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

Answer key

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

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