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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 725 · 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.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a busy city skyline (b) hills and a river (c) mountains at sunrise (d) a king on his throne
  2. 2.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) self-portrait (b) landscape (c) seascape (d) still life
  3. 3.True or false: a standing person fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) boats on the open sea (b) a teapot and cups (c) a forest path (d) a king on his throne
  6. 6.True or false: a standing person fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) your grandma’s face (b) shoes on a table (c) a busy city skyline (d) mountains at sunrise
  8. 8.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) a smiling friend (b) tall city buildings (c) shoes on a table (d) a king on his throne
  9. 9.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a busy city skyline (b) a teapot and cups (c) a smiling friend (d) a village with fields
  10. 10.🖼️ A painting of flowers in a vase is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a still life (c) a landscape (d) a seascape
  11. 11.True or false: a painting of waves and a beach is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: a painting of tall city buildings is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  14. 14.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) landscape shape (b) portrait shape (c) square shape
  15. 15.🖼️ A painting of a teapot and cups is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a still life (c) a cityscape (d) a portrait
  16. 16.True or false: a painting of a forest path is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🖼️ A painting of boats on the open sea is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a portrait (c) a cityscape (d) a still life
  18. 18.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) waves and a beach (b) shoes on a table (c) a forest path (d) a king on his throne
  19. 19.True or false: a tall palm tree fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: a row of houses fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) hills and a river (b) your grandma’s face (c) a busy city skyline (d) shoes on a table
  22. 22.🖼️ A painting of hills and a river is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a landscape (c) a still life (d) a cityscape
  23. 23.🍎 A still life shows… (a) a person’s face (b) the sea (c) a wide scene (d) objects that do not move
  24. 24.True or false: a row of houses fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) square shape (b) portrait shape (c) landscape shape
  26. 26.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  27. 27.True or false: a painting of flowers in a vase is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  29. 29.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  30. 30.🖼️ A painting of mountains at sunrise is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a landscape (c) a portrait (d) a cityscape
  31. 31.🖼️ A painting of waves and a beach is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a cityscape (c) a landscape (d) a seascape
  32. 32.🖼️ A painting of your grandma’s face is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a cityscape (c) a still life (d) a seascape
  33. 33.True or false: a painting of shoes on a table is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: a painting of shoes on a table is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) hills and a river (b) a bowl of fruit (c) a smiling friend (d) a forest path
  36. 36.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) a village with fields (b) flowers in a vase (c) a smiling friend (d) mountains at sunrise
  37. 37.True or false: a painting of shoes on a table is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) a landscape (b) still life (c) abstract art (d) a portrait
  39. 39.True or false: a painting of a teapot and cups is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)

Answer key

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

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