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