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Art and painting lesson 16: Part 2 drawing and painting test · Set 101 · 40 questions
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Artist's tip (Find the topic): Elements: line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value. Shading: highlight faces the light, cast shadow falls away from it; near = bigger, far = smaller. Materials: watercolour see-through, poster colour opaque, B soft and dark, H hard and light.

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  1. 1.True or false: an object that shows less detail seems far away. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: a playground slide is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
  4. 4.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) white to black (b) big to small (c) near to far (d) red to blue
  5. 5.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) 6B (b) B (c) HB (d) 4H
  6. 6.Which of these is a flat 2D shape? (a) pyramid (b) circle (c) cuboid (d) cone
  7. 7.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  9. 9.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a standing tree trunk (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a person standing tall
  10. 10.True or false: pencil grade H makes medium marks. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🧱 Which element of art is “a solid 3D object”? (a) texture (b) line (c) colour (d) form
  12. 12.True or false: in a landscape picture, the part farthest away is the foreground. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔭 In a picture, an object that shows less detail seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer
  15. 15.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) hatching (d) stippling
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip
  17. 17.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the darker half of it (b) its shadow on the table (c) the brightest spot (d) the dark shape it throws
  18. 18.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a small round brush (c) a big roller (d) a sponge
  19. 19.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: in a landscape picture, the bottom of the page is the foreground. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which clue shows an object is far away? (a) shows less detail (b) looks bigger (c) shows more detail (d) overlaps other things
  22. 22.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  23. 23.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) is partly hidden (b) looks paler and bluer (c) overlaps other things (d) shows less detail
  24. 24.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) texture (b) value (c) line (d) frame
  25. 25.True or false: a cloud is a geometric shape. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) only length and width (b) how light or dark it is (c) looks furry or scaly (d) a moving dot’s path
  27. 27.🖼️ In the rule of thirds, where should the main subject go? (a) where the lines cross (b) at the very edge (c) in a corner (d) off the page
  28. 28.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  29. 29.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “mixed with lots of water”? (a) oil pastels (b) poster colour (c) watercolour (d) wax crayons
  31. 31.True or false: “only length and width” is the element called space. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  33. 33.True or false: “a moving dot’s path” is the element called form. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🧱 Which element of art is “a sense of near and far”? (a) space (b) shape (c) line (d) value
  36. 36.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) curved lines (b) diagonal lines (c) vertical lines (d) zigzag lines
  37. 37.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a laser beam (b) the teeth of a saw (c) a jalebi (d) a cut-here line
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks bigger (b) looks smaller (c) sits lower on the page (d) shows more detail
  39. 39.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 2H make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) medium marks (c) hard, light marks
  40. 40.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. True
  2. False
  3. 7
  4. white to black
  5. 4H
  6. circle
  7. True
  8. light value
  9. the edge of a calm sea
  10. False
  11. form
  12. False
  13. True
  14. far away
  15. blending
  16. leaving it in water
  17. the darker half of it
  18. a small round brush
  19. False
  20. True
  21. shows less detail
  22. diagonal
  23. overlaps other things
  24. frame
  25. False
  26. only length and width
  27. where the lines cross
  28. highlight
  29. False
  30. watercolour
  31. False
  32. reshaping the tip
  33. False
  34. False
  35. space
  36. vertical lines
  37. a laser beam
  38. looks smaller
  39. hard, light marks
  40. True

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