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