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