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 art material has this feature: “mixed with lots of water”? (a) pencil (b) wax crayons (c) oil pastels (d) watercolour
- 2.True or false: a circle is a flat 2D shape. (a) True (b) False
- 3.True or false: a table top is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
- 4.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
- 5.✏️ In a pencil grade, what does the letter H stand for? (a) heavy (b) high (c) hard (d) hot
- 6.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
- 7.🧊 Which 3D form is a sugar cube shaped like? (a) cone (b) cube (c) cuboid (d) cylinder
- 8.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) 4H (b) H (c) 2H (d) B
- 9.True or false: we use a palette for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
- 10.True or false: an object that looks bigger seems far away. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🔭 In a picture, an object that looks smaller seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer
- 12.True or false: an object that shows more detail seems near the viewer. (a) False (b) True
- 13.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) curved lines (b) zigzag lines (c) vertical lines (d) horizontal lines
- 15.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
- 16.Which clue shows an object is far away? (a) sits lower on the page (b) looks bigger (c) looks smaller (d) overlaps other things
- 17.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) easel (b) masking tape (c) flat brush (d) water pot
- 18.In a landscape picture, which of these is the foreground? (a) the top of the scene (b) far hills and the sky (c) the bottom of the page (d) the part farthest away
- 19.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) texture (b) frame (c) line (d) value
- 20.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sits lower on the page (b) looks smaller (c) shows more detail (d) overlaps other things
- 22.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) dashes on a road (c) a coiled rope (d) stitches on cloth
- 23.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 24.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) a flag in the wind (c) a jalebi (d) the teeth of a saw
- 25.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) spiral line (b) straight line (c) dotted or broken line (d) zigzag line
- 26.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a ruler’s edge (c) a snail shell (d) dashes on a road
- 27.True or false: a cloud is an organic shape. (a) False (b) True
- 28.True or false: a sphere is a solid 3D form. (a) True (b) False
- 29.True or false: a rectangle is a flat 2D shape. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🧱 Which element of art tells how light or dark something is? (a) shape (b) line (c) texture (d) value
- 31.🌅 The horizon line is drawn at the level of your… (a) knees (b) elbows (c) feet (d) eyes
- 32.What do we use a sponge for? (a) mixing colours (b) dabbing soft textures (c) fine lines and details (d) holding a board upright
- 33.Which of these is shaped like a cylinder? (a) a party hat (b) a water pipe (c) a marble (d) a sugar cube
- 34.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a table top (c) a playground slide (d) a falling tree
- 35.🧱 Which element of art is “rough, smooth or bumpy”? (a) texture (b) line (c) shape (d) space
- 36.🧊 Which 3D form is a football shaped like? (a) cube (b) cone (c) sphere (d) cuboid
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
- 38.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) drying bristles up
- 39.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) curved lines (b) horizontal lines (c) diagonal lines (d) zigzag lines
- 40.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) 2H (b) 4H (c) 4B (d) H
Answer key
- watercolour
- True
- True
- False
- hard
- diagonal
- cube
- B
- False
- False
- far away
- True
- True
- horizontal lines
- cast shadow
- looks smaller
- water pot
- the bottom of the page
- frame
- False
- looks smaller
- a coiled rope
- 7
- a flag in the wind
- dotted or broken line
- a snail shell
- True
- True
- True
- value
- eyes
- dabbing soft textures
- a water pipe
- a person standing tall
- texture
- sphere
- rinsing between colours
- standing on its bristles
- diagonal lines
- 4B
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