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 looks like a wavy line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) dashes on a road (c) a coiled rope (d) a laser beam
- 2.🛤️ Where does the vanishing point sit? (a) on the horizon line (b) at the bottom edge (c) on the frame (d) in the foreground
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) letting paint dry on it
- 4.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 2B make? (a) medium marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) hard, light marks
- 5.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
- 6.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a table top (b) a falling tree (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a person standing tall
- 7.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 8.🟦 A square drawn with depth, showing three faces, looks like a… (a) cone (b) circle (c) cube (d) sphere
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cylinder (b) pyramid (c) cube (d) circle
- 10.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) diagonal lines (b) curved lines (c) zigzag lines (d) vertical lines
- 11.Which of these is a flat 2D shape? (a) cube (b) pyramid (c) triangle (d) cuboid
- 12.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) sits near the horizon (b) shows more detail (c) is partly hidden (d) looks smaller
- 13.True or false: black has a light value. (a) False (b) True
- 14.Which of these is the element called form? (a) a solid 3D object (b) a long, thin mark (c) rough, smooth or bumpy (d) what a rainbow shows
- 15.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) looks smaller (b) sits near the horizon (c) sits lower on the page (d) looks paler and bluer
- 16.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) zigzag lines (b) diagonal lines (c) vertical lines (d) horizontal lines
- 17.📐 Is a cone a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 2D shape (b) a 3D form
- 18.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
- 19.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
- 20.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
- 21.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) straight line (b) dotted or broken line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
- 22.True or false: pencil grade H makes hard, light marks. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a wide flat brush (c) a small round brush (d) a big roller
- 24.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a wavy line (b) a dotted line (c) a straight line (d) a zigzag line
- 25.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
- 26.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
- 27.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) zigzag line (b) dotted or broken line (c) straight line (d) spiral line
- 28.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) dotted or broken line (d) zigzag line
- 29.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) spiral line
- 30.True or false: pencil grade HB makes medium marks. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) palette (b) easel (c) sharpener (d) sponge
- 32.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) sharpener (b) palette (c) round brush (d) masking tape
- 33.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) big to small (b) red to blue (c) white to black (d) near to far
- 34.Which of these is a feature of oil pastels? (a) light first outlines (b) grey lines for sketching (c) blend with a fingertip (d) mixed with lots of water
- 35.True or false: “has height, width, depth” is the element called form. (a) False (b) True
- 36.True or false: pencil grade 6B makes soft, dark marks. (a) False (b) True
- 37.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
- 38.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
- 39.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) 2H (b) H (c) HB (d) 2B
- 40.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) diagonal lines (b) horizontal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) curved lines
Answer key
- a flag in the wind
- on the horizon line
- washing with mild soap
- soft, dark marks
- light value
- a person standing tall
- 7
- cube
- circle
- curved lines
- triangle
- shows more detail
- False
- a solid 3D object
- sits lower on the page
- vertical lines
- a 3D form
- True
- horizontal
- diagonal
- dotted or broken line
- True
- a small round brush
- a wavy line
- vertical
- False
- zigzag line
- spiral line
- zigzag line
- True
- sharpener
- round brush
- white to black
- blend with a fingertip
- True
- True
- horizontal
- good brush care
- 2B
- diagonal lines
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