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Portrait, Landscape and Still Life Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 941 · 40 questions
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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. 1.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  2. 2.True or false: a painting of a busy city skyline is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) portrait shape (b) square shape (c) landscape shape
  4. 4.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) abstract art (b) a portrait (c) still life (d) a landscape
  5. 5.🖼️ A painting of hills and a river is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a cityscape (c) a portrait (d) a landscape
  6. 6.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: a standing person fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) a busy city skyline (b) shoes on a table (c) waves and a beach (d) hills and a river
  10. 10.True or false: a standing person fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a bowl of fruit (b) shoes on a table (c) tall city buildings (d) your grandma’s face
  12. 12.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: a tall palm tree fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: a wide beach fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) your grandma’s face (b) a bowl of fruit (c) a village with fields (d) mountains at sunrise
  17. 17.🍎 A still life shows… (a) the sea (b) objects that do not move (c) a wide scene (d) a person’s face
  18. 18.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) self-portrait (b) seascape (c) still life (d) landscape
  19. 19.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a village with fields (b) boats on the open sea (c) a smiling friend (d) hills and a river
  20. 20.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a forest path (b) a teapot and cups (c) tall city buildings (d) a smiling friend
  21. 21.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  22. 22.True or false: a tall tower fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  24. 24.True or false: a painting of flowers in a vase is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  25. 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. 26.True or false: a long train fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  28. 28.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) a smiling friend (b) mountains at sunrise (c) boats on the open sea (d) shoes on a table
  29. 29.True or false: a tall tower fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🖼️ A painting of your grandma’s face is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a landscape (c) a seascape (d) a portrait
  31. 31.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  32. 32.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🖼️ A painting of shoes on a table is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a still life (c) a landscape (d) a portrait
  34. 34.🖼️ A painting of a teapot and cups is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a still life (c) a cityscape (d) a landscape
  35. 35.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) a smiling friend (b) a forest path (c) flowers in a vase (d) tall city buildings
  36. 36.True or false: a painting of flowers in a vase is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🖼️ A painting of a busy city skyline is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a cityscape (c) a portrait (d) a still life
  39. 39.True or false: a wide beach fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) a king on his throne (b) shoes on a table (c) waves and a beach (d) a forest path

Answer key

  1. portrait (tall)
  2. False
  3. landscape shape
  4. abstract art
  5. a landscape
  6. False
  7. False
  8. True
  9. a busy city skyline
  10. False
  11. your grandma’s face
  12. True
  13. False
  14. True
  15. False
  16. a bowl of fruit
  17. objects that do not move
  18. self-portrait
  19. a smiling friend
  20. a forest path
  21. landscape (wide)
  22. False
  23. portrait (tall)
  24. True
  25. a landscape
  26. False
  27. landscape (wide)
  28. shoes on a table
  29. True
  30. a portrait
  31. portrait (tall)
  32. True
  33. a still life
  34. a still life
  35. flowers in a vase
  36. False
  37. True
  38. a cityscape
  39. False
  40. waves and a beach

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