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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 929 · 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 tall city buildings is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) landscape shape (b) square shape (c) portrait shape
  3. 3.True or false: a long train fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) still life (b) seascape (c) landscape (d) self-portrait
  5. 5.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: a row of houses fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  8. 8.🖼️ A painting of your grandma’s face is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a landscape (c) a portrait (d) a cityscape
  9. 9.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a bowl of fruit (b) mountains at sunrise (c) waves and a beach (d) a smiling friend
  10. 10.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) landscape shape (b) square shape (c) portrait shape
  11. 11.🖼️ A painting of waves and a beach is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a seascape (c) a landscape (d) a portrait
  12. 12.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) a smiling friend (b) waves and a beach (c) hills and a river (d) a bowl of fruit
  13. 13.🖼️ A painting of a village with fields is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a landscape (c) a cityscape (d) a seascape
  14. 14.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  15. 15.True or false: a tall tower fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  17. 17.🖼️ A painting of shoes on a table is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a portrait (c) a cityscape (d) a still life
  18. 18.🖼️ A painting of a busy city skyline is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a seascape (c) a still life (d) a cityscape
  19. 19.True or false: a wide beach fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🍎 A still life shows… (a) the sea (b) a person’s face (c) objects that do not move (d) a wide scene
  21. 21.True or false: a row of houses fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: a painting of flowers in a vase is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  24. 24.True or false: a painting of a teapot and cups is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) a landscape (b) still life (c) abstract art (d) a portrait
  26. 26.True or false: a painting of a busy city skyline is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: a long train fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) a forest path (b) a village with fields (c) hills and a river (d) a bowl of fruit
  29. 29.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) flowers in a vase (b) hills and a river (c) a village with fields (d) boats on the open sea
  30. 30.True or false: a painting of waves and a beach is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: a painting of mountains at sunrise is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a busy city skyline (b) a forest path (c) a teapot and cups (d) your grandma’s face
  34. 34.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a bowl of fruit (b) waves and a beach (c) hills and a river (d) a teapot and cups
  35. 35.🖼️ A painting of boats on the open sea is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a seascape (c) a portrait (d) a still life
  36. 36.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a forest path (b) flowers in a vase (c) your grandma’s face (d) tall city buildings
  37. 37.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) flowers in a vase (b) a busy city skyline (c) a smiling friend (d) mountains at sunrise
  38. 38.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) tall city buildings (b) mountains at sunrise (c) a king on his throne (d) boats on the open sea
  40. 40.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) shoes on a table (b) a king on his throne (c) mountains at sunrise (d) a busy city skyline

Answer key

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

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