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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 993 · 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 cityscape? (a) hills and a river (b) your grandma’s face (c) tall city buildings (d) mountains at sunrise
  2. 2.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🖼️ A painting of boats on the open sea is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a seascape (c) a still life (d) a portrait
  5. 5.🖼️ A painting of hills and a river is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a portrait (c) a cityscape (d) a still life
  6. 6.🖼️ A painting of your grandma’s face is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a portrait (c) a landscape (d) a seascape
  7. 7.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  8. 8.True or false: a standing person fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🍎 A still life shows… (a) a wide scene (b) the sea (c) a person’s face (d) objects that do not move
  10. 10.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: a row of houses fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) your grandma’s face (b) a teapot and cups (c) a bowl of fruit (d) boats on the open sea
  13. 13.True or false: a long train fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) a portrait (b) still life (c) abstract art (d) a landscape
  15. 15.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) landscape shape (b) portrait shape (c) square shape
  16. 16.True or false: a painting of tall city buildings is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: a wide beach fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🖼️ A painting of a teapot and cups is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a landscape (c) a cityscape (d) a still life
  19. 19.🖼️ A painting of a forest path is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a seascape (c) a still life (d) a landscape
  20. 20.🖼️ A painting of a village with fields is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a landscape (c) a cityscape (d) a still life
  21. 21.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) hills and a river (b) a busy city skyline (c) shoes on a table (d) a forest path
  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 standing person fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: a tall tower fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: a painting of shoes on a table is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  27. 27.🖼️ A painting of tall city buildings is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a cityscape (c) a seascape (d) a still life
  28. 28.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) a king on his throne (b) shoes on a table (c) a busy city skyline (d) a smiling friend
  29. 29.🖼️ A painting of flowers in a vase is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a seascape (c) a cityscape (d) a portrait
  30. 30.True or false: a tall tower fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: a tall palm tree fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) boats on the open sea (b) flowers in a vase (c) a forest path (d) tall city buildings
  34. 34.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🖼️ A painting of a king on his throne is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a seascape (c) a landscape (d) a portrait
  36. 36.True or false: a painting of a forest path is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) landscape (b) seascape (c) self-portrait (d) still life
  38. 38.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  39. 39.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  40. 40.🖼️ A painting of a smiling friend is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a seascape (c) a portrait (d) a cityscape

Answer key

  1. tall city buildings
  2. False
  3. True
  4. a seascape
  5. a landscape
  6. a portrait
  7. landscape (wide)
  8. False
  9. objects that do not move
  10. False
  11. True
  12. your grandma’s face
  13. True
  14. abstract art
  15. landscape shape
  16. False
  17. False
  18. a still life
  19. a landscape
  20. a landscape
  21. shoes on a table
  22. landscape (wide)
  23. True
  24. True
  25. True
  26. portrait (tall)
  27. a cityscape
  28. a busy city skyline
  29. a still life
  30. False
  31. False
  32. True
  33. flowers in a vase
  34. True
  35. a portrait
  36. True
  37. self-portrait
  38. portrait (tall)
  39. landscape (wide)
  40. a portrait

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