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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 889 · 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) tall city buildings (b) waves and a beach (c) shoes on a table (d) a king on his throne
  2. 2.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a village with fields (b) a forest path (c) your grandma’s face (d) hills and a river
  3. 3.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) portrait shape (b) square shape (c) landscape shape
  4. 4.True or false: a tall tower fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🖼️ A painting of hills and a river is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a portrait (c) a seascape (d) a still life
  6. 6.True or false: a wide beach fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🍎 A still life shows… (a) a wide scene (b) objects that do not move (c) a person’s face (d) the sea
  8. 8.True or false: a painting of mountains at sunrise is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🖼️ A painting of your grandma’s face is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a seascape (c) a cityscape (d) a portrait
  10. 10.🖼️ A painting of a bowl of fruit is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a landscape (c) a seascape (d) a still life
  11. 11.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  12. 12.True or false: a row of houses fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  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 tall city buildings is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🖼️ A painting of a forest path is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a landscape (c) a portrait (d) a cityscape
  16. 16.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) still life (b) self-portrait (c) seascape (d) landscape
  17. 17.True or false: a tall tower fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) a landscape (b) still life (c) a portrait (d) abstract art
  19. 19.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  20. 20.True or false: a painting of shoes on a table is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🖼️ A painting of a teapot and cups is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a still life (c) a seascape (d) a cityscape
  22. 22.True or false: a painting of shoes on a table is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🖼️ A painting of boats on the open sea is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a landscape (c) a seascape (d) a cityscape
  24. 24.🖼️ A painting of a village with fields is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a landscape (c) a seascape (d) a still life
  25. 25.🖼️ A painting of flowers in a vase is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a portrait (c) a cityscape (d) a seascape
  26. 26.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  27. 27.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) square shape (b) landscape shape (c) portrait shape
  28. 28.True or false: a wide beach fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) boats on the open sea (b) a teapot and cups (c) a king on his throne (d) hills and a river
  30. 30.True or false: a long train fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🖼️ A painting of shoes on a table is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a landscape (c) a portrait (d) a still life
  32. 32.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) tall city buildings (b) a bowl of fruit (c) a forest path (d) flowers in a vase
  34. 34.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) a king on his throne (b) a forest path (c) waves and a beach (d) your grandma’s face
  35. 35.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  36. 36.True or false: a row of houses fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: a standing person fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  39. 39.True or false: a painting of a forest path is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a portrait. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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