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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 995 · 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 a village with fields is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a still life (c) a landscape (d) a portrait
  2. 2.True or false: a long train fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a busy city skyline (b) a king on his throne (c) mountains at sunrise (d) a bowl of fruit
  4. 4.True or false: a tall palm tree fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: a row of houses fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) tall city buildings (b) a king on his throne (c) a bowl of fruit (d) hills and a river
  7. 7.True or false: a painting of a busy city skyline is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) a landscape (b) still life (c) abstract art (d) a portrait
  10. 10.🖼️ A painting of shoes on a table is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a cityscape (c) a portrait (d) a landscape
  11. 11.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  12. 12.🖼️ A painting of a teapot and cups is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a seascape (c) a still life (d) a portrait
  13. 13.True or false: a wide beach fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: a standing person fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  16. 16.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  17. 17.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) your grandma’s face (b) tall city buildings (c) flowers in a vase (d) a forest path
  18. 18.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  19. 19.True or false: a painting of shoes on a table is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🖼️ A painting of hills and a river is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a seascape (c) a still life (d) a landscape
  21. 21.True or false: a painting of mountains at sunrise is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) still life (b) seascape (c) landscape (d) self-portrait
  23. 23.True or false: a painting of shoes on a table is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: a wide beach fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: a painting of mountains at sunrise is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) waves and a beach (b) a village with fields (c) a smiling friend (d) a forest path
  28. 28.🖼️ A painting of a smiling friend is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a still life (c) a landscape (d) a cityscape
  29. 29.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) shoes on a table (b) your grandma’s face (c) a village with fields (d) tall city buildings
  30. 30.🖼️ A painting of boats on the open sea is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a cityscape (c) a seascape (d) a still life
  31. 31.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) your grandma’s face (b) waves and a beach (c) a busy city skyline (d) hills and a river
  32. 32.True or false: a tall tower fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  35. 35.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) landscape shape (b) portrait shape (c) square shape
  36. 36.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) a king on his throne (b) a busy city skyline (c) a bowl of fruit (d) mountains at sunrise
  37. 37.True or false: a long train fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  39. 39.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) shoes on a table (b) mountains at sunrise (c) a bowl of fruit (d) a smiling friend
  40. 40.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) a forest path (b) a busy city skyline (c) shoes on a table (d) a king on his throne

Answer key

  1. a landscape
  2. False
  3. mountains at sunrise
  4. True
  5. False
  6. a bowl of fruit
  7. False
  8. False
  9. abstract art
  10. a still life
  11. landscape (wide)
  12. a still life
  13. False
  14. False
  15. landscape (wide)
  16. portrait (tall)
  17. flowers in a vase
  18. landscape (wide)
  19. True
  20. a landscape
  21. False
  22. self-portrait
  23. False
  24. True
  25. True
  26. True
  27. waves and a beach
  28. a portrait
  29. your grandma’s face
  30. a seascape
  31. hills and a river
  32. True
  33. True
  34. portrait (tall)
  35. landscape shape
  36. a busy city skyline
  37. True
  38. portrait (tall)
  39. a smiling friend
  40. shoes on a table

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