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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 99 · 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.True or false: a wide beach fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  3. 3.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) still life (b) abstract art (c) a portrait (d) a landscape
  4. 4.True or false: a painting of shoes on a table is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🖼️ A painting of a forest path is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a landscape (c) a cityscape (d) a seascape
  6. 6.True or false: a painting of a forest path is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🖼️ A painting of a smiling friend is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a cityscape (c) a still life (d) a portrait
  9. 9.🖼️ A painting of hills and a river is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a cityscape (c) a still life (d) a landscape
  10. 10.True or false: a row of houses fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  12. 12.True or false: a painting of waves and a beach is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: a painting of a busy city skyline is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: a painting of flowers in a vase is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🍎 A still life shows… (a) a person’s face (b) the sea (c) a wide scene (d) objects that do not move
  16. 16.True or false: a tall tower fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: a standing person fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: a tall palm tree fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) a king on his throne (b) hills and a river (c) boats on the open sea (d) flowers in a vase
  20. 20.True or false: a painting of a busy city skyline is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) waves and a beach (b) a village with fields (c) shoes on a table (d) mountains at sunrise
  23. 23.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) a forest path (b) waves and a beach (c) a teapot and cups (d) tall city buildings
  24. 24.🖼️ A painting of a teapot and cups is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a seascape (c) a still life (d) a cityscape
  25. 25.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) hills and a river (b) a king on his throne (c) flowers in a vase (d) a bowl of fruit
  26. 26.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) mountains at sunrise (b) a village with fields (c) a teapot and cups (d) a king on his throne
  27. 27.True or false: a tall tower fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) self-portrait (b) still life (c) landscape (d) seascape
  29. 29.🖼️ A painting of shoes on a table is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a portrait (c) a still life (d) a seascape
  30. 30.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a village with fields (b) boats on the open sea (c) a busy city skyline (d) your grandma’s face
  31. 31.🖼️ A painting of boats on the open sea is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a still life (c) a seascape (d) a portrait
  32. 32.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  33. 33.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a bowl of fruit (b) tall city buildings (c) a king on his throne (d) mountains at sunrise
  34. 34.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) square shape (b) landscape shape (c) portrait shape
  35. 35.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: a painting of flowers in a vase is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  38. 38.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a village with fields (b) a smiling friend (c) a teapot and cups (d) a king on his throne
  39. 39.True or false: a standing person fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)

Answer key

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

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