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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 706 · 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.True or false: a wide beach fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  3. 3.True or false: a standing person fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  5. 5.True or false: a long train fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  7. 7.True or false: a standing person fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: a painting of mountains at sunrise is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🖼️ A painting of flowers in a vase is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a still life (c) a seascape (d) a portrait
  10. 10.True or false: a painting of a forest path is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) still life (b) self-portrait (c) landscape (d) seascape
  12. 12.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  13. 13.🖼️ A painting of boats on the open sea is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a still life (c) a seascape (d) a portrait
  14. 14.🍎 A still life shows… (a) objects that do not move (b) a person’s face (c) a wide scene (d) the sea
  15. 15.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) waves and a beach (b) flowers in a vase (c) your grandma’s face (d) a village with fields
  16. 16.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) a busy city skyline (b) tall city buildings (c) a bowl of fruit (d) a forest path
  17. 17.🖼️ A painting of a village with fields is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a landscape (c) a portrait (d) a still life
  18. 18.True or false: a painting of a busy city skyline is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  20. 20.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  21. 21.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) square shape (b) portrait shape (c) landscape shape
  22. 22.🖼️ A painting of a smiling friend is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a portrait (c) a cityscape (d) a landscape
  23. 23.True or false: a painting of a bowl of fruit is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: a tall palm tree fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: a painting of tall city buildings is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🖼️ A painting of tall city buildings is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a cityscape (c) a still life (d) a seascape
  27. 27.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) still life (b) a landscape (c) abstract art (d) a portrait
  28. 28.🖼️ A painting of a king on his throne is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a portrait (c) a still life (d) a landscape
  29. 29.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a bowl of fruit (b) shoes on a table (c) mountains at sunrise (d) boats on the open sea
  30. 30.True or false: a tall tower fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) portrait shape (b) landscape shape (c) square shape
  34. 34.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a smiling friend (b) a village with fields (c) flowers in a vase (d) mountains at sunrise
  36. 36.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) hills and a river (b) a bowl of fruit (c) tall city buildings (d) a forest path
  37. 37.True or false: a row of houses fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: a tall palm tree fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: a painting of shoes on a table is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) a smiling friend (b) mountains at sunrise (c) boats on the open sea (d) hills and a river

Answer key

  1. False
  2. landscape (wide)
  3. True
  4. landscape (wide)
  5. False
  6. portrait (tall)
  7. False
  8. True
  9. a still life
  10. True
  11. self-portrait
  12. landscape (wide)
  13. a seascape
  14. objects that do not move
  15. flowers in a vase
  16. a bowl of fruit
  17. a landscape
  18. True
  19. portrait (tall)
  20. portrait (tall)
  21. portrait shape
  22. a portrait
  23. True
  24. False
  25. True
  26. a cityscape
  27. abstract art
  28. a portrait
  29. mountains at sunrise
  30. True
  31. True
  32. False
  33. landscape shape
  34. False
  35. a smiling friend
  36. tall city buildings
  37. True
  38. True
  39. False
  40. boats on the open sea

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