Drawing and Painting Basics Test Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 16: Part 2 drawing and painting test · Set 111 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.🧊 Which 3D form is a matchbox shaped like? (a) cone (b) sphere (c) cylinder (d) cuboid
2. 2.True or false: a leaf is a geometric shape. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is shaped like a cylinder? (a) a shoe box (b) a football (c) an ice-cream cone (d) a drinking straw
4. 4.📐 Is a cuboid a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 3D form (b) a 2D shape
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks paler and bluer (b) shows more detail (c) overlaps other things (d) looks bigger
6. 6.True or false: a table top is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call things that look biggest? (a) background (b) middle ground (c) foreground
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shows less detail (b) sits lower on the page (c) shows more detail (d) overlaps other things
9. 9.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks paler and bluer (b) looks bigger (c) looks smaller (d) is partly hidden
11. 11.Which of these is a feature of a pencil? (a) do not smudge easily (b) light first outlines (c) thick, opaque paint (d) mixed with lots of water
12. 12.In a landscape picture, which of these is the middle ground? (a) things that look biggest (b) the top of the scene (c) the part in between (d) the part farthest away
13. 13.What do we use an easel for? (a) fine lines and details (b) giving a pencil a point (c) holding paper flat (d) holding a board upright
14. 14.True or false: “a hue, like red or blue” is the element called line. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: black has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.What do we use masking tape for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding paper flat (c) holding a board upright (d) rinsing brushes
17. 17.🧱 Which element of art is “how a surface feels”? (a) line (b) texture (c) shape (d) form
18. 18.True or false: pencil grade 2H makes medium marks. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
20. 20.🧊 How many edges does a cube have?
21. 21.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a toothpick (c) a wide flat brush (d) a small round brush
22. 22.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
23. 23.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) has height, width, depth (b) how light or dark it is (c) looks furry or scaly (d) gaps between things
24. 24.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is the element called form? (a) how a surface feels (b) a moving dot’s path (c) from white to black (d) a solid 3D object
26. 26.🌅 The horizon line is drawn at the level of your… (a) knees (b) elbows (c) eyes (d) feet
27. 27.True or false: “bright, flat colour” is a feature of poster colour. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) curved lines (b) diagonal lines (c) vertical lines (d) zigzag lines
29. 29.Which of these is shaped like a cube? (a) a marble (b) a water pipe (c) a dice (d) a globe
30. 30.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) a jalebi (d) a lightning bolt
31. 31.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
32. 32.🛤️ Railway tracks going into the distance seem to meet at the… (a) border (b) highlight (c) foreground (d) vanishing point
33. 33.🍃 Is a hexagon a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) geometric shape (b) organic shape
34. 34.🌳 Two trees are the same size, but one looks smaller in the picture. That tree is… (a) closer to you (b) taller (c) younger (d) farther away
35. 35.Which of these is a feature of wax crayons? (a) mixed with lots of water (b) bright, flat colour (c) soft, light washes (d) hard, waxy sticks
36. 36.True or false: in a landscape picture, the part farthest away is the background. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) a closed flat outline (b) a sense of near and far (c) what a rainbow shows (d) a moving dot’s path
39. 39.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
40. 40.True or false: a square is a geometric shape. (a) True (b) False

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