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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 745 · 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.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) portrait shape (b) square shape (c) landscape shape
  2. 2.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  3. 3.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a busy city skyline (b) a bowl of fruit (c) a king on his throne (d) mountains at sunrise
  4. 4.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  5. 5.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) self-portrait (b) still life (c) seascape (d) landscape
  6. 6.True or false: a standing person fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🖼️ A painting of mountains at sunrise is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a still life (c) a portrait (d) a cityscape
  8. 8.True or false: a painting of a busy city skyline is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: a tall tower fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  11. 11.True or false: a row of houses fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: a painting of tall city buildings is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🖼️ A painting of a forest path is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a landscape (c) a portrait (d) a cityscape
  14. 14.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) boats on the open sea (b) a king on his throne (c) tall city buildings (d) mountains at sunrise
  15. 15.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🍎 A still life shows… (a) the sea (b) objects that do not move (c) a wide scene (d) a person’s face
  17. 17.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) a bowl of fruit (b) a busy city skyline (c) a teapot and cups (d) boats on the open sea
  18. 18.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  19. 19.🖼️ A painting of waves and a beach is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a portrait (c) a seascape (d) a landscape
  20. 20.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) boats on the open sea (b) hills and a river (c) a smiling friend (d) a king on his throne
  21. 21.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) a portrait (b) a landscape (c) abstract art (d) still life
  22. 22.True or false: a painting of shoes on a table is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) a busy city skyline (b) a smiling friend (c) waves and a beach (d) hills and a river
  24. 24.🖼️ A painting of tall city buildings is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a portrait (c) a still life (d) a seascape
  25. 25.True or false: a tall palm tree fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: a tall palm tree fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: a painting of waves and a beach is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: a painting of mountains at sunrise is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: a painting of a forest path is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: a long train fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) square shape (b) portrait shape (c) landscape shape
  34. 34.🖼️ A painting of a king on his throne is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a landscape (c) a seascape (d) a cityscape
  35. 35.True or false: a wide beach fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: a painting of a teapot and cups is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🖼️ A painting of a village with fields is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a landscape (c) a portrait (d) a seascape
  38. 38.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) a village with fields (b) a bowl of fruit (c) boats on the open sea (d) tall city buildings
  39. 39.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  40. 40.🖼️ A painting of flowers in a vase is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a portrait (c) a landscape (d) a still life

Answer key

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

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