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.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) light first outlines (b) thick, opaque paint (c) do not smudge easily (d) grey lines for sketching
- 2.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
- 3.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
- 4.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) looks smaller (b) looks bigger (c) sits near the horizon (d) is partly hidden
- 5.🔭 In a picture, an object that sits near the horizon seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer
- 6.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade HB make? (a) hard, light marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) medium marks
- 7.Which of these is a solid 3D form? (a) square (b) triangle (c) rectangle (d) pyramid
- 8.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 10.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “mixed with lots of water”? (a) poster colour (b) pencil (c) wax crayons (d) watercolour
- 12.🔭 In a picture, an object that is partly hidden seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer
- 13.True or false: pencil grade 2H makes hard, light marks. (a) True (b) False
- 14.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 4B make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) hard, light marks (c) medium marks
- 15.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) line (b) value (c) texture (d) frame
- 16.What do we use a sponge for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding a board upright (c) dabbing soft textures (d) giving a pencil a point
- 17.Which of these is a flat 2D shape? (a) cuboid (b) cone (c) oval (d) cylinder
- 18.In a landscape picture, which of these is the middle ground? (a) the bottom of the page (b) the top of the scene (c) the part in between (d) the part farthest away
- 19.🧊 How many flat faces does a cube have?
- 20.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a table top (b) a person standing tall (c) a falling tree (d) a tall lamp post
- 21.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
- 22.True or false: in a landscape picture, the part farthest away is the foreground. (a) True (b) False
- 23.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
- 24.Which of these is the element called line? (a) how light or dark it is (b) a long, thin mark (c) rough, smooth or bumpy (d) has height, width, depth
- 25.True or false: pencil grade HB makes medium marks. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🧊 Which 3D form is an ice-cream cone shaped like? (a) cylinder (b) cube (c) cone (d) cuboid
- 27.Which of these is called stippling? (a) dots packed close (b) many parallel lines (c) lines all one way (d) criss-cross lines
- 28.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) masking tape (b) sponge (c) flat brush (d) round brush
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rectangle (b) triangle (c) circle (d) cube
- 30.Which pencil grade makes medium marks? (a) H (b) 6B (c) HB (d) B
- 31.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
- 32.True or false: we use a palette for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
- 33.What do we use an easel for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) fine lines and details (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding a board upright
- 34.True or false: a paint splash is a geometric shape. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🧱 Drawing fur so it looks soft uses which element of art? (a) value (b) line (c) texture (d) space
- 36.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 6B make? (a) hard, light marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) medium marks
- 37.Which of these is the element called colour? (a) only length and width (b) a flat 2D area (c) a hue, like red or blue (d) how light or dark it is
- 38.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) form (b) easel (c) line (d) value
- 39.True or false: pencil grade 6B makes soft, dark marks. (a) False (b) True
- 40.True or false: “what a rainbow shows” is the element called shape. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- thick, opaque paint
- False
- True
- looks bigger
- far away
- medium marks
- pyramid
- False
- 7
- True
- watercolour
- far away
- True
- soft, dark marks
- frame
- dabbing soft textures
- oval
- the part in between
- 6
- a falling tree
- diagonal
- False
- True
- a long, thin mark
- True
- cone
- dots packed close
- masking tape
- cube
- HB
- False
- False
- holding a board upright
- False
- texture
- soft, dark marks
- a hue, like red or blue
- easel
- True
- False
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