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