landscape (c) self-portrait (d) still life
  19. 19.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) a bowl of fruit (b) a teapot and cups (c) a busy city skyline (d) waves and a beach
  20. 20.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  21. 21.True or false: a tall tower fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🖼️ A painting of a bowl of fruit is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a cityscape (c) a still life (d) a landscape
  23. 23.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🖼️ A painting of boats on the open sea is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a landscape (c) a cityscape (d) a seascape
  25. 25.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) a smiling friend (b) a teapot and cups (c) boats on the open sea (d) hills and a river
  26. 26.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  27. 27.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) boats on the open sea (b) a king on his throne (c) flowers in a vase (d) hills and a river
  28. 28.True or false: a painting of mountains at sunrise is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) a king on his throne (b) flowers in a vase (c) shoes on a table (d) waves and a beach
  30. 30.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  31. 31.🍎 A still life shows… (a) a wide scene (b) the sea (c) a person’s face (d) objects that do not move
  32. 32.True or false: a tall palm tree fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🖼️ A painting of mountains at sunrise is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a still life (c) a landscape (d) a cityscape
  34. 34.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: a painting of a teapot and cups is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) portrait shape (b) square shape (c) landscape shape
  37. 37.True or false: a painting of flowers in a vase is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🖼️ A painting of your grandma’s face is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a cityscape (c) a seascape (d) a landscape
  39. 39.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🖼️ A painting of shoes on a table is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a portrait (c) a seascape (d) a cityscape

Answer key

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

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