Drawing and Painting Basics Test Worksheet
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.🖼️ How many lines (across and down) do you draw for the rule of thirds?
- 2.Which of these is a solid 3D form? (a) circle (b) cube (c) oval (d) rectangle
- 3.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a coiled rope (b) a wriggling snake (c) a laser beam (d) stitches on cloth
- 4.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) masking tape (b) sharpener (c) round brush (d) water pot
- 6.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
- 7.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
- 8.🧱 Which element of art is “a solid 3D object”? (a) line (b) form (c) colour (d) shape
- 9.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) on the right side (c) above the object (d) inside the object
- 10.🧊 How many corners does a cube have?
- 11.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
- 12.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🔭 In a picture, an object that sits near the horizon seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
- 14.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
- 15.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) scrubbing hard on paper
- 17.Which of these is the element called value? (a) a flat 2D area (b) how light or dark it is (c) a hue, like red or blue (d) what a rainbow shows
- 18.Which of these is shaped like a cuboid? (a) a football (b) an ice-cream cone (c) a sugar cube (d) a matchbox
- 19.True or false: a flower petal is an organic shape. (a) True (b) False
- 20.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
- 21.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
- 22.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) standing on its bristles (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
- 24.True or false: an object that sits lower on the page seems near the viewer. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 26.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “grey lines for sketching”? (a) watercolour (b) pencil (c) oil pastels (d) poster colour
- 27.True or false: a leaning ladder is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
- 28.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
- 29.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call the part farthest away? (a) foreground (b) middle ground (c) background
- 31.🧊 Which 3D form is a party hat shaped like? (a) cone (b) cuboid (c) cylinder (d) cube
- 32.📐 Is a cube a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 2D shape (b) a 3D form
- 33.True or false: “light first outlines” is a feature of a pencil. (a) False (b) True
- 34.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
- 35.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) rinsing between colours
- 36.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
- 37.True or false: we use a palette for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
- 38.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the side away from light (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the darker half of it (d) the brightest spot
- 39.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) how a surface feels (b) looks furry or scaly (c) only length and width (d) can be seen all round
- 40.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the brightest spot (b) the darker half of it (c) its shadow on the table (d) where light hits most
Answer key
- 4
- cube
- a wriggling snake
- False
- masking tape
- horizontal
- dark value
- form
- on the right side
- 8
- False
- True
- far away
- True
- True
- scrubbing hard on paper
- how light or dark it is
- a matchbox
- True
- shadow side
- blending
- True
- standing on its bristles
- True
- 7
- pencil
- True
- True
- False
- background
- cone
- a 3D form
- True
- hatching
- scrubbing hard on paper
- False
- False
- the dark shape it throws
- only length and width
- its shadow on the table
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