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