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