Drawing and Painting Basics Test Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 16: Part 2 drawing and painting test · Set 14 · 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 pencil is harder: 4H or 2H? (a) 2H (b) 4H
2. 2.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “bright, flat colour” is a feature of watercolour. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🌅 The horizon line is drawn at the level of your… (a) elbows (b) feet (c) eyes (d) knees
5. 5.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) straight line (d) wavy line
6. 6.🍃 Is a cloud a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) organic shape (b) geometric shape
7. 7.True or false: pencil grade 2H makes hard, light marks. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call the top of the scene? (a) foreground (b) background (c) middle ground
9. 9.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) straight line (d) dotted or broken line
10. 10.True or false: “a closed flat outline” is the element called shape. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: pencil grade 4H makes medium marks. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🥫 How many flat faces does a cylinder have?
13. 13.🧊 How many flat faces does a cube have?
14. 14.🎯 The part of a picture your eye goes to first is the… (a) background (b) border (c) horizon (d) focal point
15. 15.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) the teeth of a saw (c) a flag in the wind (d) a snail shell
16. 16.🗿 A clay model you can walk around is an example of… (a) a flat outline (b) a 3D form (c) a 2D shape
17. 17.True or false: “the area around objects” is the element called colour. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔭 In a picture, an object that shows less detail seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer
19. 19.True or false: pencil grade HB makes hard, light marks. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) the teeth of a saw (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a tightly pulled rope
22. 22.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
23. 23.True or false: a pyramid is a flat 2D shape. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
25. 25.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
26. 26.Which of these is shaped like a cone? (a) a party hat (b) a marble (c) a dice (d) a shoe box
27. 27.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “do not smudge easily”? (a) watercolour (b) oil pastels (c) pencil (d) wax crayons
28. 28.True or false: an object that shows less detail seems near the viewer. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) zigzag lines (b) horizontal lines (c) curved lines (d) vertical lines
30. 30.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) round brush (b) palette (c) masking tape (d) flat brush
31. 31.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: 2H or 2B? (a) 2B (b) 2H
32. 32.True or false: “how a surface feels” is the element called texture. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
34. 34.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
35. 35.Which of these is called stippling? (a) smudging with a finger (b) criss-cross lines (c) lines crossing over (d) lots of tiny dots
36. 36.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) straight line (b) wavy line (c) zigzag line (d) spiral line
37. 37.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
38. 38.True or false: a playground slide is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding paper flat (c) fine lines and details (d) giving a pencil a point
40. 40.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) where light hits most (b) the side away from light (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the darker half of it

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