Drawing and Painting Basics Test Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 16: Part 2 drawing and painting test · Set 191 · 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 of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a jalebi (c) a snail shell (d) a wriggling snake
2. 2.True or false: “what a rainbow shows” is the element called line. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
4. 4.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) the teeth of a saw (c) a wriggling snake (d) a laser beam
5. 5.True or false: ocean waves looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: a square is a flat 2D shape. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the dark shape it throws (c) where light hits most (d) the side away from light
8. 8.In a landscape picture, which of these is the foreground? (a) things that look biggest (b) the part farthest away (c) the top of the scene (d) far hills and the sky
9. 9.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) masking tape (b) palette (c) sharpener (d) flat brush
10. 10.True or false: a table top is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call the part farthest away? (a) background (b) foreground (c) middle ground
12. 12.Which of these is shaped like a cone? (a) a shoe box (b) a dice (c) a football (d) a traffic cone
13. 13.Which clue shows an object is far away? (a) sits lower on the page (b) overlaps other things (c) looks smaller (d) shows more detail
14. 14.True or false: “a long, thin mark” is the element called shape. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the bottom (b) the side away from it (c) the side facing the lamp
16. 16.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) diagonal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) horizontal lines (d) curved lines
17. 17.Which of these is the element called colour? (a) rough, smooth or bumpy (b) a hue, like red or blue (c) a sense of near and far (d) a flat 2D area
18. 18.True or false: pencil grade B makes medium marks. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) light first outlines (b) hard, waxy sticks (c) thick, opaque paint (d) soft, light washes
20. 20.🥫 How many flat faces does a cylinder have?
21. 21.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a leaning ladder (c) a tall lamp post (d) a standing tree trunk
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sphere (b) cone (c) circle (d) cube
23. 23.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) bristles up or flat (c) in the water pot (d) bristles down
24. 24.True or false: a tall lamp post is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) overlaps other things (b) sits near the horizon (c) looks bigger (d) sits lower on the page
26. 26.What do we use a water pot for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) fine lines and details (c) rinsing brushes (d) mixing colours
27. 27.In a landscape picture, which of these is the background? (a) the part in between (b) the top of the scene (c) the bottom of the page (d) the part nearest you
28. 28.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) round brush (b) easel (c) sponge (d) water pot
29. 29.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
30. 30.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
31. 31.True or false: “bright, flat colour” is a feature of a pencil. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.✏️ Which pencil is harder: 4H or 2H? (a) 4H (b) 2H
33. 33.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) on the right side (c) inside the object (d) on the left side
34. 34.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) lots of tiny dots (c) criss-cross lines (d) many parallel lines
35. 35.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧊 Which 3D form is a matchbox shaped like? (a) cube (b) cone (c) cylinder (d) cuboid
37. 37.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “grey lines for sketching”? (a) oil pastels (b) watercolour (c) poster colour (d) pencil
38. 38.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
39. 39.What do we use a sponge for? (a) holding a board upright (b) dabbing soft textures (c) wide, straight strokes (d) fine lines and details
40. 40.Which of these is the element called colour? (a) can be seen all round (b) a sense of near and far (c) has height, width, depth (d) what a rainbow shows

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