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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 85 · 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.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) a portrait (b) abstract art (c) a landscape (d) still life
  2. 2.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) landscape (b) self-portrait (c) still life (d) seascape
  3. 3.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) hills and a river (b) a king on his throne (c) a busy city skyline (d) your grandma’s face
  4. 4.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  5. 5.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) portrait shape (b) square shape (c) landscape shape
  6. 6.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  7. 7.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) tall city buildings (b) shoes on a table (c) a bowl of fruit (d) hills and a river
  9. 9.🖼️ A painting of a king on his throne is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a portrait (c) a still life (d) a cityscape
  10. 10.🖼️ A painting of a smiling friend is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a cityscape (c) a landscape (d) a portrait
  11. 11.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  13. 13.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: a painting of waves and a beach is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🖼️ A painting of a bowl of fruit is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a portrait (c) a still life (d) a seascape
  17. 17.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🖼️ A painting of shoes on a table is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a still life (c) a cityscape (d) a seascape
  19. 19.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) a village with fields (b) a king on his throne (c) a bowl of fruit (d) waves and a beach
  20. 20.🖼️ A painting of a forest path is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a portrait (c) a still life (d) a landscape
  21. 21.🍎 A still life shows… (a) a person’s face (b) a wide scene (c) the sea (d) objects that do not move
  22. 22.True or false: a row of houses fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: a painting of waves and a beach is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  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 portrait (b) a seascape (c) a cityscape (d) a landscape
  26. 26.🖼️ A painting of mountains at sunrise is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a landscape (c) a cityscape (d) a portrait
  27. 27.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🖼️ A painting of a teapot and cups is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a seascape (c) a cityscape (d) a still life
  29. 29.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  30. 30.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) square shape (b) portrait shape (c) landscape shape
  31. 31.True or false: a painting of a forest path is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: a long train fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: a standing person fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: a wide beach fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: a painting of tall city buildings is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  37. 37.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)

Answer key

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

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