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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 950 · 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.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) square shape (b) landscape shape (c) portrait shape
  2. 2.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🖼️ A painting of mountains at sunrise is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a cityscape (c) a landscape (d) a portrait
  4. 4.True or false: a painting of a busy city skyline is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🖼️ A painting of your grandma’s face is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a seascape (c) a portrait (d) a still life
  6. 6.🖼️ A painting of flowers in a vase is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a cityscape (c) a still life (d) a portrait
  7. 7.True or false: a long train fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: a painting of shoes on a table is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🖼️ A painting of a king on his throne is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a seascape (c) a still life (d) a portrait
  10. 10.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) flowers in a vase (b) a busy city skyline (c) a king on his throne (d) a village with fields
  11. 11.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  12. 12.True or false: a painting of a bowl of fruit is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a teapot and cups (b) a bowl of fruit (c) a busy city skyline (d) a smiling friend
  14. 14.True or false: a long train fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: a wide beach fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🖼️ A painting of a village with fields is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a cityscape (c) a still life (d) a portrait
  17. 17.🍎 A still life shows… (a) a person’s face (b) the sea (c) a wide scene (d) objects that do not move
  18. 18.🖼️ A painting of a busy city skyline is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a landscape (c) a seascape (d) a cityscape
  19. 19.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) your grandma’s face (b) waves and a beach (c) mountains at sunrise (d) hills and a river
  20. 20.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  21. 21.🖼️ A painting of a bowl of fruit is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a still life (c) a portrait (d) a cityscape
  22. 22.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  23. 23.True or false: a painting of tall city buildings is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) landscape (b) seascape (c) self-portrait (d) still life
  25. 25.True or false: a painting of mountains at sunrise is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: a painting of flowers in a vase is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: a tall palm tree fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) your grandma’s face (b) a teapot and cups (c) tall city buildings (d) a forest path
  30. 30.🖼️ A painting of tall city buildings is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a still life (c) a cityscape (d) a landscape
  31. 31.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) a landscape (b) still life (c) abstract art (d) a portrait
  32. 32.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) hills and a river (b) a king on his throne (c) a teapot and cups (d) mountains at sunrise
  33. 33.True or false: a row of houses fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  35. 35.True or false: a standing person fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) a village with fields (b) tall city buildings (c) a teapot and cups (d) waves and a beach
  37. 37.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) your grandma’s face (b) a busy city skyline (c) shoes on a table (d) flowers in a vase
  38. 38.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) portrait shape (b) landscape shape (c) square shape
  40. 40.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)

Answer key

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

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