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.True or false: “hard, waxy sticks” is a feature of wax crayons. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a big roller (c) a sponge (d) a small round brush
- 3.🔭 In a picture, an object that shows more detail seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer
- 4.Which of these is a flat 2D shape? (a) cube (b) sphere (c) oval (d) cuboid
- 5.Which of these is shaped like a cone? (a) a shoe box (b) a water pipe (c) a traffic cone (d) a sugar cube
- 6.🧱 Which element of art is “has height, width, depth”? (a) shape (b) form (c) value (d) line
- 7.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
- 8.True or false: a rectangle is a solid 3D form. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) water pot (b) round brush (c) sponge (d) easel
- 10.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
- 11.📐 Is a cuboid a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 3D form (b) a 2D shape
- 12.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
- 13.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the side away from light (b) where light hits most (c) the brightest spot (d) its shadow on the table
- 14.Which of these is the element called value? (a) looks furry or scaly (b) how light or dark it is (c) a long, thin mark (d) a solid 3D object
- 15.🥫 How many flat faces does a cylinder have?
- 16.📐 Which has only length and width, and no depth? (a) a shape (b) a cube (c) a form (d) a sculpture
- 17.True or false: a table top is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
- 18.True or false: in a landscape picture, things that look biggest is the foreground. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 20.True or false: a leaning ladder is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
- 21.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the brightest spot (b) the darker half of it (c) its shadow on the table (d) the dark shape it throws
- 22.📐 Is a triangle a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 3D form (b) a 2D shape
- 23.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
- 24.True or false: “a moving dot’s path” is the element called texture. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🍃 Is a leaf a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) geometric shape (b) organic shape
- 26.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: 2B or 6B? (a) 6B (b) 2B
- 27.True or false: “has height, width, depth” is the element called shape. (a) True (b) False
- 28.What do we use a sponge for? (a) holding paper flat (b) fine lines and details (c) mixing colours (d) dabbing soft textures
- 29.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a playground slide (b) a tall lamp post (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a sleeping person
- 30.🧱 Which element of art is “can be seen all round”? (a) line (b) form (c) colour (d) space
- 31.True or false: we use a sharpener for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
- 32.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 2H make? (a) medium marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) hard, light marks
- 33.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
- 34.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
- 35.🌅 The horizon line is drawn at the level of your… (a) feet (b) knees (c) elbows (d) eyes
- 36.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
- 37.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) line (b) texture (c) value (d) frame
- 38.📐 Is a sphere a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 2D shape (b) a 3D form
- 39.🧱 Which element of art is “what a rainbow shows”? (a) shape (b) texture (c) value (d) colour
- 40.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) lots of tiny dots (c) criss-cross lines (d) smooth, soft tones
Answer key
- True
- a small round brush
- near the viewer
- oval
- a traffic cone
- form
- True
- False
- water pot
- reshaping the tip
- a 3D form
- True
- the side away from light
- how light or dark it is
- 2
- a shape
- False
- True
- 7
- False
- the brightest spot
- a 2D shape
- zigzag line
- False
- organic shape
- 6B
- False
- dabbing soft textures
- a playground slide
- form
- False
- hard, light marks
- True
- horizontal
- eyes
- stippling
- frame
- a 3D form
- colour
- lines all one way
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