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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 820 · 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 hills and a river is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a landscape (c) a still life (d) a seascape
  2. 2.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: a tall tower fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: a standing person fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: a row of houses fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🖼️ A painting of mountains at sunrise is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a landscape (c) a still life (d) a seascape
  7. 7.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a smiling friend (b) hills and a river (c) a bowl of fruit (d) tall city buildings
  8. 8.True or false: a wide beach fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) flowers in a vase (b) hills and a river (c) a king on his throne (d) boats on the open sea
  10. 10.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🖼️ A painting of your grandma’s face is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a seascape (c) a portrait (d) a cityscape
  12. 12.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  13. 13.True or false: a standing person fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) a landscape (b) a portrait (c) abstract art (d) still life
  15. 15.True or false: a painting of a teapot and cups is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: a tall tower fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: a painting of a bowl of fruit is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🍎 A still life shows… (a) the sea (b) a person’s face (c) a wide scene (d) objects that do not move
  20. 20.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) landscape shape (b) portrait shape (c) square shape
  21. 21.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  23. 23.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) a king on his throne (b) a smiling friend (c) waves and a beach (d) mountains at sunrise
  25. 25.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  26. 26.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) seascape (b) self-portrait (c) still life (d) landscape
  27. 27.True or false: a painting of mountains at sunrise is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: a tall palm tree fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) shoes on a table (b) waves and a beach (c) mountains at sunrise (d) tall city buildings
  31. 31.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  32. 32.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) your grandma’s face (b) shoes on a table (c) a teapot and cups (d) waves and a beach
  33. 33.True or false: a painting of a forest path is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: a row of houses fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) your grandma’s face (b) a bowl of fruit (c) mountains at sunrise (d) boats on the open sea
  36. 36.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: a painting of a bowl of fruit is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🖼️ A painting of a busy city skyline is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a still life (c) a cityscape (d) a landscape
  39. 39.True or false: a painting of tall city buildings is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🖼️ A painting of shoes on a table is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a still life (c) a portrait (d) a cityscape

Answer key

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

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