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