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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 859 · 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.True or false: a painting of a teapot and cups is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🖼️ A painting of boats on the open sea is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a still life (c) a landscape (d) a seascape
  3. 3.🖼️ A painting of hills and a river is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a cityscape (c) a portrait (d) a still life
  4. 4.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) still life (b) a landscape (c) abstract art (d) a portrait
  5. 5.🖼️ A painting of waves and a beach is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a still life (c) a portrait (d) a landscape
  6. 6.True or false: a standing person fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: a painting of a busy city skyline is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: a tall palm tree fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🖼️ A painting of your grandma’s face is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a still life (c) a portrait (d) a landscape
  10. 10.🖼️ A painting of a smiling friend is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a seascape (c) a portrait (d) a landscape
  11. 11.🖼️ A painting of shoes on a table is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a portrait (c) a landscape (d) a cityscape
  12. 12.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) a busy city skyline (b) waves and a beach (c) shoes on a table (d) a teapot and cups
  13. 13.True or false: a tall palm tree fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🖼️ A painting of a busy city skyline is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a landscape (c) a cityscape (d) a seascape
  15. 15.🖼️ A painting of a forest path is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a portrait (c) a still life (d) a cityscape
  16. 16.🖼️ A painting of mountains at sunrise is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a portrait (c) a seascape (d) a cityscape
  17. 17.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  18. 18.True or false: a row of houses fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) a bowl of fruit (b) boats on the open sea (c) a forest path (d) a village with fields
  20. 20.🍎 A still life shows… (a) a person’s face (b) a wide scene (c) objects that do not move (d) the sea
  21. 21.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  22. 22.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: a long train fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) portrait shape (b) landscape shape (c) square shape
  25. 25.True or false: a tall tower fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  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.🖼️ A painting of a teapot and cups is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a landscape (c) a still life (d) a seascape
  28. 28.True or false: a standing person fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  30. 30.True or false: a painting of a busy city skyline is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a bowl of fruit (b) your grandma’s face (c) tall city buildings (d) hills and a river
  32. 32.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) portrait shape (b) square shape (c) landscape shape
  33. 33.True or false: a wide beach fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🖼️ A painting of a king on his throne is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a cityscape (c) a portrait (d) a landscape
  35. 35.True or false: a painting of mountains at sunrise is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) tall city buildings (b) boats on the open sea (c) hills and a river (d) your grandma’s face
  37. 37.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) shoes on a table (b) your grandma’s face (c) hills and a river (d) a bowl of fruit
  38. 38.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) shoes on a table (b) a smiling friend (c) tall city buildings (d) a busy city skyline
  39. 39.True or false: a tall tower fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: a row of houses fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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