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.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade HB make? (a) medium marks (b) hard, light marks (c) soft, dark marks
- 2.True or false: pencil grade 6B makes soft, dark marks. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🍃 Is a paint splash a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) geometric shape (b) organic shape
- 4.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
- 5.True or false: we use a flat brush for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
- 6.In a landscape picture, which of these is the middle ground? (a) the part nearest you (b) the part in between (c) the bottom of the page (d) things that look biggest
- 7.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a falling tree (c) a sleeping person (d) a leaning ladder
- 8.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a wide flat brush (c) a pencil (d) a toothpick
- 9.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
- 10.🔭 In a picture, an object that looks smaller seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
- 11.🗿 A clay model you can walk around is an example of… (a) a flat outline (b) a 2D shape (c) a 3D form
- 12.🧱 Drawing fur so it looks soft uses which element of art? (a) value (b) space (c) texture (d) line
- 13.True or false: we use masking tape for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
- 14.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) mixed with lots of water (b) see-through colour (c) soft, light washes (d) bright, flat colour
- 15.Which of these is the element called colour? (a) gaps between things (b) a flat 2D area (c) a closed flat outline (d) what a rainbow shows
- 16.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
- 17.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) its shadow on the table (c) where light hits most (d) the side away from light
- 18.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) curved lines (b) zigzag lines (c) vertical lines (d) diagonal lines
- 19.True or false: a paint splash is an organic shape. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 21.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
- 22.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) lots of tiny dots (c) smooth, soft tones (d) criss-cross lines
- 23.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) stitches on cloth (c) dashes on a road (d) a jalebi
- 24.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a sleeping person (c) a table top (d) a falling tree
- 25.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
- 26.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) has height, width, depth (b) a long, thin mark (c) how light or dark it is (d) a closed flat outline
- 27.Which of these is called blending? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) many parallel lines (c) lines all one way (d) smudging with a finger
- 28.💧 Which paint gives soft, see-through layers? (a) wax crayons (b) oil pastels (c) watercolour (d) poster colour
- 29.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) stippling
- 30.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a coiled rope (b) stitches on cloth (c) a laser beam (d) dashes on a road
- 31.True or false: in a landscape picture, the top of the scene is the middle ground. (a) True (b) False
- 32.True or false: black has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
- 33.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
- 34.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
- 35.True or false: a falling tree is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
- 36.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) 4H (b) HB (c) H (d) 4B
- 37.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) looks smaller (b) shows less detail (c) overlaps other things (d) sits near the horizon
- 38.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a table top (c) a sleeping person (d) a standing tree trunk
- 39.🧊 How many edges does a cube have?
- 40.What do we use a water pot for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) rinsing brushes (c) mixing colours (d) holding a board upright
Answer key
- medium marks
- True
- organic shape
- vertical
- False
- the part in between
- a sleeping person
- a wide flat brush
- cross-hatching
- far away
- a 3D form
- texture
- False
- bright, flat colour
- what a rainbow shows
- highlight
- where light hits most
- diagonal lines
- True
- 7
- False
- lines all one way
- a jalebi
- a falling tree
- True
- a closed flat outline
- smudging with a finger
- watercolour
- blending
- a laser beam
- False
- True
- shadow side
- light value
- False
- 4B
- overlaps other things
- a standing tree trunk
- 12
- rinsing brushes
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