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