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Art and painting lesson 16: Part 2 drawing and painting test · Set 270 · 40 questions
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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. 1.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) vertical lines (b) zigzag lines (c) horizontal lines (d) curved lines
  2. 2.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: “soft, light washes” is a feature of watercolour. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: “can be seen all round” is the element called form. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🧱 Which element of art tells how light or dark something is? (a) shape (b) line (c) value (d) texture
  6. 6.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) its shadow on the table (c) where light hits most (d) the side away from light
  7. 7.True or false: a sleeping person is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding paper flat (b) fine lines and details (c) holding a board upright (d) rinsing brushes
  9. 9.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) 4H (b) 4B (c) HB (d) H
  10. 10.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
  11. 11.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
  12. 12.Which of these is called stippling? (a) criss-cross lines (b) lines crossing over (c) dots packed close (d) smooth, soft tones
  13. 13.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  14. 14.🧱 Which element of art is “only length and width”? (a) value (b) form (c) shape (d) line
  15. 15.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a playground slide (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a sleeping person
  16. 16.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call things that look biggest? (a) middle ground (b) foreground (c) background
  17. 17.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) ocean waves (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) a snail shell (d) a tightly pulled rope
  18. 18.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) white to black (b) near to far (c) red to blue (d) big to small
  19. 19.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) many parallel lines (c) lines all one way (d) dots packed close
  20. 20.✏️ Which pencil is harder: 4H or 2H? (a) 4H (b) 2H
  21. 21.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) rough, smooth or bumpy (b) a flat 2D area (c) what a rainbow shows (d) a moving dot’s path
  22. 22.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) zigzag lines (b) horizontal lines (c) diagonal lines (d) vertical lines
  23. 23.🧱 Which element of art is “a moving dot’s path”? (a) colour (b) space (c) line (d) form
  24. 24.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) value (b) frame (c) line (d) texture
  25. 25.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) easel (b) sponge (c) palette (d) round brush
  26. 26.🛤️ Railway tracks going into the distance seem to meet at the… (a) highlight (b) border (c) foreground (d) vanishing point
  27. 27.🍃 Is a circle a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) organic shape (b) geometric shape
  28. 28.True or false: an object that sits lower on the page seems near the viewer. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is the element called value? (a) how a surface feels (b) a closed flat outline (c) gaps between things (d) from white to black
  31. 31.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) the teeth of a saw (c) a laser beam (d) a coiled rope
  32. 32.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  33. 33.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) palette (b) sponge (c) masking tape (d) water pot
  34. 34.What do we use a sponge for? (a) mixing colours (b) wide, straight strokes (c) fine lines and details (d) dabbing soft textures
  35. 35.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔭 In a picture, an object that is partly hidden seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
  37. 37.Which of these is the element called value? (a) a moving dot’s path (b) a long, thin mark (c) a sense of near and far (d) how light or dark it is
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) leaving it in water
  39. 39.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) a solid 3D object (b) the area around objects (c) how a surface feels (d) can be seen all round
  40. 40.Which of these is shaped like a cuboid? (a) a marble (b) a dice (c) a sugar cube (d) a brick

Answer key

  1. horizontal lines
  2. True
  3. True
  4. True
  5. value
  6. where light hits most
  7. True
  8. holding paper flat
  9. 4B
  10. zigzag line
  11. 7
  12. dots packed close
  13. bad for the brush
  14. shape
  15. a standing tree trunk
  16. foreground
  17. ocean waves
  18. white to black
  19. criss-cross lines
  20. 4H
  21. a flat 2D area
  22. diagonal lines
  23. line
  24. frame
  25. palette
  26. vanishing point
  27. geometric shape
  28. True
  29. True
  30. from white to black
  31. a coiled rope
  32. dark value
  33. sponge
  34. dabbing soft textures
  35. True
  36. far away
  37. how light or dark it is
  38. leaving it in water
  39. how a surface feels
  40. a brick

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