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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 965 · 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.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) a landscape (b) still life (c) a portrait (d) abstract art
  2. 2.True or false: a tall palm tree fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: a tall tower fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  5. 5.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  7. 7.True or false: a painting of tall city buildings is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  9. 9.🖼️ A painting of a teapot and cups is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a cityscape (c) a still life (d) a portrait
  10. 10.🍎 A still life shows… (a) a person’s face (b) the sea (c) a wide scene (d) objects that do not move
  11. 11.🖼️ A painting of a smiling friend is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a landscape (c) a still life (d) a seascape
  12. 12.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) your grandma’s face (b) a busy city skyline (c) a king on his throne (d) a teapot and cups
  13. 13.True or false: a wide beach fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🖼️ A painting of a bowl of fruit is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a still life (c) a seascape (d) a landscape
  15. 15.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  16. 16.True or false: a row of houses fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: a wide beach fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: a standing person fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) boats on the open sea (b) a bowl of fruit (c) tall city buildings (d) a forest path
  20. 20.🖼️ A painting of a busy city skyline is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a landscape (c) a cityscape (d) a portrait
  21. 21.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) boats on the open sea (b) shoes on a table (c) a village with fields (d) a king on his throne
  22. 22.True or false: a standing person fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) your grandma’s face (b) hills and a river (c) a teapot and cups (d) a bowl of fruit
  24. 24.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) a forest path (b) waves and a beach (c) your grandma’s face (d) a teapot and cups
  25. 25.🖼️ A painting of your grandma’s face is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a cityscape (c) a portrait (d) a landscape
  26. 26.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) waves and a beach (b) your grandma’s face (c) a village with fields (d) a bowl of fruit
  27. 27.🖼️ A painting of a king on his throne is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a portrait (c) a seascape (d) a cityscape
  28. 28.True or false: a long train fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) square shape (b) landscape shape (c) portrait shape
  30. 30.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: a painting of mountains at sunrise is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  35. 35.True or false: a row of houses fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) your grandma’s face (b) a busy city skyline (c) waves and a beach (d) a bowl of fruit
  37. 37.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) your grandma’s face (b) a forest path (c) a king on his throne (d) a bowl of fruit
  38. 38.🖼️ A painting of tall city buildings is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a still life (c) a portrait (d) a landscape
  39. 39.True or false: a tall palm tree fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) portrait shape (b) square shape (c) landscape shape

Answer key

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

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