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 do we use an easel for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) rinsing brushes (c) fine lines and details (d) holding a board upright
- 2.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) water and mild soap (b) hot oil (c) glue (d) sand
- 3.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
- 4.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) where light hits most (b) its shadow on the table (c) the brightest spot (d) the darker half of it
- 5.🔭 In a picture, an object that looks paler and bluer seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer
- 6.🧱 Which element of art is “can be seen all round”? (a) space (b) line (c) form (d) texture
- 7.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
- 8.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) looks paler and bluer (b) is partly hidden (c) looks smaller (d) shows more detail
- 9.True or false: “rough, smooth or bumpy” is the element called texture. (a) False (b) True
- 10.True or false: an object that shows more detail seems far away. (a) True (b) False
- 11.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
- 12.📐 Is a rectangle a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 3D form (b) a 2D shape
- 13.Which of these is shaped like a cylinder? (a) a globe (b) a marble (c) a water pipe (d) a dice
- 14.🧱 Which element of art is “a moving dot’s path”? (a) space (b) line (c) shape (d) form
- 15.📐 Is a star a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 3D form (b) a 2D shape
- 16.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
- 17.True or false: an object that looks bigger seems near the viewer. (a) True (b) False
- 18.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) hatching
- 19.Which of these is a feature of oil pastels? (a) bright, flat colour (b) do not smudge easily (c) soft, creamy sticks (d) mixed with lots of water
- 20.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “light first outlines”? (a) wax crayons (b) oil pastels (c) pencil (d) poster colour
- 21.🟦 A square drawn with depth, showing three faces, looks like a… (a) sphere (b) cone (c) cube (d) circle
- 22.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
- 23.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) thick, opaque paint (b) do not smudge easily (c) grey lines for sketching (d) see-through colour
- 24.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) 4H (b) H (c) 2B (d) 2H
- 25.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) masking tape (b) sponge (c) flat brush (d) round brush
- 26.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a playground slide (c) a table top (d) a sleeping person
- 27.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
- 28.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
- 29.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) sits lower on the page (b) sits near the horizon (c) is partly hidden (d) looks smaller
- 30.True or false: a pyramid is a solid 3D form. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) with paint on it (c) bristles up or flat (d) bristles down
- 32.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) straight line (b) zigzag line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line
- 33.True or false: in a landscape picture, the top of the scene is the foreground. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a wide flat brush (c) a small round brush (d) a big roller
- 35.🔭 In a picture, an object that sits near the horizon seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer
- 36.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) straight line (b) dotted or broken line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
- 37.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) ocean waves (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) stitches on cloth (d) a lightning bolt
- 38.🧱 Which element of art is “how a surface feels”? (a) value (b) colour (c) form (d) texture
- 39.Which of these is a flat 2D shape? (a) square (b) cube (c) cone (d) pyramid
- 40.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
Answer key
- holding a board upright
- water and mild soap
- vertical
- the darker half of it
- far away
- form
- False
- shows more detail
- True
- False
- shadow side
- a 2D shape
- a water pipe
- line
- a 2D shape
- True
- True
- hatching
- soft, creamy sticks
- pencil
- cube
- horizontal
- see-through colour
- 2B
- flat brush
- a playground slide
- vertical
- good brush care
- sits lower on the page
- True
- bristles up or flat
- zigzag line
- False
- a small round brush
- far away
- zigzag line
- stitches on cloth
- texture
- square
- dark value
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