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Portrait, Landscape and Still Life Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 579 · 40 questions
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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. 1.True or false: a long train fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: a tall palm tree fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🖼️ A painting of hills and a river is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a cityscape (c) a portrait (d) a landscape
  4. 4.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) a forest path (b) tall city buildings (c) mountains at sunrise (d) boats on the open sea
  5. 5.🖼️ A painting of a king on his throne is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a still life (c) a seascape (d) a portrait
  6. 6.True or false: a row of houses fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a king on his throne (b) a forest path (c) a teapot and cups (d) a busy city skyline
  8. 8.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  9. 9.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) landscape shape (b) portrait shape (c) square shape
  10. 10.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) seascape (b) landscape (c) self-portrait (d) still life
  11. 11.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: a standing person fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: a painting of shoes on a table is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: a painting of a teapot and cups is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🖼️ A painting of flowers in a vase is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a cityscape (c) a landscape (d) a still life
  18. 18.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) square shape (b) landscape shape (c) portrait shape
  19. 19.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) a landscape (b) still life (c) a portrait (d) abstract art
  20. 20.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  21. 21.🖼️ A painting of a busy city skyline is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a landscape (c) a seascape (d) a still life
  22. 22.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) a forest path (b) a bowl of fruit (c) a king on his throne (d) your grandma’s face
  23. 23.True or false: a long train fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  25. 25.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) a busy city skyline (b) a bowl of fruit (c) a teapot and cups (d) waves and a beach
  26. 26.True or false: a tall tower fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) boats on the open sea (b) a king on his throne (c) a teapot and cups (d) mountains at sunrise
  28. 28.True or false: a painting of a forest path is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a busy city skyline (b) hills and a river (c) a smiling friend (d) waves and a beach
  30. 30.🖼️ A painting of tall city buildings is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a landscape (c) a seascape (d) a portrait
  31. 31.True or false: a standing person fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🍎 A still life shows… (a) the sea (b) a person’s face (c) a wide scene (d) objects that do not move
  33. 33.True or false: a tall tower fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) a smiling friend (b) your grandma’s face (c) shoes on a table (d) a forest path
  35. 35.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🖼️ A painting of a smiling friend is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a landscape (c) a portrait (d) a still life
  37. 37.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  39. 39.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) boats on the open sea (b) flowers in a vase (c) your grandma’s face (d) waves and a beach

Answer key

  1. True
  2. False
  3. a landscape
  4. boats on the open sea
  5. a portrait
  6. False
  7. a forest path
  8. landscape (wide)
  9. portrait shape
  10. self-portrait
  11. True
  12. True
  13. False
  14. True
  15. False
  16. False
  17. a still life
  18. landscape shape
  19. abstract art
  20. portrait (tall)
  21. a cityscape
  22. a bowl of fruit
  23. False
  24. landscape (wide)
  25. waves and a beach
  26. False
  27. a teapot and cups
  28. False
  29. a smiling friend
  30. a cityscape
  31. False
  32. objects that do not move
  33. True
  34. shoes on a table
  35. False
  36. a portrait
  37. True
  38. portrait (tall)
  39. True
  40. your grandma’s face

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