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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 960 · 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 painting of hills and a river is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a still life (c) a landscape (d) a seascape
  2. 2.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  3. 3.🖼️ A painting of a bowl of fruit is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a still life (c) a portrait (d) a landscape
  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.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) waves and a beach (b) a smiling friend (c) mountains at sunrise (d) tall city buildings
  6. 6.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a teapot and cups (b) tall city buildings (c) a forest path (d) flowers in a vase
  7. 7.🖼️ A painting of boats on the open sea is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a seascape (c) a landscape (d) a portrait
  8. 8.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) tall city buildings (b) mountains at sunrise (c) a king on his throne (d) a forest path
  9. 9.🖼️ A painting of shoes on a table is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a landscape (c) a still life (d) a portrait
  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 standing person fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) square shape (b) portrait shape (c) landscape shape
  13. 13.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: a painting of a teapot and cups is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: a long train fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) a forest path (b) hills and a river (c) tall city buildings (d) flowers in a vase
  18. 18.🖼️ A painting of flowers in a vase is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a portrait (c) a cityscape (d) a still life
  19. 19.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) a landscape (b) a portrait (c) still life (d) abstract art
  20. 20.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  21. 21.🍎 A still life shows… (a) a wide scene (b) objects that do not move (c) the sea (d) a person’s face
  22. 22.True or false: a tall tower fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🖼️ A painting of mountains at sunrise is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a still life (c) a portrait (d) a landscape
  24. 24.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) shoes on a table (b) a village with fields (c) a bowl of fruit (d) a busy city skyline
  25. 25.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: a painting of a bowl of fruit is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) a king on his throne (b) tall city buildings (c) a teapot and cups (d) waves and a beach
  28. 28.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) your grandma’s face (b) flowers in a vase (c) mountains at sunrise (d) boats on the open sea
  29. 29.True or false: a wide beach fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: a painting of mountains at sunrise is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: a wide beach fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  33. 33.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) a king on his throne (b) tall city buildings (c) mountains at sunrise (d) a teapot and cups
  34. 34.True or false: a painting of tall city buildings is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) shoes on a table (b) a smiling friend (c) a busy city skyline (d) waves and a beach
  36. 36.True or false: a painting of a forest path is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) still life (b) landscape (c) seascape (d) self-portrait
  38. 38.True or false: a tall palm tree fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) hills and a river (b) a busy city skyline (c) a king on his throne (d) your grandma’s face

Answer key

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

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