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 is a flat 2D shape? (a) cylinder (b) cube (c) pyramid (d) circle
- 2.What do we use a palette for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding a board upright (d) mixing colours
- 3.True or false: “how light or dark it is” is the element called value. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) zigzag lines (b) horizontal lines (c) curved lines (d) vertical lines
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
- 6.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) hatching (d) stippling
- 7.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) thick, opaque paint (b) see-through colour (c) light first outlines (d) grey lines for sketching
- 8.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) soft, creamy sticks (b) see-through colour (c) grey lines for sketching (d) bright, flat colour
- 9.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a dotted line (b) a wavy line (c) a zigzag line (d) a straight line
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) overlaps other things (b) sits lower on the page (c) sits near the horizon (d) shows more detail
- 11.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 12.🧊 Which 3D form is a globe shaped like? (a) sphere (b) cube (c) cone (d) cylinder
- 13.🧱 Drawing fur so it looks soft uses which element of art? (a) line (b) space (c) texture (d) value
- 14.True or false: a triangle is an organic shape. (a) True (b) False
- 15.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a falling tree (b) a sleeping person (c) a tall lamp post (d) the edge of a calm sea
- 16.✏️ Which pencil is softer: 4B or 2B? (a) 2B (b) 4B
- 17.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) hard, waxy sticks (b) light first outlines (c) bright, flat colour (d) soft, light washes
- 18.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) 6B (b) H (c) 4B (d) B
- 19.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) water pot (b) easel (c) sharpener (d) masking tape
- 20.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a small round brush (c) a wide flat brush (d) a big roller
- 22.In a landscape picture, which of these is the background? (a) the part in between (b) the bottom of the page (c) the part nearest you (d) far hills and the sky
- 23.True or false: “a moving dot’s path” is the element called value. (a) True (b) False
- 24.What do we use a round brush for? (a) holding a board upright (b) dabbing soft textures (c) fine lines and details (d) mixing colours
- 25.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the side away from light (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the brightest spot (d) the darker half of it
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water
- 27.Which of these is the element called line? (a) only length and width (b) what a rainbow shows (c) looks furry or scaly (d) a long, thin mark
- 28.Which of these is a solid 3D form? (a) square (b) oval (c) cuboid (d) circle
- 29.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
- 30.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 2H make? (a) medium marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) hard, light marks
- 31.True or false: a jalebi looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
- 32.Which of these is called stippling? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lots of tiny dots (c) lines all one way (d) lines crossing over
- 33.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
- 34.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
- 35.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
- 36.True or false: in a landscape picture, far hills and the sky is the middle ground. (a) False (b) True
- 37.True or false: a sphere is a flat 2D shape. (a) False (b) True
- 38.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
- 39.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a table top (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a leaning ladder
- 40.🔵 Shading a circle from light to dark makes it look like a… (a) cone (b) cube (c) square (d) sphere
Answer key
- circle
- mixing colours
- True
- vertical lines
- reshaping the tip
- blending
- see-through colour
- bright, flat colour
- a wavy line
- sits near the horizon
- 7
- sphere
- texture
- False
- a falling tree
- 4B
- soft, light washes
- H
- sharpener
- False
- a small round brush
- far hills and the sky
- False
- fine lines and details
- the brightest spot
- rinsing between colours
- a long, thin mark
- cuboid
- False
- hard, light marks
- False
- lots of tiny dots
- cast shadow
- False
- False
- False
- False
- False
- a leaning ladder
- sphere
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