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 of these is the element called form? (a) a sense of near and far (b) what a rainbow shows (c) has height, width, depth (d) a long, thin mark
- 2.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
- 3.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) lots of tiny dots (c) dots packed close (d) criss-cross lines
- 4.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) easel (b) round brush (c) sharpener (d) water pot
- 5.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
- 6.True or false: pencil grade 6B makes soft, dark marks. (a) True (b) False
- 7.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
- 8.What do we use a sponge for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding paper flat (c) wide, straight strokes (d) dabbing soft textures
- 9.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “blend with a fingertip”? (a) watercolour (b) wax crayons (c) oil pastels (d) poster colour
- 11.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
- 12.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) washing with mild soap (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) standing on its bristles
- 13.🥫 How many flat faces does a cylinder have?
- 14.Which of these is a feature of wax crayons? (a) soft, creamy sticks (b) hard, waxy sticks (c) see-through colour (d) bright, flat colour
- 15.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a sleeping person (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a playground slide (d) a table top
- 16.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 17.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “soft, light washes”? (a) watercolour (b) oil pastels (c) poster colour (d) pencil
- 18.📐 Is a rectangle a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 3D form (b) a 2D shape
- 19.🧊 Which 3D form is a candle shaped like? (a) sphere (b) cone (c) cube (d) cylinder
- 20.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a small round brush (b) a wide flat brush (c) a sponge (d) a big roller
- 21.Which pencil grade makes medium marks? (a) 2B (b) HB (c) 4B (d) H
- 22.Which of these is a flat 2D shape? (a) cylinder (b) oval (c) sphere (d) pyramid
- 23.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) colour (b) shape (c) space (d) glue
- 24.📐 Is a triangle a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 3D form (b) a 2D shape
- 25.True or false: a cuboid is a flat 2D shape. (a) True (b) False
- 26.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) dashes on a road (b) a lightning bolt (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a ruler’s edge
- 27.In a landscape picture, which of these is the background? (a) the bottom of the page (b) the part nearest you (c) far hills and the sky (d) the part in between
- 28.Which of these is the element called line? (a) gaps between things (b) a long, thin mark (c) how a surface feels (d) a closed flat outline
- 29.🧊 Which 3D form is an ice-cream cone shaped like? (a) cuboid (b) cone (c) cylinder (d) sphere
- 30.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
- 32.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call the part in between? (a) background (b) middle ground (c) foreground
- 33.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) zigzag lines (b) vertical lines (c) diagonal lines (d) curved lines
- 34.True or false: a square is an organic shape. (a) True (b) False
- 35.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
- 36.⚽ How many flat faces does a sphere have?
- 37.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🧊 How many flat faces does a cube have?
- 39.🧱 Which element of art is “looks furry or scaly”? (a) colour (b) shape (c) texture (d) value
- 40.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: 2B or 6B? (a) 6B (b) 2B
Answer key
- has height, width, depth
- True
- criss-cross lines
- easel
- False
- True
- dark value
- dabbing soft textures
- False
- oil pastels
- True
- washing with mild soap
- 2
- hard, waxy sticks
- a playground slide
- 7
- watercolour
- a 2D shape
- cylinder
- a small round brush
- HB
- oval
- glue
- a 2D shape
- False
- a ruler’s edge
- far hills and the sky
- a long, thin mark
- cone
- True
- leaving it in water
- middle ground
- curved lines
- False
- True
- 0
- True
- 6
- texture
- 6B
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