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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 708 · 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 smiling friend is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a seascape (c) a still life (d) a landscape
  2. 2.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  3. 3.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  4. 4.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  5. 5.True or false: a tall palm tree fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: a long train fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) mountains at sunrise (b) waves and a beach (c) a king on his throne (d) your grandma’s face
  8. 8.🖼️ A painting of your grandma’s face is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a seascape (c) a landscape (d) a portrait
  9. 9.🖼️ A painting of tall city buildings is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a landscape (c) a seascape (d) a cityscape
  10. 10.True or false: a tall palm tree fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: a long train fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) self-portrait (b) still life (c) landscape (d) seascape
  15. 15.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) tall city buildings (b) flowers in a vase (c) a forest path (d) a smiling friend
  16. 16.🖼️ A painting of a bowl of fruit is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a seascape (c) a landscape (d) a portrait
  17. 17.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) abstract art (b) a landscape (c) still life (d) a portrait
  18. 18.🍎 A still life shows… (a) the sea (b) objects that do not move (c) a person’s face (d) a wide scene
  19. 19.True or false: a painting of flowers in a vase is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) boats on the open sea (b) shoes on a table (c) a busy city skyline (d) your grandma’s face
  21. 21.🖼️ A painting of a village with fields is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a seascape (c) a still life (d) a landscape
  22. 22.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  23. 23.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  24. 24.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: a painting of waves and a beach is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) landscape shape (b) square shape (c) portrait shape
  27. 27.🖼️ A painting of hills and a river is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a still life (c) a landscape (d) a portrait
  28. 28.True or false: a standing person fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) mountains at sunrise (b) flowers in a vase (c) boats on the open sea (d) a king on his throne
  30. 30.True or false: a row of houses fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🖼️ A painting of mountains at sunrise is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a landscape (c) a cityscape (d) a still life
  33. 33.🖼️ A painting of a teapot and cups is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a still life (c) a seascape (d) a portrait
  34. 34.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) a forest path (b) mountains at sunrise (c) a village with fields (d) a bowl of fruit
  35. 35.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) hills and a river (b) shoes on a table (c) a king on his throne (d) a forest path
  36. 36.True or false: a wide beach fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) landscape shape (b) square shape (c) portrait shape
  38. 38.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  40. 40.🖼️ A painting of a busy city skyline is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a cityscape (c) a landscape (d) a portrait

Answer key

  1. a portrait
  2. portrait (tall)
  3. landscape (wide)
  4. portrait (tall)
  5. True
  6. False
  7. waves and a beach
  8. a portrait
  9. a cityscape
  10. False
  11. False
  12. True
  13. True
  14. self-portrait
  15. a forest path
  16. a still life
  17. abstract art
  18. objects that do not move
  19. True
  20. a busy city skyline
  21. a landscape
  22. landscape (wide)
  23. landscape (wide)
  24. False
  25. True
  26. portrait shape
  27. a landscape
  28. False
  29. boats on the open sea
  30. True
  31. False
  32. a landscape
  33. a still life
  34. a bowl of fruit
  35. shoes on a table
  36. False
  37. landscape shape
  38. True
  39. portrait (tall)
  40. a cityscape

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