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 pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) 6B (b) 4B (c) 2H (d) B
- 2.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call the part in between? (a) background (b) middle ground (c) foreground
- 3.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
- 4.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
- 5.Which of these is a feature of oil pastels? (a) do not smudge easily (b) soft, creamy sticks (c) hard, waxy sticks (d) thick, opaque paint
- 6.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) form (b) value (c) easel (d) line
- 7.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) masking tape (b) flat brush (c) palette (d) easel
- 9.Which of these is shaped like a cone? (a) a party hat (b) a marble (c) a candle (d) a matchbox
- 10.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) shape (b) space (c) glue (d) colour
- 11.True or false: we use a palette for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
- 12.True or false: a star is a flat 2D shape. (a) True (b) False
- 13.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) hatching
- 14.🧊 Which 3D form is a matchbox shaped like? (a) cube (b) cone (c) cuboid (d) cylinder
- 15.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) letting paint dry on it (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
- 16.Which of these is the element called form? (a) can be seen all round (b) a moving dot’s path (c) a long, thin mark (d) gaps between things
- 17.Which clue shows an object is far away? (a) looks bigger (b) shows more detail (c) overlaps other things (d) sits near the horizon
- 18.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) texture (b) value (c) frame (d) line
- 19.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
- 20.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
- 21.True or false: a square is a flat 2D shape. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🖼️ How many lines (across and down) do you draw for the rule of thirds?
- 23.🧊 Which 3D form is a candle shaped like? (a) cuboid (b) sphere (c) cylinder (d) cone
- 24.📐 Is a cone a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 2D shape (b) a 3D form
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) oval (b) pyramid (c) triangle (d) star
- 26.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper
- 27.🧱 Which element of art is “gaps between things”? (a) shape (b) line (c) texture (d) space
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pyramid (b) cuboid (c) cube (d) star
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shows less detail (b) looks bigger (c) overlaps other things (d) shows more detail
- 30.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) zigzag lines (b) horizontal lines (c) vertical lines (d) curved lines
- 31.🔭 In a picture, an object that overlaps other things seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
- 32.🍃 Is a hexagon a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) organic shape (b) geometric shape
- 33.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
- 34.Which of these is called blending? (a) dots packed close (b) lines all one way (c) criss-cross lines (d) smooth, soft tones
- 35.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 37.True or false: we use a sharpener for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
- 38.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lines all one way (c) many parallel lines (d) lines crossing over
- 39.In a landscape picture, which of these is the foreground? (a) the top of the scene (b) the part nearest you (c) the part in between (d) the part farthest away
- 40.🎯 The part of a picture your eye goes to first is the… (a) horizon (b) border (c) focal point (d) background
Answer key
- 2H
- middle ground
- stippling
- False
- soft, creamy sticks
- easel
- False
- masking tape
- a party hat
- glue
- False
- True
- cross-hatching
- cuboid
- letting paint dry on it
- can be seen all round
- sits near the horizon
- frame
- horizontal
- False
- True
- 4
- cylinder
- a 3D form
- pyramid
- rinsing between colours
- space
- star
- shows less detail
- vertical lines
- near the viewer
- geometric shape
- cast shadow
- smooth, soft tones
- True
- 7
- False
- lines crossing over
- the part nearest you
- focal point
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