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