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 kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) straight line (b) dotted or broken line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
- 2.🧱 Drawing fur so it looks soft uses which element of art? (a) value (b) space (c) line (d) texture
- 3.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
- 4.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🧊 How many edges does a cube have?
- 6.True or false: a hexagon is a geometric shape. (a) True (b) False
- 7.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
- 8.True or false: “a flat 2D area” is the element called shape. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🖼️ In the rule of thirds grid, how many points are there where the lines cross?
- 10.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
- 11.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a standing tree trunk (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a playground slide
- 12.True or false: a cloud is an organic shape. (a) True (b) False
- 13.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) hatching
- 14.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a sponge (c) a wide flat brush (d) a small round brush
- 15.True or false: “thick, opaque paint” is a feature of a pencil. (a) False (b) True
- 16.True or false: an object that looks bigger seems near the viewer. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
- 18.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
- 19.Which of these is the element called form? (a) a solid 3D object (b) looks furry or scaly (c) only length and width (d) a moving dot’s path
- 20.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) texture (b) line (c) frame (d) value
- 21.🍃 Is a puddle a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) organic shape (b) geometric shape
- 22.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
- 23.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) masking tape (b) palette (c) sponge (d) sharpener
- 24.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
- 25.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
- 26.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) looks smaller (b) shows less detail (c) overlaps other things (d) sits near the horizon
- 27.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 28.Which of these is a feature of wax crayons? (a) soft, light washes (b) grey lines for sketching (c) do not smudge easily (d) blend with a fingertip
- 29.🖼️ How many lines (across and down) do you draw for the rule of thirds?
- 30.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pyramid (b) triangle (c) rectangle (d) oval
- 32.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
- 33.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) spiral line (b) straight line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line
- 34.True or false: pencil grade B makes soft, dark marks. (a) False (b) True
- 35.📐 Is a rectangle a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 3D form (b) a 2D shape
- 36.Which of these is a feature of a pencil? (a) grey lines for sketching (b) hard, waxy sticks (c) see-through colour (d) soft, light washes
- 37.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
- 38.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
- 39.✏️ Which pencil makes lighter lines: HB or 2H? (a) HB (b) 2H
- 40.✏️ Which pencil is harder: 4H or 2H? (a) 4H (b) 2H
Answer key
- spiral line
- texture
- scrubbing hard on paper
- True
- 12
- True
- stippling
- True
- 4
- False
- the edge of a calm sea
- True
- hatching
- a small round brush
- False
- True
- leaving it in water
- cast shadow
- a solid 3D object
- frame
- organic shape
- horizontal
- palette
- diagonal
- leaving it in water
- overlaps other things
- 7
- do not smudge easily
- 4
- bad for the brush
- pyramid
- vertical
- straight line
- True
- a 2D shape
- grey lines for sketching
- highlight
- diagonal
- 2H
- 4H
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