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 forest path is a still life. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🖼️ A painting of boats on the open sea is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a landscape (c) a cityscape (d) a seascape
- 3.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
- 4.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a bowl of fruit (b) tall city buildings (c) flowers in a vase (d) a forest path
- 5.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a village with fields (b) a busy city skyline (c) boats on the open sea (d) a smiling friend
- 6.True or false: a tall palm tree fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🖼️ A painting of shoes on a table is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a portrait (c) a seascape (d) a still life
- 8.🖼️ A painting of hills and a river is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a landscape (c) a portrait (d) a cityscape
- 9.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
- 10.🖼️ A painting of your grandma’s face is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a portrait (c) a still life (d) a landscape
- 11.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
- 12.True or false: a row of houses fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) a portrait (b) still life (c) a landscape (d) abstract art
- 14.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) portrait shape (b) landscape shape (c) square shape
- 15.True or false: a wide beach fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
- 16.True or false: a wide beach fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
- 17.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
- 18.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
- 19.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) flowers in a vase (b) shoes on a table (c) tall city buildings (d) a village with fields
- 20.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
- 21.True or false: a standing person fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
- 22.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) shoes on a table (b) waves and a beach (c) a busy city skyline (d) a forest path
- 23.True or false: a painting of flowers in a vase is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
- 24.🖼️ A painting of flowers in a vase is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a landscape (c) a seascape (d) a still life
- 25.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) your grandma’s face (b) a busy city skyline (c) mountains at sunrise (d) shoes on a table
- 26.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) still life (b) landscape (c) self-portrait (d) seascape
- 27.🖼️ A painting of a village with fields is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a still life (c) a landscape (d) a portrait
- 28.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) a bowl of fruit (b) a village with fields (c) boats on the open sea (d) a smiling friend
- 29.True or false: a painting of flowers in a vase is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
- 30.True or false: a tall palm tree fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
- 31.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) a king on his throne (b) tall city buildings (c) your grandma’s face (d) a forest path
- 32.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) waves and a beach (b) shoes on a table (c) a bowl of fruit (d) flowers in a vase
- 33.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
- 34.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) landscape shape (b) portrait shape (c) square shape
- 35.🖼️ 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
- 36.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a king on his throne (b) a bowl of fruit (c) hills and a river (d) waves and a beach
- 37.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a still life. (a) False (b) True
- 38.True or false: a long train fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
- 39.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🖼️ A painting of tall city buildings is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a portrait (c) a seascape (d) a cityscape
Answer key
- False
- a seascape
- portrait (tall)
- a forest path
- a smiling friend
- True
- a still life
- a landscape
- landscape (wide)
- a portrait
- landscape (wide)
- False
- abstract art
- portrait shape
- True
- False
- True
- portrait (tall)
- a village with fields
- portrait (tall)
- True
- a busy city skyline
- False
- a still life
- shoes on a table
- self-portrait
- a landscape
- boats on the open sea
- False
- False
- tall city buildings
- waves and a beach
- False
- landscape shape
- a still life
- hills and a river
- False
- False
- True
- a cityscape
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