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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 837 · 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) a teapot and cups (b) hills and a river (c) waves and a beach (d) tall city buildings
  2. 2.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) boats on the open sea (b) flowers in a vase (c) a king on his throne (d) tall city buildings
  4. 4.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) a landscape (b) a portrait (c) still life (d) abstract art
  5. 5.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) portrait shape (b) landscape shape (c) square shape
  6. 6.True or false: a painting of a teapot and cups is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) landscape shape (b) square shape (c) portrait shape
  8. 8.True or false: a standing person fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: a tall tower fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: a painting of mountains at sunrise is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: a painting of waves and a beach is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🍎 A still life shows… (a) objects that do not move (b) a person’s face (c) a wide scene (d) the sea
  13. 13.🖼️ A painting of mountains at sunrise is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a seascape (c) a cityscape (d) a landscape
  14. 14.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  15. 15.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: a painting of waves and a beach is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  18. 18.True or false: a wide beach fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) flowers in a vase (b) your grandma’s face (c) a bowl of fruit (d) boats on the open sea
  20. 20.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) boats on the open sea (b) a teapot and cups (c) a village with fields (d) a smiling friend
  21. 21.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a village with fields (b) a smiling friend (c) tall city buildings (d) a bowl of fruit
  22. 22.🖼️ A painting of a king on his throne is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a portrait (c) a seascape (d) a cityscape
  23. 23.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  24. 24.True or false: a long train fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🖼️ A painting of hills and a river is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a still life (c) a landscape (d) a cityscape
  26. 26.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) still life (b) seascape (c) landscape (d) self-portrait
  27. 27.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: a row of houses fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  30. 30.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  31. 31.True or false: a painting of shoes on a table is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🖼️ A painting of a smiling friend is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a still life (c) a cityscape (d) a portrait
  33. 33.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  34. 34.🖼️ A painting of a village with fields is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a still life (c) a landscape (d) a seascape
  35. 35.True or false: a long train fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: a painting of tall city buildings is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) a busy city skyline (b) a bowl of fruit (c) boats on the open sea (d) a king on his throne
  38. 38.🖼️ A painting of a bowl of fruit is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a portrait (c) a landscape (d) a still life
  39. 39.True or false: a tall palm tree fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a king on his throne (b) shoes on a table (c) a teapot and cups (d) a forest path

Answer key

  1. hills and a river
  2. False
  3. flowers in a vase
  4. abstract art
  5. portrait shape
  6. True
  7. landscape shape
  8. False
  9. True
  10. True
  11. False
  12. objects that do not move
  13. a landscape
  14. portrait (tall)
  15. True
  16. True
  17. portrait (tall)
  18. True
  19. boats on the open sea
  20. a teapot and cups
  21. a smiling friend
  22. a portrait
  23. portrait (tall)
  24. True
  25. a landscape
  26. self-portrait
  27. False
  28. True
  29. landscape (wide)
  30. landscape (wide)
  31. True
  32. a portrait
  33. landscape (wide)
  34. a landscape
  35. False
  36. True
  37. a bowl of fruit
  38. a still life
  39. True
  40. a forest path

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