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