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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 88 · 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 busy city skyline is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  3. 3.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: a painting of a busy city skyline is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) tall city buildings (b) waves and a beach (c) mountains at sunrise (d) your grandma’s face
  6. 6.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) hills and a river (b) mountains at sunrise (c) a king on his throne (d) flowers in a vase
  7. 7.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🖼️ A painting of flowers in a vase is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a cityscape (c) a seascape (d) a portrait
  9. 9.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) landscape (b) still life (c) seascape (d) self-portrait
  11. 11.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a king on his throne (b) a forest path (c) a bowl of fruit (d) hills and a river
  13. 13.🖼️ A painting of a king on his throne is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a seascape (c) a cityscape (d) a portrait
  14. 14.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  15. 15.🖼️ A painting of tall city buildings is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a landscape (c) a cityscape (d) a seascape
  16. 16.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) abstract art (b) a portrait (c) a landscape (d) still life
  17. 17.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  18. 18.True or false: a tall palm tree fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: a row of houses fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: a standing person fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  22. 22.True or false: a standing person fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: a long train fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) flowers in a vase (b) hills and a river (c) tall city buildings (d) your grandma’s face
  25. 25.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) square shape (b) portrait shape (c) landscape shape
  26. 26.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) mountains at sunrise (b) a smiling friend (c) shoes on a table (d) waves and a beach
  27. 27.🖼️ A painting of waves and a beach is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a portrait (c) a still life (d) a seascape
  28. 28.🍎 A still life shows… (a) objects that do not move (b) the sea (c) a person’s face (d) a wide scene
  29. 29.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) tall city buildings (b) boats on the open sea (c) mountains at sunrise (d) your grandma’s face
  30. 30.🖼️ A painting of a smiling friend is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a landscape (c) a portrait (d) a still life
  31. 31.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) mountains at sunrise (b) a king on his throne (c) a busy city skyline (d) hills and a river
  32. 32.True or false: a painting of a busy city skyline is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: a painting of a forest path is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🖼️ A painting of your grandma’s face is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a still life (c) a seascape (d) a cityscape
  35. 35.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) boats on the open sea (b) shoes on a table (c) a forest path (d) a king on his throne
  36. 36.True or false: a wide beach fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🖼️ A painting of hills and a river is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a seascape (c) a cityscape (d) a landscape
  39. 39.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) waves and a beach (b) hills and a river (c) shoes on a table (d) boats on the open sea

Answer key

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

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