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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 718 · 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 landscape (c) a still life (d) a cityscape
  2. 2.True or false: a row of houses fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: a standing person fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🖼️ A painting of your grandma’s face is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a cityscape (c) a seascape (d) a portrait
  6. 6.🖼️ A painting of boats on the open sea is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a portrait (c) a still life (d) a seascape
  7. 7.🖼️ A painting of hills and a river is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a landscape (c) a still life (d) a cityscape
  8. 8.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: a long train fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) a landscape (b) still life (c) abstract art (d) a portrait
  12. 12.🖼️ A painting of tall city buildings is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a seascape (c) a portrait (d) a cityscape
  13. 13.🖼️ A painting of shoes on a table is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a still life (c) a cityscape (d) a seascape
  14. 14.🖼️ A painting of a forest path is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a portrait (c) a still life (d) a seascape
  15. 15.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a forest path (b) flowers in a vase (c) shoes on a table (d) a smiling friend
  16. 16.🍎 A still life shows… (a) a wide scene (b) objects that do not move (c) a person’s face (d) the sea
  17. 17.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  18. 18.🖼️ A painting of a king on his throne is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a seascape (c) a landscape (d) a cityscape
  19. 19.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) waves and a beach (b) flowers in a vase (c) shoes on a table (d) your grandma’s face
  20. 20.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: a painting of tall city buildings is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  23. 23.True or false: a tall tower fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: a painting of waves and a beach is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: a long train fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: a painting of mountains at sunrise is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a king on his throne (b) shoes on a table (c) a teapot and cups (d) mountains at sunrise
  29. 29.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) portrait shape (b) landscape shape (c) square shape
  30. 30.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) shoes on a table (b) a busy city skyline (c) a teapot and cups (d) waves and a beach
  31. 31.True or false: a tall palm tree fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  33. 33.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) seascape (b) landscape (c) self-portrait (d) still life
  34. 34.🖼️ A painting of flowers in a vase is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a landscape (c) a seascape (d) a still life
  35. 35.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  36. 36.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  37. 37.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) a bowl of fruit (b) flowers in a vase (c) a smiling friend (d) tall city buildings
  38. 38.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a bowl of fruit (b) tall city buildings (c) waves and a beach (d) mountains at sunrise
  39. 39.True or false: a wide beach fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: a tall tower fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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