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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 954 · 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.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a smiling friend (b) mountains at sunrise (c) waves and a beach (d) tall city buildings
  2. 2.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) landscape shape (b) portrait shape (c) square shape
  3. 3.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  4. 4.🖼️ A painting of mountains at sunrise is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a portrait (c) a seascape (d) a landscape
  5. 5.🖼️ A painting of tall city buildings is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a landscape (c) a still life (d) a cityscape
  6. 6.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) a bowl of fruit (b) a teapot and cups (c) waves and a beach (d) your grandma’s face
  7. 7.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  8. 8.🖼️ A painting of a bowl of fruit is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a cityscape (c) a seascape (d) a portrait
  9. 9.True or false: a tall tower fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a busy city skyline (b) shoes on a table (c) a forest path (d) a king on his throne
  11. 11.True or false: a painting of flowers in a vase is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: a painting of shoes on a table is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) a landscape (b) a portrait (c) abstract art (d) still life
  14. 14.True or false: a painting of waves and a beach is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: a standing person fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: a standing person fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: a painting of tall city buildings is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🖼️ A painting of flowers in a vase is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a still life (c) a portrait (d) a landscape
  19. 19.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) landscape shape (b) square shape (c) portrait shape
  20. 20.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a village with fields (b) your grandma’s face (c) tall city buildings (d) boats on the open sea
  21. 21.True or false: a row of houses fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🖼️ A painting of boats on the open sea is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a landscape (c) a seascape (d) a cityscape
  23. 23.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) tall city buildings (b) a king on his throne (c) a forest path (d) boats on the open sea
  24. 24.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) boats on the open sea (b) a forest path (c) a busy city skyline (d) tall city buildings
  25. 25.🖼️ A painting of your grandma’s face is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a landscape (c) a still life (d) a portrait
  26. 26.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  27. 27.True or false: a painting of a bowl of fruit is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: a row of houses fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🖼️ A painting of a teapot and cups is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a landscape (c) a portrait (d) a still life
  30. 30.True or false: a tall palm tree fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) waves and a beach (b) a teapot and cups (c) a busy city skyline (d) a village with fields
  34. 34.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  35. 35.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) your grandma’s face (b) a teapot and cups (c) a forest path (d) a village with fields
  36. 36.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  37. 37.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) self-portrait (b) still life (c) seascape (d) landscape
  39. 39.True or false: a painting of a forest path is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: a wide beach fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. a smiling friend
  2. landscape shape
  3. portrait (tall)
  4. a landscape
  5. a cityscape
  6. waves and a beach
  7. portrait (tall)
  8. a still life
  9. False
  10. a king on his throne
  11. True
  12. False
  13. abstract art
  14. False
  15. False
  16. True
  17. False
  18. a still life
  19. portrait shape
  20. a village with fields
  21. False
  22. a seascape
  23. tall city buildings
  24. boats on the open sea
  25. a portrait
  26. landscape (wide)
  27. True
  28. True
  29. a still life
  30. False
  31. False
  32. False
  33. a busy city skyline
  34. landscape (wide)
  35. a teapot and cups
  36. landscape (wide)
  37. True
  38. self-portrait
  39. False
  40. True

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