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