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.🔭 In a picture, an object that is partly hidden seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer
- 2.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the darker half of it (b) the side away from light (c) where light hits most (d) its shadow on the table
- 3.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the darker half of it (b) the dark shape it throws (c) its shadow on the table (d) where light hits most
- 4.🟦 A square drawn with depth, showing three faces, looks like a… (a) circle (b) cube (c) sphere (d) cone
- 5.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) 2H (b) H (c) HB (d) 2B
- 6.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) ocean waves (b) a wriggling snake (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a jalebi
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) triangle (b) cube (c) oval (d) rectangle
- 8.Which clue shows an object is far away? (a) looks bigger (b) sits near the horizon (c) sits lower on the page (d) shows more detail
- 9.🎯 The part of a picture your eye goes to first is the… (a) horizon (b) background (c) focal point (d) border
- 10.Which of these is called hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) lots of tiny dots (c) many parallel lines (d) smooth, soft tones
- 11.True or false: “what a rainbow shows” is the element called colour. (a) False (b) True
- 12.Which of these is shaped like a cuboid? (a) a party hat (b) a matchbox (c) a traffic cone (d) a football
- 13.Which of these is a solid 3D form? (a) rectangle (b) star (c) oval (d) pyramid
- 14.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) blending
- 15.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
- 16.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
- 17.True or false: pencil grade 2B makes soft, dark marks. (a) True (b) False
- 18.True or false: a paint splash is an organic shape. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a wide flat brush (c) a pencil (d) a toothpick
- 20.🔭 In a picture, an object that looks smaller seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
- 21.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 22.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) glue (c) water and mild soap (d) hot oil
- 23.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
- 24.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a playground slide (c) a table top (d) a standing tree trunk
- 25.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) on the left side (c) above the object (d) on the right side
- 26.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a coiled rope (b) dashes on a road (c) a jalebi (d) a wriggling snake
- 27.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) thick, opaque paint (b) hard, waxy sticks (c) grey lines for sketching (d) soft, creamy sticks
- 28.🗿 A clay model you can walk around is an example of… (a) a flat outline (b) a 2D shape (c) a 3D form
- 29.💧 Which paint gives soft, see-through layers? (a) wax crayons (b) watercolour (c) oil pastels (d) poster colour
- 30.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) on the ceiling (b) in the sky (c) above the object (d) under the object
- 31.🔭 In a picture, an object that shows less detail seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer
- 32.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
- 33.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
- 34.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) drying bristles up (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) letting paint dry on it
- 35.✏️ In a pencil grade, what does the letter H stand for? (a) hard (b) high (c) hot (d) heavy
- 36.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 4H make? (a) medium marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) hard, light marks
- 37.🖼️ The rule of thirds splits a page into how many equal boxes?
- 38.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sharpener (b) masking tape (c) palette (d) easel
- 39.True or false: a square is a geometric shape. (a) False (b) True
- 40.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) soft, light washes (b) hard, waxy sticks (c) soft, creamy sticks (d) blend with a fingertip
Answer key
- far away
- its shadow on the table
- the darker half of it
- cube
- 2B
- a jalebi
- cube
- sits near the horizon
- focal point
- many parallel lines
- True
- a matchbox
- pyramid
- stippling
- vertical
- False
- True
- True
- a wide flat brush
- far away
- 7
- water and mild soap
- washing with mild soap
- a standing tree trunk
- on the right side
- dashes on a road
- thick, opaque paint
- a 3D form
- watercolour
- under the object
- far away
- bad for the brush
- highlight
- drying bristles up
- hard
- hard, light marks
- 9
- sharpener
- True
- soft, light washes
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