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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 80 · 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 forest path is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a still life (c) a seascape (d) a portrait
  2. 2.True or false: a standing person fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) shoes on a table (b) hills and a river (c) a king on his throne (d) a smiling friend
  5. 5.🖼️ A painting of a bowl of fruit is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a seascape (c) a still life (d) a landscape
  6. 6.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) landscape shape (b) portrait shape (c) square shape
  7. 7.🖼️ A painting of flowers in a vase is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a still life (c) a portrait (d) a seascape
  8. 8.🖼️ A painting of a king on his throne is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a landscape (c) a portrait (d) a seascape
  9. 9.True or false: a painting of a busy city skyline is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) a busy city skyline (b) a smiling friend (c) a forest path (d) boats on the open sea
  11. 11.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  12. 12.True or false: a tall tower fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: a long train fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🖼️ A painting of a village with fields is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a still life (c) a portrait (d) a landscape
  15. 15.🍎 A still life shows… (a) a person’s face (b) a wide scene (c) the sea (d) objects that do not move
  16. 16.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  17. 17.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) your grandma’s face (b) a smiling friend (c) mountains at sunrise (d) tall city buildings
  18. 18.True or false: a painting of a busy city skyline is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) tall city buildings (b) a king on his throne (c) a forest path (d) shoes on a table
  20. 20.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) hills and a river (b) a teapot and cups (c) tall city buildings (d) your grandma’s face
  21. 21.🖼️ A painting of tall city buildings is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a cityscape (c) a portrait (d) a still life
  22. 22.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  24. 24.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) your grandma’s face (b) tall city buildings (c) a bowl of fruit (d) mountains at sunrise
  25. 25.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) self-portrait (b) seascape (c) still life (d) landscape
  26. 26.True or false: a tall tower fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  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 bowl of fruit is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: a long train fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  31. 31.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  32. 32.True or false: a painting of tall city buildings is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) boats on the open sea (b) flowers in a vase (c) a forest path (d) mountains at sunrise
  34. 34.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) tall city buildings (b) a teapot and cups (c) a king on his throne (d) waves and a beach
  35. 35.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: a row of houses fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: a row of houses fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) landscape shape (b) square shape (c) portrait shape
  40. 40.🖼️ A painting of a teapot and cups is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a seascape (c) a landscape (d) a still life

Answer key

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

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