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