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Art and painting lesson 16: Part 2 drawing and painting test · Set 23 · 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 pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) 4H (b) HB (c) 2B (d) 2H
  2. 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. 3.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  4. 4.True or false: “only length and width” is the element called texture. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  6. 6.True or false: a triangle is a flat 2D shape. (a) True (b) False
  7. 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. 8.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  9. 9.True or false: a person standing tall is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) H (b) 6B (c) B (d) 4B
  11. 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. 12.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “see-through colour”? (a) pencil (b) poster colour (c) oil pastels (d) watercolour
  14. 14.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  15. 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. 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. 17.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  18. 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. 19.🖼️ The rule of thirds splits a page into how many equal boxes?
  20. 20.🧱 Which element of art is “a flat 2D area”? (a) form (b) space (c) colour (d) shape
  21. 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. 22.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “blend with a fingertip”? (a) watercolour (b) oil pastels (c) poster colour (d) wax crayons
  23. 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. 24.True or false: a sleeping person is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  26. 26.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  27. 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. 28.🍃 Is a puddle a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) geometric shape (b) organic shape
  29. 29.Which of these is shaped like a cube? (a) a dice (b) a marble (c) a matchbox (d) a shoe box
  30. 30.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) line (b) frame (c) texture (d) value
  31. 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. 32.True or false: “thick, opaque paint” is a feature of poster colour. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sphere (b) oval (c) cuboid (d) cube
  34. 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. 35.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) vertical lines (b) horizontal lines (c) diagonal lines (d) curved lines
  36. 36.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  38. 38.What do we use masking tape for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding paper flat (c) mixing colours (d) rinsing brushes
  39. 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. 40.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?

Answer key

  1. 2B
  2. smooth, soft tones
  3. diagonal
  4. False
  5. good brush care
  6. True
  7. a flag in the wind
  8. highlight
  9. True
  10. H
  11. the part in between
  12. True
  13. watercolour
  14. horizontal
  15. a wavy line
  16. rinsing brushes
  17. False
  18. blend with a fingertip
  19. 9
  20. shape
  21. standing on its bristles
  22. oil pastels
  23. straight line
  24. False
  25. good brush care
  26. light value
  27. the part nearest you
  28. organic shape
  29. a dice
  30. frame
  31. grey lines for sketching
  32. True
  33. oval
  34. letting paint dry on it
  35. vertical lines
  36. False
  37. diagonal
  38. holding paper flat
  39. bad for the brush
  40. 7

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