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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 853 · 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 cityscape? (a) shoes on a table (b) hills and a river (c) a teapot and cups (d) tall city buildings
  2. 2.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) a forest path (b) mountains at sunrise (c) a smiling friend (d) shoes on a table
  3. 3.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) a teapot and cups (b) hills and a river (c) a busy city skyline (d) a village with fields
  4. 4.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  5. 5.🖼️ A painting of waves and a beach is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a seascape (c) a cityscape (d) a landscape
  6. 6.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  7. 7.🖼️ A painting of a king on his throne is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a portrait (c) a still life (d) a seascape
  8. 8.🍎 A still life shows… (a) objects that do not move (b) the sea (c) a wide scene (d) a person’s face
  9. 9.🖼️ A painting of mountains at sunrise is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a portrait (c) a landscape (d) a still life
  10. 10.True or false: a painting of a busy city skyline is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: a painting of tall city buildings is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) square shape (b) portrait shape (c) landscape shape
  15. 15.🖼️ A painting of boats on the open sea is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a seascape (c) a cityscape (d) a landscape
  16. 16.🖼️ A painting of tall city buildings is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a still life (c) a seascape (d) a cityscape
  17. 17.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) boats on the open sea (b) a village with fields (c) a king on his throne (d) waves and a beach
  18. 18.True or false: a wide beach fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: a tall tower fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) landscape shape (b) square shape (c) portrait shape
  22. 22.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a teapot and cups (b) your grandma’s face (c) a village with fields (d) waves and a beach
  23. 23.True or false: a painting of a busy city skyline is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a village with fields (b) a king on his throne (c) a busy city skyline (d) shoes on a table
  25. 25.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) a portrait (b) abstract art (c) still life (d) a landscape
  26. 26.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a forest path (b) a king on his throne (c) a smiling friend (d) tall city buildings
  27. 27.True or false: a painting of a forest path is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  29. 29.🖼️ A painting of a smiling friend is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a cityscape (c) a still life (d) a landscape
  30. 30.🖼️ A painting of hills and a river is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a seascape (c) a still life (d) a landscape
  31. 31.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) flowers in a vase (b) shoes on a table (c) waves and a beach (d) a smiling friend
  32. 32.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) seascape (b) still life (c) self-portrait (d) landscape
  33. 33.True or false: a standing person fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🖼️ A painting of a bowl of fruit is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a still life (c) a landscape (d) a cityscape
  35. 35.True or false: a tall palm tree fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: a long train fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: a painting of a bowl of fruit is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🖼️ A painting of flowers in a vase is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a cityscape (c) a portrait (d) a landscape
  39. 39.True or false: a tall tower fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: a painting of flowers in a vase is a still life. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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