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.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cuboid (b) oval (c) cylinder (d) sphere
- 3.What do we use a water pot for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) fine lines and details (c) mixing colours (d) wide, straight strokes
- 4.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
- 5.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) from white to black (b) a long, thin mark (c) a solid 3D object (d) how a surface feels
- 6.True or false: “mixed with lots of water” is a feature of watercolour. (a) False (b) True
- 7.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 4H make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) medium marks (c) hard, light marks
- 8.True or false: a paint splash is an organic shape. (a) False (b) True
- 9.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 2B make? (a) hard, light marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) medium marks
- 10.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
- 11.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the darker half of it (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the side away from light (d) the brightest spot
- 12.True or false: “a long, thin mark” is the element called texture. (a) True (b) False
- 13.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
- 14.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) looks smaller (b) is partly hidden (c) looks paler and bluer (d) sits lower on the page
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shows less detail (b) sits near the horizon (c) shows more detail (d) is partly hidden
- 16.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 17.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call the bottom of the page? (a) background (b) middle ground (c) foreground
- 19.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
- 20.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
- 21.Which of these is the element called colour? (a) looks furry or scaly (b) how light or dark it is (c) what a rainbow shows (d) a flat 2D area
- 22.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) sponge (b) round brush (c) flat brush (d) easel
- 23.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
- 24.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: 2H or 2B? (a) 2H (b) 2B
- 25.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) sponge (b) round brush (c) palette (d) masking tape
- 27.🟦 A square drawn with depth, showing three faces, looks like a… (a) cone (b) sphere (c) cube (d) circle
- 28.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
- 29.Which of these is the element called form? (a) how light or dark it is (b) can be seen all round (c) a long, thin mark (d) a hue, like red or blue
- 30.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: HB or 2B? (a) HB (b) 2B
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks paler and bluer (b) sits lower on the page (c) looks smaller (d) shows less detail
- 32.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the right side (b) on the left side (c) above the object (d) inside the object
- 33.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
- 34.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) with paint on it (c) bristles down (d) bristles up or flat
- 35.Which of these is called blending? (a) many parallel lines (b) smudging with a finger (c) lines crossing over (d) lots of tiny dots
- 36.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
- 37.True or false: “soft, creamy sticks” is a feature of poster colour. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) star (b) circle (c) pyramid (d) triangle
- 39.📐 Is a cuboid a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 3D form (b) a 2D shape
- 40.Which of these is the element called form? (a) only length and width (b) how light or dark it is (c) a long, thin mark (d) has height, width, depth
Answer key
- False
- oval
- rinsing brushes
- horizontal
- how a surface feels
- True
- hard, light marks
- True
- soft, dark marks
- light value
- the brightest spot
- False
- False
- sits lower on the page
- shows more detail
- 7
- True
- foreground
- False
- stippling
- what a rainbow shows
- round brush
- True
- 2B
- False
- palette
- cube
- False
- can be seen all round
- 2B
- sits lower on the page
- on the right side
- dark value
- bristles up or flat
- smudging with a finger
- diagonal
- False
- pyramid
- a 3D form
- has height, width, depth
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