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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 942 · 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 still life shows… (a) a wide scene (b) a person’s face (c) objects that do not move (d) the sea
  2. 2.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  4. 4.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) square shape (b) landscape shape (c) portrait shape
  5. 5.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  6. 6.True or false: a painting of a bowl of fruit is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) waves and a beach (b) a bowl of fruit (c) a village with fields (d) a forest path
  8. 8.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) seascape (b) self-portrait (c) landscape (d) still life
  9. 9.True or false: a painting of a forest path is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) a smiling friend (b) a village with fields (c) a teapot and cups (d) a busy city skyline
  11. 11.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a king on his throne (b) flowers in a vase (c) boats on the open sea (d) tall city buildings
  12. 12.🖼️ A painting of boats on the open sea is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a still life (c) a landscape (d) a portrait
  13. 13.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) portrait shape (b) landscape shape (c) square shape
  14. 14.🖼️ A painting of a smiling friend is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a cityscape (c) a still life (d) a seascape
  15. 15.True or false: a standing person fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🖼️ A painting of a forest path is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a portrait (c) a cityscape (d) a seascape
  17. 17.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  19. 19.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) a village with fields (b) a smiling friend (c) flowers in a vase (d) a busy city skyline
  20. 20.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) your grandma’s face (b) boats on the open sea (c) a bowl of fruit (d) a village with fields
  21. 21.True or false: a row of houses fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  23. 23.True or false: a painting of mountains at sunrise is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) a forest path (b) a king on his throne (c) shoes on a table (d) hills and a river
  25. 25.True or false: a row of houses fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) waves and a beach (b) shoes on a table (c) a village with fields (d) a smiling friend
  27. 27.True or false: a tall tower fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: a long train fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: a painting of tall city buildings is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) a landscape (b) abstract art (c) a portrait (d) still life
  31. 31.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  32. 32.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) boats on the open sea (b) a village with fields (c) a forest path (d) a king on his throne
  33. 33.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) a bowl of fruit (b) your grandma’s face (c) hills and a river (d) tall city buildings
  37. 37.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) your grandma’s face (b) a teapot and cups (c) waves and a beach (d) boats on the open sea
  38. 38.True or false: a painting of a bowl of fruit is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) a king on his throne (b) hills and a river (c) your grandma’s face (d) a bowl of fruit
  40. 40.🖼️ A painting of hills and a river is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a seascape (c) a portrait (d) a landscape

Answer key

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

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