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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 940 · 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 busy city skyline is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  3. 3.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a busy city skyline (b) waves and a beach (c) hills and a river (d) your grandma’s face
  4. 4.🖼️ A painting of a bowl of fruit is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a seascape (c) a portrait (d) a landscape
  5. 5.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a smiling friend (b) tall city buildings (c) boats on the open sea (d) a bowl of fruit
  6. 6.True or false: a painting of mountains at sunrise is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: a wide beach fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) a king on his throne (b) boats on the open sea (c) a forest path (d) a teapot and cups
  10. 10.True or false: a standing person fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🍎 A still life shows… (a) the sea (b) objects that do not move (c) a wide scene (d) a person’s face
  12. 12.True or false: a row of houses fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: a standing person fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🖼️ A painting of a teapot and cups is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a seascape (c) a portrait (d) a landscape
  15. 15.🖼️ A painting of a busy city skyline is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a seascape (c) a portrait (d) a cityscape
  16. 16.True or false: a row of houses fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: a long train fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) self-portrait (b) landscape (c) still life (d) seascape
  19. 19.🖼️ A painting of a forest path is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a still life (c) a landscape (d) a portrait
  20. 20.🖼️ A painting of waves and a beach is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a cityscape (c) a landscape (d) a portrait
  21. 21.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) mountains at sunrise (b) tall city buildings (c) shoes on a table (d) a busy city skyline
  22. 22.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  23. 23.🖼️ A painting of a king on his throne is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a seascape (c) a portrait (d) a landscape
  24. 24.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  25. 25.🖼️ A painting of a village with fields is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a cityscape (c) a portrait (d) a landscape
  26. 26.True or false: a painting of waves and a beach is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: a tall tower fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) a king on his throne (b) a village with fields (c) waves and a beach (d) a forest path
  29. 29.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) a portrait (b) abstract art (c) still life (d) a landscape
  30. 30.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) flowers in a vase (b) boats on the open sea (c) tall city buildings (d) a smiling friend
  31. 31.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) portrait shape (b) square shape (c) landscape shape
  33. 33.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) a village with fields (b) a forest path (c) boats on the open sea (d) a busy city skyline
  34. 34.🖼️ A painting of a smiling friend is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a portrait (c) a cityscape (d) a still life
  35. 35.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  36. 36.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) flowers in a vase (b) waves and a beach (c) boats on the open sea (d) a forest path
  37. 37.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  38. 38.True or false: a painting of shoes on a table is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) a village with fields (b) a forest path (c) a smiling friend (d) shoes on a table
  40. 40.True or false: a painting of flowers in a vase is a still life. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. False
  2. landscape (wide)
  3. your grandma’s face
  4. a still life
  5. a smiling friend
  6. True
  7. False
  8. True
  9. a teapot and cups
  10. False
  11. objects that do not move
  12. True
  13. True
  14. a still life
  15. a cityscape
  16. False
  17. True
  18. self-portrait
  19. a landscape
  20. a seascape
  21. mountains at sunrise
  22. portrait (tall)
  23. a portrait
  24. landscape (wide)
  25. a landscape
  26. False
  27. False
  28. waves and a beach
  29. abstract art
  30. tall city buildings
  31. True
  32. landscape shape
  33. a busy city skyline
  34. a portrait
  35. portrait (tall)
  36. flowers in a vase
  37. portrait (tall)
  38. True
  39. shoes on a table
  40. True

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