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