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: shading with smudging with a finger is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
- 2.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
- 3.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) round brush (b) masking tape (c) water pot (d) sharpener
- 4.True or false: we use a water pot for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🔵 Shading a circle from light to dark makes it look like a… (a) cube (b) sphere (c) square (d) cone
- 6.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 2H make? (a) hard, light marks (b) medium marks (c) soft, dark marks
- 7.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called blending. (a) False (b) True
- 8.Which of these is a flat 2D shape? (a) cube (b) sphere (c) circle (d) cone
- 9.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a sponge (c) a small round brush (d) a wide flat brush
- 10.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) spiral line (b) zigzag line (c) straight line (d) dotted or broken line
- 11.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a playground slide (b) a leaning ladder (c) a tall lamp post (d) a sleeping person
- 12.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) colour (b) shape (c) space (d) glue
- 13.True or false: “soft, creamy sticks” is a feature of watercolour. (a) True (b) False
- 14.True or false: “can be seen all round” is the element called form. (a) False (b) True
- 15.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
- 16.In a landscape picture, which of these is the middle ground? (a) things that look biggest (b) the top of the scene (c) the part farthest away (d) the part in between
- 17.Which of these is the element called form? (a) what a rainbow shows (b) rough, smooth or bumpy (c) a solid 3D object (d) how light or dark it is
- 18.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) is partly hidden (b) sits lower on the page (c) shows less detail (d) looks smaller
- 20.True or false: pencil grade HB makes soft, dark marks. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🧊 Which 3D form is a party hat shaped like? (a) cube (b) sphere (c) cone (d) cuboid
- 22.True or false: a playground slide is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🧊 Which 3D form is a shoe box shaped like? (a) cube (b) cuboid (c) cone (d) cylinder
- 24.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
- 25.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
- 27.True or false: pencil grade 2H makes hard, light marks. (a) False (b) True
- 28.Which clue shows an object is far away? (a) looks smaller (b) shows more detail (c) sits lower on the page (d) looks bigger
- 29.True or false: “light first outlines” is a feature of a pencil. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🖼️ The rule of thirds splits a page into how many equal boxes?
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) drying bristles up
- 32.🖼️ How many lines (across and down) do you draw for the rule of thirds?
- 33.True or false: pencil grade 2B makes medium marks. (a) False (b) True
- 34.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) lines crossing over (c) many parallel lines (d) smooth, soft tones
- 35.🛤️ Where does the vanishing point sit? (a) on the horizon line (b) in the foreground (c) on the frame (d) at the bottom edge
- 36.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) fine lines and details (b) giving a pencil a point (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding a board upright
- 37.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 38.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding a board upright (c) fine lines and details (d) wide, straight strokes
- 39.✏️ In a pencil grade, what does the letter H stand for? (a) high (b) hot (c) hard (d) heavy
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) square (b) circle (c) cuboid (d) oval
Answer key
- False
- horizontal
- sharpener
- False
- sphere
- hard, light marks
- True
- circle
- a small round brush
- spiral line
- a sleeping person
- glue
- False
- True
- horizontal
- the part in between
- a solid 3D object
- light value
- sits lower on the page
- False
- cone
- True
- cuboid
- True
- False
- bad for the brush
- True
- looks smaller
- True
- 9
- drying bristles up
- 4
- False
- lines crossing over
- on the horizon line
- giving a pencil a point
- 7
- wide, straight strokes
- hard
- cuboid
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