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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 721 · 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.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) a forest path (b) a king on his throne (c) waves and a beach (d) a bowl of fruit
  3. 3.🖼️ A painting of waves and a beach is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a seascape (c) a landscape (d) a portrait
  4. 4.🖼️ A painting of mountains at sunrise is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a portrait (c) a landscape (d) a still life
  5. 5.True or false: a tall palm tree fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  7. 7.🖼️ A painting of boats on the open sea is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a portrait (c) a landscape (d) a seascape
  8. 8.🍎 A still life shows… (a) a person’s face (b) the sea (c) a wide scene (d) objects that do not move
  9. 9.🖼️ A painting of a village with fields is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a still life (c) a landscape (d) a cityscape
  10. 10.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) shoes on a table (b) boats on the open sea (c) your grandma’s face (d) a smiling friend
  11. 11.🖼️ A painting of flowers in a vase is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a landscape (c) a portrait (d) a still life
  12. 12.True or false: a tall tower fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🖼️ A painting of your grandma’s face is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a still life (c) a portrait (d) a landscape
  14. 14.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  15. 15.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  16. 16.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a king on his throne (b) a village with fields (c) a busy city skyline (d) waves and a beach
  17. 17.True or false: a long train fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🖼️ A painting of a king on his throne is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a still life (c) a seascape (d) a portrait
  19. 19.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  20. 20.True or false: a painting of tall city buildings is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🖼️ A painting of a teapot and cups is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a cityscape (c) a still life (d) a landscape
  22. 22.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a forest path (b) a smiling friend (c) mountains at sunrise (d) a teapot and cups
  24. 24.🖼️ A painting of a smiling friend is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a seascape (c) a still life (d) a landscape
  25. 25.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) square shape (b) landscape shape (c) portrait shape
  26. 26.🖼️ A painting of shoes on a table is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a still life (c) a cityscape (d) a seascape
  27. 27.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  28. 28.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) a busy city skyline (b) shoes on a table (c) a smiling friend (d) mountains at sunrise
  29. 29.True or false: a painting of flowers in a vase is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) still life (b) seascape (c) landscape (d) self-portrait
  31. 31.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) square shape (b) portrait shape (c) landscape shape
  33. 33.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) a portrait (b) abstract art (c) a landscape (d) still life
  34. 34.True or false: a row of houses fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: a wide beach fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: a standing person fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: a long train fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: a painting of mountains at sunrise is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: a row of houses fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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