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 makes darker lines: 2H or 2B? (a) 2B (b) 2H
- 2.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
- 3.True or false: “a sense of near and far” is the element called space. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) line (b) frame (c) texture (d) value
- 5.True or false: pencil grade 6B makes hard, light marks. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “blend with a fingertip”? (a) wax crayons (b) watercolour (c) poster colour (d) oil pastels
- 7.True or false: pencil grade B makes soft, dark marks. (a) True (b) False
- 8.True or false: “a flat 2D area” is the element called form. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cube (b) cylinder (c) star (d) cuboid
- 10.True or false: a tall lamp post is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
- 11.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) H (b) 6B (c) HB (d) 4H
- 12.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
- 13.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circle (b) rectangle (c) cube (d) triangle
- 15.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) dots packed close (c) lots of tiny dots (d) lines all one way
- 16.📐 Is a cuboid a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 2D shape (b) a 3D form
- 17.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) smooth, soft tones (c) criss-cross lines (d) lines all one way
- 18.Which of these is a feature of a pencil? (a) mixed with lots of water (b) grey lines for sketching (c) soft, light washes (d) soft, creamy sticks
- 19.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) the part in between
- 20.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) vertical lines (b) zigzag lines (c) horizontal lines (d) curved lines
- 21.🛤️ Railway tracks going into the distance seem to meet at the… (a) foreground (b) vanishing point (c) highlight (d) border
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shows less detail (b) sits near the horizon (c) looks bigger (d) looks smaller
- 23.🧊 Which 3D form is a sugar cube shaped like? (a) cuboid (b) cone (c) sphere (d) cube
- 24.True or false: “soft, creamy sticks” is a feature of poster colour. (a) False (b) True
- 25.True or false: “do not smudge easily” is a feature of wax crayons. (a) False (b) True
- 26.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🧱 Drawing fur so it looks soft uses which element of art? (a) texture (b) value (c) line (d) space
- 28.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) easel (b) water pot (c) round brush (d) sharpener
- 29.True or false: “how light or dark it is” is the element called value. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🧱 Which element of art is “a closed flat outline”? (a) shape (b) space (c) texture (d) form
- 31.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) blending
- 32.True or false: a leaning ladder is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
- 33.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
- 34.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
- 35.True or false: “a flat 2D area” is the element called texture. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
- 37.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) soft, light washes (b) soft, creamy sticks (c) thick, opaque paint (d) blend with a fingertip
- 38.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 39.True or false: a playground slide is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🔭 In a picture, an object that sits lower on the page seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
Answer key
- 2B
- False
- True
- frame
- False
- oil pastels
- True
- False
- star
- False
- 6B
- hatching
- True
- cube
- lines all one way
- a 3D form
- lots of tiny dots
- grey lines for sketching
- things that look biggest
- curved lines
- vanishing point
- looks bigger
- cube
- False
- True
- True
- texture
- water pot
- True
- shape
- blending
- True
- True
- True
- False
- bad for the brush
- thick, opaque paint
- 7
- False
- near the viewer
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