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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 81 · 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 landscape? (a) boats on the open sea (b) a busy city skyline (c) a forest path (d) a smiling friend
  2. 2.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) flowers in a vase (b) a busy city skyline (c) a smiling friend (d) a teapot and cups
  4. 4.🖼️ A painting of mountains at sunrise is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a cityscape (c) a seascape (d) a landscape
  5. 5.True or false: a painting of flowers in a vase is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  7. 7.True or false: a wide beach fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🍎 A still life shows… (a) a wide scene (b) a person’s face (c) the sea (d) objects that do not move
  9. 9.True or false: a long train fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: a row of houses fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  12. 12.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a smiling friend (b) a village with fields (c) a teapot and cups (d) a bowl of fruit
  13. 13.True or false: a standing person fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) self-portrait (b) seascape (c) landscape (d) still life
  15. 15.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) landscape shape (b) square shape (c) portrait shape
  16. 16.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  17. 17.True or false: a tall palm tree fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) portrait shape (b) square shape (c) landscape shape
  19. 19.🖼️ A painting of a village with fields is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a cityscape (c) a landscape (d) a seascape
  20. 20.True or false: a standing person fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🖼️ A painting of a smiling friend is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a seascape (c) a landscape (d) a portrait
  22. 22.True or false: a painting of tall city buildings is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: a painting of shoes on a table is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: a tall tower fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a teapot and cups (b) waves and a beach (c) a king on his throne (d) shoes on a table
  27. 27.🖼️ A painting of your grandma’s face is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a portrait (c) a seascape (d) a landscape
  28. 28.True or false: a painting of waves and a beach is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  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 tall palm tree fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  34. 34.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) a village with fields (b) your grandma’s face (c) waves and a beach (d) tall city buildings
  35. 35.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) a village with fields (b) boats on the open sea (c) shoes on a table (d) a busy city skyline
  36. 36.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) your grandma’s face (b) tall city buildings (c) flowers in a vase (d) waves and a beach
  37. 37.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) a landscape (b) a portrait (c) abstract art (d) still life
  38. 38.🖼️ A painting of shoes on a table is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a seascape (c) a landscape (d) a still life
  39. 39.🖼️ A painting of boats on the open sea is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a landscape (c) a cityscape (d) a seascape
  40. 40.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) your grandma’s face (b) a teapot and cups (c) mountains at sunrise (d) a smiling friend

Answer key

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

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