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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 830 · 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 shoes on a table is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a portrait (c) a still life (d) a cityscape
  2. 2.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) mountains at sunrise (b) tall city buildings (c) a busy city skyline (d) your grandma’s face
  3. 3.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) abstract art (b) a portrait (c) a landscape (d) still life
  4. 4.🖼️ A painting of a teapot and cups is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a cityscape (c) a still life (d) a portrait
  5. 5.🖼️ A painting of a smiling friend is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a portrait (c) a seascape (d) a landscape
  6. 6.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) waves and a beach (b) flowers in a vase (c) a forest path (d) boats on the open sea
  7. 7.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) flowers in a vase (b) a king on his throne (c) a teapot and cups (d) waves and a beach
  8. 8.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) a busy city skyline (b) a bowl of fruit (c) a king on his throne (d) a forest path
  9. 9.True or false: a row of houses fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: a long train fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  12. 12.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🍎 A still life shows… (a) the sea (b) a person’s face (c) a wide scene (d) objects that do not move
  14. 14.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) a teapot and cups (b) a smiling friend (c) hills and a river (d) boats on the open sea
  15. 15.True or false: a painting of waves and a beach is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: a painting of a bowl of fruit is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  18. 18.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) self-portrait (b) landscape (c) still life (d) seascape
  19. 19.True or false: a row of houses fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) square shape (b) landscape shape (c) portrait shape
  21. 21.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) hills and a river (b) a teapot and cups (c) a bowl of fruit (d) a busy city skyline
  22. 22.True or false: a wide beach fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🖼️ A painting of waves and a beach is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a seascape (c) a landscape (d) a portrait
  24. 24.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) shoes on a table (b) tall city buildings (c) a village with fields (d) a teapot and cups
  25. 25.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🖼️ A painting of tall city buildings is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a portrait (c) a seascape (d) a cityscape
  27. 27.🖼️ A painting of a village with fields is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a seascape (c) a cityscape (d) a landscape
  28. 28.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) waves and a beach (b) a smiling friend (c) shoes on a table (d) hills and a river
  29. 29.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) mountains at sunrise (b) tall city buildings (c) flowers in a vase (d) a smiling friend
  30. 30.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) landscape shape (b) square shape (c) portrait shape
  31. 31.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: a painting of waves and a beach is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) boats on the open sea (b) a village with fields (c) hills and a river (d) a smiling friend
  35. 35.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) your grandma’s face (b) shoes on a table (c) a forest path (d) a bowl of fruit
  37. 37.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: a painting of mountains at sunrise is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  40. 40.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)

Answer key

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

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