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Art and painting lesson 16: Part 2 drawing and painting test · Set 228 · 40 questions
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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. 1.🧱 Which element of art tells how light or dark something is? (a) line (b) value (c) texture (d) shape
  2. 2.True or false: “soft, light washes” is a feature of watercolour. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: an object that sits near the horizon seems near the viewer. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 2B make? (a) medium marks (b) hard, light marks (c) soft, dark marks
  6. 6.True or false: a pyramid is a flat 2D shape. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🖼️ In the rule of thirds grid, how many points are there where the lines cross?
  8. 8.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) looks bigger (b) sits near the horizon (c) looks smaller (d) looks paler and bluer
  9. 9.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) drying bristles up (d) letting paint dry on it
  10. 10.True or false: “how light or dark it is” is the element called colour. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding paper flat (b) rinsing brushes (c) mixing colours (d) fine lines and details
  12. 12.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a leaning ladder (c) a sleeping person (d) a tall lamp post
  13. 13.🧊 Which 3D form is a drinking straw shaped like? (a) cube (b) cylinder (c) cuboid (d) cone
  14. 14.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  15. 15.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) masking tape (b) easel (c) water pot (d) round brush
  16. 16.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a jalebi (b) a cut-here line (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a coiled rope
  17. 17.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “blend with a fingertip”? (a) poster colour (b) watercolour (c) oil pastels (d) pencil
  18. 18.True or false: pencil grade 4H makes hard, light marks. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  20. 20.True or false: “bright, flat colour” is a feature of poster colour. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) HB (b) 4H (c) 2H (d) 6B
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) washing with mild soap (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  23. 23.📐 Is a square a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 2D shape (b) a 3D form
  24. 24.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
  25. 25.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) dabbing soft textures (d) mixing colours
  26. 26.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) add water (b) press lighter (c) use an eraser (d) press harder
  27. 27.True or false: “how a surface feels” is the element called texture. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  29. 29.🔭 In a picture, an object that looks smaller seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
  30. 30.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) a solid 3D object (b) a closed flat outline (c) a moving dot’s path (d) a hue, like red or blue
  31. 31.🔭 In a picture, an object that looks paler and bluer seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer
  32. 32.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) zigzag lines (b) diagonal lines (c) vertical lines (d) horizontal lines
  33. 33.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) dotted or broken line
  34. 34.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) value (b) easel (c) line (d) form
  35. 35.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) only length and width (b) a hue, like red or blue (c) the area around objects (d) a solid 3D object
  37. 37.True or false: “a hue, like red or blue” is the element called colour. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which clue shows an object is far away? (a) sits lower on the page (b) looks bigger (c) overlaps other things (d) shows less detail
  39. 39.True or false: “do not smudge easily” is a feature of wax crayons. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. value
  2. True
  3. False
  4. False
  5. soft, dark marks
  6. False
  7. 4
  8. looks bigger
  9. drying bristles up
  10. False
  11. holding paper flat
  12. a leaning ladder
  13. cylinder
  14. horizontal
  15. water pot
  16. a row of pointy peaks
  17. oil pastels
  18. True
  19. highlight
  20. True
  21. 6B
  22. washing with mild soap
  23. a 2D shape
  24. 7
  25. wide, straight strokes
  26. press harder
  27. True
  28. dark value
  29. far away
  30. a closed flat outline
  31. far away
  32. vertical lines
  33. dotted or broken line
  34. easel
  35. True
  36. only length and width
  37. True
  38. shows less detail
  39. True
  40. False

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