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