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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 934 · 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 bowl of fruit is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: a painting of mountains at sunrise is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  5. 5.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  6. 6.True or false: a painting of a teapot and cups is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: a standing person fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🖼️ A painting of a teapot and cups is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a portrait (c) a seascape (d) a still life
  9. 9.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) a teapot and cups (b) your grandma’s face (c) a village with fields (d) a king on his throne
  10. 10.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  11. 11.True or false: a long train fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  13. 13.True or false: a painting of a bowl of fruit is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) portrait shape (b) landscape shape (c) square shape
  15. 15.🖼️ A painting of a smiling friend is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a portrait (c) a landscape (d) a seascape
  16. 16.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) a teapot and cups (b) a busy city skyline (c) boats on the open sea (d) a forest path
  17. 17.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) still life (b) seascape (c) self-portrait (d) landscape
  18. 18.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) tall city buildings (b) a forest path (c) a busy city skyline (d) boats on the open sea
  19. 19.🖼️ A painting of boats on the open sea is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a still life (c) a seascape (d) a portrait
  20. 20.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) square shape (b) portrait shape (c) landscape shape
  21. 21.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) tall city buildings (b) a teapot and cups (c) a busy city skyline (d) a forest path
  22. 22.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🍎 A still life shows… (a) a wide scene (b) a person’s face (c) objects that do not move (d) the sea
  25. 25.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) flowers in a vase (b) tall city buildings (c) a smiling friend (d) waves and a beach
  27. 27.🖼️ A painting of tall city buildings is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a still life (c) a portrait (d) a cityscape
  28. 28.True or false: a tall tower fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: a wide beach fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: a row of houses fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🖼️ A painting of flowers in a vase is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a landscape (c) a portrait (d) a seascape
  33. 33.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🖼️ A painting of waves and a beach is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a landscape (c) a seascape (d) a cityscape
  35. 35.True or false: a painting of tall city buildings is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: a tall palm tree fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🖼️ A painting of your grandma’s face is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a still life (c) a landscape (d) a portrait
  39. 39.🖼️ A painting of a village with fields is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a landscape (c) a cityscape (d) a portrait
  40. 40.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) a landscape (b) still life (c) abstract art (d) a portrait

Answer key

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

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