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