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: pencil grade 2H makes hard, light marks. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 3.Which of these is the element called line? (a) a flat 2D area (b) can be seen all round (c) a moving dot’s path (d) from white to black
- 4.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) diagonal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) horizontal lines (d) curved lines
- 5.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
- 6.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) False (b) True
- 7.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) smooth, soft tones (c) lines all one way (d) lines crossing over
- 8.True or false: “bright, flat colour” is a feature of wax crayons. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🧱 Which element of art is “a closed flat outline”? (a) texture (b) value (c) form (d) shape
- 10.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 2H make? (a) hard, light marks (b) medium marks (c) soft, dark marks
- 11.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sharpener (b) palette (c) water pot (d) sponge
- 12.🟦 A square drawn with depth, showing three faces, looks like a… (a) circle (b) cone (c) sphere (d) cube
- 13.Which of these is a solid 3D form? (a) star (b) cylinder (c) triangle (d) circle
- 14.Which of these is a flat 2D shape? (a) sphere (b) pyramid (c) rectangle (d) cylinder
- 15.True or false: a person standing tall is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) masking tape (b) sharpener (c) sponge (d) palette
- 17.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
- 18.🖼️ In the rule of thirds, where should the main subject go? (a) in a corner (b) off the page (c) where the lines cross (d) at the very edge
- 19.True or false: pencil grade 2B makes hard, light marks. (a) False (b) True
- 20.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “soft, creamy sticks”? (a) wax crayons (b) watercolour (c) oil pastels (d) pencil
- 21.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) form (b) value (c) easel (d) line
- 22.Which of these is a feature of wax crayons? (a) mixed with lots of water (b) hard, waxy sticks (c) see-through colour (d) thick, opaque paint
- 23.🧊 How many edges does a cube have?
- 24.🧱 Drawing fur so it looks soft uses which element of art? (a) texture (b) line (c) space (d) value
- 25.🧊 How many flat faces does a cube have?
- 26.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) wavy line (b) dotted or broken line (c) zigzag line (d) spiral line
- 27.True or false: a jalebi looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
- 28.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) 4H (b) 2B (c) B (d) 6B
- 29.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a leaning ladder (c) a tall lamp post (d) a table top
- 30.True or false: “from white to black” is the element called colour. (a) False (b) True
- 31.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “grey lines for sketching”? (a) pencil (b) wax crayons (c) poster colour (d) oil pastels
- 33.In a landscape picture, which of these is the background? (a) things that look biggest (b) the bottom of the page (c) the part farthest away (d) the part nearest you
- 34.True or false: an object that looks paler and bluer seems far away. (a) False (b) True
- 35.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
- 36.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the darker half of it (b) the side away from light (c) its shadow on the table (d) the brightest spot
- 37.True or false: a circle is a flat 2D shape. (a) False (b) True
- 38.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
- 39.🔭 In a picture, an object that shows more detail seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer
- 40.True or false: “gaps between things” is the element called space. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- True
- 7
- a moving dot’s path
- diagonal lines
- True
- True
- lines crossing over
- False
- shape
- hard, light marks
- sponge
- cube
- cylinder
- rectangle
- True
- sharpener
- shadow side
- where the lines cross
- False
- oil pastels
- easel
- hard, waxy sticks
- 12
- texture
- 6
- spiral line
- True
- 4H
- a table top
- False
- True
- pencil
- the part farthest away
- True
- highlight
- its shadow on the table
- True
- dark value
- near the viewer
- True
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