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.🗿 A clay model you can walk around is an example of… (a) a 3D form (b) a 2D shape (c) a flat outline
- 2.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) vertical lines (b) diagonal lines (c) curved lines (d) zigzag lines
- 3.True or false: pencil grade HB makes medium marks. (a) False (b) True
- 4.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) a jalebi (c) a wriggling snake (d) a cut-here line
- 5.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) looks furry or scaly (b) gaps between things (c) a moving dot’s path (d) a hue, like red or blue
- 6.🔭 In a picture, an object that looks bigger seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
- 7.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) 2B (b) 2H (c) H (d) 4H
- 8.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “bright, flat colour”? (a) pencil (b) oil pastels (c) watercolour (d) poster colour
- 9.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a person standing tall (c) a playground slide (d) the edge of a calm sea
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) star (b) pyramid (c) square (d) triangle
- 11.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) vertical lines (b) curved lines (c) diagonal lines (d) zigzag lines
- 12.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
- 13.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
- 14.Which of these is the element called form? (a) from white to black (b) how light or dark it is (c) has height, width, depth (d) the area around objects
- 15.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call the part farthest away? (a) background (b) middle ground (c) foreground
- 16.🍃 Is a paint splash a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) geometric shape (b) organic shape
- 17.What do we use a palette for? (a) fine lines and details (b) wide, straight strokes (c) mixing colours (d) holding a board upright
- 18.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles up or flat (b) in the water pot (c) bristles down (d) with paint on it
- 19.True or false: “soft, creamy sticks” is a feature of oil pastels. (a) False (b) True
- 20.Which of these is the element called value? (a) the area around objects (b) a hue, like red or blue (c) can be seen all round (d) how light or dark it is
- 21.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) on the left side (c) on the right side (d) inside the object
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
- 23.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a jalebi (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a ruler’s edge
- 24.True or false: “the area around objects” is the element called line. (a) True (b) False
- 25.✏️ In a pencil grade, what does the letter H stand for? (a) hard (b) high (c) heavy (d) hot
- 26.🧊 Which 3D form is a party hat shaped like? (a) cylinder (b) sphere (c) cone (d) cube
- 27.True or false: a sleeping person is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) frame (b) line (c) value (d) texture
- 29.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
- 30.Which of these is the element called colour? (a) a hue, like red or blue (b) a moving dot’s path (c) a closed flat outline (d) a flat 2D area
- 31.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) diagonal lines (b) horizontal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) curved lines
- 32.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
- 33.🧱 Which element of art is “only length and width”? (a) form (b) value (c) line (d) shape
- 34.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) mixed with lots of water (b) soft, light washes (c) hard, waxy sticks (d) bright, flat colour
- 35.In a landscape picture, which of these is the middle ground? (a) things that look biggest (b) the bottom of the page (c) the part in between (d) the part nearest you
- 36.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
- 37.Which of these is shaped like a sphere? (a) a marble (b) a sugar cube (c) a shoe box (d) an ice-cream cone
- 38.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
- 39.True or false: pencil grade B makes soft, dark marks. (a) True (b) False
- 40.Which of these is a feature of a pencil? (a) grey lines for sketching (b) thick, opaque paint (c) soft, creamy sticks (d) mixed with lots of water
Answer key
- a 3D form
- zigzag lines
- True
- a cut-here line
- looks furry or scaly
- near the viewer
- 2B
- poster colour
- the edge of a calm sea
- pyramid
- vertical lines
- False
- True
- has height, width, depth
- background
- organic shape
- mixing colours
- bristles up or flat
- True
- how light or dark it is
- on the right side
- rinsing between colours
- a ruler’s edge
- False
- hard
- cone
- False
- frame
- good brush care
- a hue, like red or blue
- horizontal lines
- horizontal
- shape
- bright, flat colour
- the part in between
- highlight
- a marble
- vertical
- True
- grey lines for sketching
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