Drawing and Painting Basics Test Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 16: Part 2 drawing and painting test · Set 272 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) 6B (b) 2B (c) 4B (d) 2H
3. 3.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) flat brush (b) palette (c) easel (d) water pot
4. 4.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) wavy line (d) spiral line
5. 5.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) grey lines for sketching (b) soft, creamy sticks (c) see-through colour (d) thick, opaque paint
6. 6.In a landscape picture, which of these is the background? (a) the part in between (b) the part nearest you (c) the part farthest away (d) the bottom of the page
7. 7.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
8. 8.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) 6B (b) 4H (c) HB (d) 2H
9. 9.🥫 How many flat faces does a cylinder have?
10. 10.🖍️ Which paint is best for bright, solid colour on a school chart? (a) pencil (b) watercolour (c) charcoal (d) poster colour
11. 11.🖼️ In the rule of thirds, where should the main subject go? (a) at the very edge (b) off the page (c) where the lines cross (d) in a corner
12. 12.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 2H make? (a) medium marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) hard, light marks
13. 13.🧱 Which element of art is “gaps between things”? (a) space (b) shape (c) colour (d) value
14. 14.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: we use a palette for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) straight line (d) wavy line
17. 17.In a landscape picture, which of these is the background? (a) the part in between (b) things that look biggest (c) the top of the scene (d) the part nearest you
18. 18.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call things that look biggest? (a) background (b) middle ground (c) foreground
19. 19.🧊 Which 3D form is a candle shaped like? (a) sphere (b) cone (c) cuboid (d) cylinder
20. 20.True or false: a cylinder is a flat 2D shape. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “a hue, like red or blue” is the element called colour. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a feature of a pencil? (a) mixed with lots of water (b) soft, light washes (c) grey lines for sketching (d) hard, waxy sticks
23. 23.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 6B make? (a) medium marks (b) hard, light marks (c) soft, dark marks
24. 24.🧱 Which element of art is “how a surface feels”? (a) shape (b) line (c) texture (d) form
25. 25.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the darker half of it (c) the side away from light (d) the brightest spot
26. 26.✏️ Which pencil makes lighter lines: HB or 2H? (a) HB (b) 2H
27. 27.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “mixed with lots of water” is a feature of oil pastels. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
30. 30.🔵 Shading a circle from light to dark makes it look like a… (a) cone (b) square (c) sphere (d) cube
31. 31.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
32. 32.True or false: a laser beam looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) looks furry or scaly (b) a closed flat outline (c) the area around objects (d) can be seen all round
34. 34.Which of these is the element called form? (a) how light or dark it is (b) only length and width (c) a long, thin mark (d) has height, width, depth
35. 35.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) looks smaller (b) shows less detail (c) looks bigger (d) sits near the horizon
36. 36.Which of these is the element called space? (a) only length and width (b) gaps between things (c) a closed flat outline (d) how light or dark it is
37. 37.🍃 Is a triangle a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) organic shape (b) geometric shape
38. 38.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the side away from it (b) the side facing the lamp (c) the bottom
39. 39.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: 2H or 2B? (a) 2B (b) 2H
40. 40.True or false: a person standing tall is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False

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