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Portrait, Landscape and Still Life Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 232 · 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.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) landscape shape (b) square shape (c) portrait shape
  2. 2.True or false: a painting of waves and a beach is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🖼️ A painting of a bowl of fruit is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a still life (c) a portrait (d) a cityscape
  4. 4.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) waves and a beach (b) boats on the open sea (c) your grandma’s face (d) mountains at sunrise
  6. 6.True or false: a standing person fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  8. 8.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  9. 9.True or false: a standing person fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: a painting of a busy city skyline is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🍎 A still life shows… (a) a person’s face (b) a wide scene (c) the sea (d) objects that do not move
  12. 12.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  14. 14.🖼️ A painting of a king on his throne is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a landscape (c) a portrait (d) a seascape
  15. 15.True or false: a tall palm tree fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  18. 18.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) a king on his throne (b) tall city buildings (c) hills and a river (d) a bowl of fruit
  19. 19.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  20. 20.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  21. 21.🖼️ A painting of mountains at sunrise is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a landscape (c) a still life (d) a seascape
  22. 22.True or false: a painting of a forest path is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a forest path (b) a smiling friend (c) flowers in a vase (d) a busy city skyline
  24. 24.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🖼️ A painting of waves and a beach is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a landscape (c) a portrait (d) a cityscape
  26. 26.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) abstract art (b) a portrait (c) still life (d) a landscape
  27. 27.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) landscape (b) still life (c) self-portrait (d) seascape
  28. 28.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) boats on the open sea (b) hills and a river (c) a busy city skyline (d) shoes on a table
  29. 29.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a bowl of fruit (b) boats on the open sea (c) shoes on a table (d) hills and a river
  30. 30.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) tall city buildings (b) a teapot and cups (c) mountains at sunrise (d) a king on his throne
  31. 31.True or false: a wide beach fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) your grandma’s face (b) boats on the open sea (c) flowers in a vase (d) a village with fields
  33. 33.True or false: a long train fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: a tall tower fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: a painting of mountains at sunrise is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🖼️ A painting of a teapot and cups is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a landscape (c) a portrait (d) a cityscape
  38. 38.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🖼️ A painting of your grandma’s face is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a seascape (c) a portrait (d) a landscape
  40. 40.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a still life. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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