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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 738 · 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.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  2. 2.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) still life (b) a landscape (c) abstract art (d) a portrait
  3. 3.True or false: a painting of a teapot and cups is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: a painting of a busy city skyline is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  6. 6.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  7. 7.🍎 A still life shows… (a) a person’s face (b) a wide scene (c) objects that do not move (d) the sea
  8. 8.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  9. 9.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) landscape (b) seascape (c) self-portrait (d) still life
  10. 10.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  11. 11.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) portrait shape (b) square shape (c) landscape shape
  12. 12.🖼️ A painting of your grandma’s face is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a landscape (c) a portrait (d) a cityscape
  13. 13.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) your grandma’s face (b) a village with fields (c) a teapot and cups (d) tall city buildings
  15. 15.🖼️ A painting of tall city buildings is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a still life (c) a cityscape (d) a seascape
  16. 16.True or false: a painting of shoes on a table is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: a row of houses fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🖼️ A painting of boats on the open sea is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a landscape (c) a seascape (d) a still life
  19. 19.True or false: a row of houses fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🖼️ A painting of shoes on a table is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a seascape (c) a cityscape (d) a still life
  22. 22.True or false: a painting of waves and a beach is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🖼️ A painting of flowers in a vase is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a landscape (c) a still life (d) a seascape
  24. 24.True or false: a painting of tall city buildings is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🖼️ A painting of a smiling friend is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a cityscape (c) a portrait (d) a landscape
  26. 26.True or false: a tall palm tree fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: a wide beach fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: a painting of a forest path is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  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.True or false: a standing person fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a teapot and cups (b) boats on the open sea (c) a bowl of fruit (d) your grandma’s face
  32. 32.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a bowl of fruit (b) a king on his throne (c) a busy city skyline (d) hills and a river
  33. 33.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) hills and a river (b) a village with fields (c) a busy city skyline (d) mountains at sunrise
  34. 34.🖼️ A painting of a village with fields is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a portrait (c) a landscape (d) a cityscape
  35. 35.🖼️ A painting of a king on his throne is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a still life (c) a landscape (d) a portrait
  36. 36.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) a village with fields (b) tall city buildings (c) hills and a river (d) your grandma’s face
  37. 37.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: a painting of a busy city skyline is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🖼️ A painting of a forest path is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a seascape (c) a cityscape (d) a still life
  40. 40.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) a king on his throne (b) shoes on a table (c) a forest path (d) a busy city skyline

Answer key

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

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