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 diagonal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a sleeping person (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a falling tree
- 2.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) diagonal lines (b) horizontal lines (c) vertical lines (d) zigzag lines
- 3.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
- 4.Which of these is a feature of a pencil? (a) soft, light washes (b) see-through colour (c) do not smudge easily (d) grey lines for sketching
- 5.What do we use a sponge for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding a board upright (d) dabbing soft textures
- 6.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
- 7.Which of these is shaped like a sphere? (a) a dice (b) a water pipe (c) a marble (d) a matchbox
- 8.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
- 9.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a laser beam (c) a snail shell (d) a lightning bolt
- 10.Which of these is shaped like a cube? (a) a traffic cone (b) a water pipe (c) a sugar cube (d) an ice-cream cone
- 11.📐 Is a pyramid a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 2D shape (b) a 3D form
- 12.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade HB make? (a) medium marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) hard, light marks
- 13.In a landscape picture, which of these is the background? (a) the bottom of the page (b) the part farthest away (c) the part nearest you (d) things that look biggest
- 14.True or false: “a hue, like red or blue” is the element called shape. (a) False (b) True
- 15.📐 Is a sphere a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 3D form (b) a 2D shape
- 16.🧊 How many edges does a cube have?
- 17.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a tall lamp post (c) a sleeping person (d) a falling tree
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks paler and bluer (b) looks bigger (c) is partly hidden (d) looks smaller
- 19.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
- 20.True or false: a circle is a flat 2D shape. (a) True (b) False
- 21.True or false: a star is a solid 3D form. (a) True (b) False
- 22.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
- 23.Which of these is called stippling? (a) criss-cross lines (b) lots of tiny dots (c) smooth, soft tones (d) many parallel lines
- 24.True or false: a pyramid is a flat 2D shape. (a) True (b) False
- 25.True or false: pencil grade HB makes soft, dark marks. (a) True (b) False
- 26.📐 Is a rectangle a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 3D form (b) a 2D shape
- 27.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
- 28.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) glue (b) colour (c) space (d) shape
- 30.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) on the ceiling (b) above the object (c) in the sky (d) under the object
- 31.🧱 Which element of art is “how light or dark it is”? (a) texture (b) value (c) shape (d) line
- 32.True or false: pencil grade HB makes medium marks. (a) False (b) True
- 33.True or false: an object that shows more detail seems far away. (a) True (b) False
- 34.📐 Is a triangle a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 3D form (b) a 2D shape
- 35.🟦 A square drawn with depth, showing three faces, looks like a… (a) sphere (b) cone (c) cube (d) circle
- 36.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sponge (b) palette (c) masking tape (d) water pot
- 37.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 38.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
- 39.True or false: a triangle is a solid 3D form. (a) False (b) True
- 40.Which pencil grade makes medium marks? (a) 4H (b) H (c) HB (d) 6B
Answer key
- a falling tree
- diagonal lines
- vertical
- grey lines for sketching
- dabbing soft textures
- True
- a marble
- horizontal
- a lightning bolt
- a sugar cube
- a 3D form
- medium marks
- the part farthest away
- False
- a 3D form
- 12
- a tall lamp post
- looks bigger
- False
- True
- False
- True
- lots of tiny dots
- False
- False
- a 2D shape
- shadow side
- True
- glue
- under the object
- value
- True
- False
- a 2D shape
- cube
- sponge
- 7
- washing with mild soap
- False
- HB
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