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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 885 · 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 standing person fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🖼️ A painting of your grandma’s face is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a portrait (c) a still life (d) a seascape
  3. 3.True or false: a painting of shoes on a table is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) a landscape (b) abstract art (c) still life (d) a portrait
  5. 5.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) waves and a beach (b) hills and a river (c) your grandma’s face (d) a bowl of fruit
  6. 6.🖼️ A painting of a smiling friend is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a seascape (c) a landscape (d) a still life
  7. 7.🖼️ A painting of waves and a beach is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a still life (c) a seascape (d) a landscape
  8. 8.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) square shape (b) landscape shape (c) portrait shape
  9. 9.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) a village with fields (b) a forest path (c) tall city buildings (d) a teapot and cups
  10. 10.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  11. 11.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  12. 12.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) still life (b) landscape (c) seascape (d) self-portrait
  13. 13.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  14. 14.True or false: a painting of a bowl of fruit is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) boats on the open sea (b) hills and a river (c) a smiling friend (d) shoes on a table
  16. 16.🖼️ A painting of a king on his throne is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a landscape (c) a still life (d) a cityscape
  17. 17.🖼️ A painting of mountains at sunrise is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a portrait (c) a landscape (d) a cityscape
  18. 18.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: a row of houses fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  22. 22.True or false: a painting of flowers in a vase is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: a wide beach fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: a painting of waves and a beach is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🍎 A still life shows… (a) a wide scene (b) objects that do not move (c) the sea (d) a person’s face
  28. 28.True or false: a painting of mountains at sunrise is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  31. 31.True or false: a long train fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: a tall palm tree fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) portrait shape (b) square shape (c) landscape shape
  35. 35.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) boats on the open sea (b) hills and a river (c) a forest path (d) a king on his throne
  36. 36.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) a smiling friend (b) mountains at sunrise (c) flowers in a vase (d) hills and a river
  37. 37.True or false: a tall tower fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: a long train fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: a wide beach fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🖼️ A painting of hills and a river is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a portrait (c) a landscape (d) a cityscape

Answer key

  1. False
  2. a portrait
  3. False
  4. abstract art
  5. waves and a beach
  6. a portrait
  7. a seascape
  8. portrait shape
  9. tall city buildings
  10. landscape (wide)
  11. portrait (tall)
  12. self-portrait
  13. portrait (tall)
  14. True
  15. boats on the open sea
  16. a portrait
  17. a landscape
  18. False
  19. False
  20. False
  21. portrait (tall)
  22. True
  23. True
  24. False
  25. False
  26. False
  27. objects that do not move
  28. True
  29. True
  30. landscape (wide)
  31. True
  32. True
  33. True
  34. landscape shape
  35. a king on his throne
  36. flowers in a vase
  37. False
  38. False
  39. True
  40. a landscape

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