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: a hexagon is a geometric shape. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cone (b) oval (c) cube (d) sphere
- 3.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
- 4.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 2H make? (a) hard, light marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) medium marks
- 5.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
- 6.📏 What kind of line does a laser beam look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) straight line (d) wavy line
- 7.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) many parallel lines (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lines crossing over
- 8.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
- 9.True or false: an object that is partly hidden seems near the viewer. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
- 11.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
- 12.🍃 Is a triangle a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) geometric shape (b) organic shape
- 13.True or false: pencil grade B makes soft, dark marks. (a) True (b) False
- 14.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
- 15.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) looks smaller (b) looks paler and bluer (c) shows more detail (d) is partly hidden
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) square (b) rectangle (c) cuboid (d) circle
- 17.True or false: a square is a solid 3D form. (a) True (b) False
- 18.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the side away from light (c) where light hits most (d) the brightest spot
- 19.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) frame (b) value (c) line (d) texture
- 20.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
- 21.True or false: pencil grade 4H makes medium marks. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🖼️ How many lines (across and down) do you draw for the rule of thirds?
- 23.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) palette (b) easel (c) round brush (d) masking tape
- 24.True or false: in a landscape picture, the bottom of the page is the foreground. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 26.🖼️ The rule of thirds splits a page into how many equal boxes?
- 27.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
- 28.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a table top (b) a tall lamp post (c) a falling tree (d) a person standing tall
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) rinsing between colours (d) leaving it in water
- 30.🔭 In a picture, an object that looks bigger seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
- 31.True or false: “how light or dark it is” is the element called value. (a) False (b) True
- 32.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
- 33.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) dashes on a road (b) a snail shell (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a lightning bolt
- 34.Which of these is a flat 2D shape? (a) oval (b) sphere (c) cylinder (d) cube
- 35.True or false: a square is an organic shape. (a) True (b) False
- 36.✏️ Which pencil is harder: 4H or 2H? (a) 4H (b) 2H
- 37.True or false: in a landscape picture, the part farthest away is the foreground. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sponge (b) flat brush (c) palette (d) sharpener
- 39.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) False (b) True
- 40.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- True
- oval
- True
- hard, light marks
- True
- straight line
- many parallel lines
- diagonal
- False
- good brush care
- shadow side
- geometric shape
- True
- False
- shows more detail
- cuboid
- False
- the side away from light
- frame
- horizontal
- False
- 4
- round brush
- True
- 7
- 9
- vertical
- a table top
- rinsing between colours
- near the viewer
- True
- dark value
- dashes on a road
- oval
- False
- 4H
- False
- sharpener
- True
- False
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