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 grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) 4H (b) HB (c) 2B (d) 2H
- 2.Which of these is called blending? (a) criss-cross lines (b) lots of tiny dots (c) lines all one way (d) smooth, soft tones
- 3.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
- 4.True or false: “only length and width” is the element called texture. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
- 6.True or false: a triangle is a flat 2D shape. (a) True (b) False
- 7.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) a flag in the wind (d) a jalebi
- 8.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
- 9.True or false: a person standing tall is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
- 10.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) H (b) 6B (c) B (d) 4B
- 11.In a landscape picture, which of these is the middle ground? (a) the top of the scene (b) the part in between (c) the part farthest away (d) the part nearest you
- 12.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
- 13.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “see-through colour”? (a) pencil (b) poster colour (c) oil pastels (d) watercolour
- 14.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
- 15.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a straight line (b) a dotted line (c) a wavy line (d) a zigzag line
- 16.What do we use a water pot for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) rinsing brushes (c) mixing colours (d) dabbing soft textures
- 17.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
- 18.Which of these is a feature of oil pastels? (a) hard, waxy sticks (b) blend with a fingertip (c) mixed with lots of water (d) do not smudge easily
- 19.🖼️ The rule of thirds splits a page into how many equal boxes?
- 20.🧱 Which element of art is “a flat 2D area”? (a) form (b) space (c) colour (d) shape
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) standing on its bristles (d) reshaping the tip
- 22.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “blend with a fingertip”? (a) watercolour (b) oil pastels (c) poster colour (d) wax crayons
- 23.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) zigzag line (b) straight line (c) dotted or broken line (d) spiral line
- 24.True or false: a sleeping person is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
- 26.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
- 27.In a landscape picture, which of these is the foreground? (a) the part nearest you (b) the part farthest away (c) the part in between (d) the top of the scene
- 28.🍃 Is a puddle a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) geometric shape (b) organic shape
- 29.Which of these is shaped like a cube? (a) a dice (b) a marble (c) a matchbox (d) a shoe box
- 30.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) line (b) frame (c) texture (d) value
- 31.Which of these is a feature of a pencil? (a) blend with a fingertip (b) grey lines for sketching (c) do not smudge easily (d) thick, opaque paint
- 32.True or false: “thick, opaque paint” is a feature of poster colour. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sphere (b) oval (c) cuboid (d) cube
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) letting paint dry on it (d) drying bristles up
- 35.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) vertical lines (b) horizontal lines (c) diagonal lines (d) curved lines
- 36.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
- 37.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
- 38.What do we use masking tape for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding paper flat (c) mixing colours (d) rinsing brushes
- 39.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
- 40.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
Answer key
- 2B
- smooth, soft tones
- diagonal
- False
- good brush care
- True
- a flag in the wind
- highlight
- True
- H
- the part in between
- True
- watercolour
- horizontal
- a wavy line
- rinsing brushes
- False
- blend with a fingertip
- 9
- shape
- standing on its bristles
- oil pastels
- straight line
- False
- good brush care
- light value
- the part nearest you
- organic shape
- a dice
- frame
- grey lines for sketching
- True
- oval
- letting paint dry on it
- vertical lines
- False
- diagonal
- holding paper flat
- bad for the brush
- 7
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