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.Which clue shows an object is far away? (a) shows more detail (b) sits lower on the page (c) looks paler and bluer (d) looks bigger
- 2.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a coiled rope (b) a cut-here line (c) a laser beam (d) a tightly pulled rope
- 3.🧱 Which element of art is “can be seen all round”? (a) texture (b) form (c) value (d) space
- 4.Which of these is the element called space? (a) a hue, like red or blue (b) gaps between things (c) a closed flat outline (d) can be seen all round
- 5.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: 2H or 2B? (a) 2H (b) 2B
- 6.✏️ Which pencil makes lighter lines: HB or 2H? (a) HB (b) 2H
- 7.Which of these is the element called line? (a) a moving dot’s path (b) a sense of near and far (c) how light or dark it is (d) from white to black
- 8.Which of these is the element called value? (a) from white to black (b) looks furry or scaly (c) a sense of near and far (d) what a rainbow shows
- 9.🧱 Which element of art is “a long, thin mark”? (a) colour (b) shape (c) texture (d) line
- 10.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) mixing colours (d) rinsing brushes
- 11.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) line (b) texture (c) frame (d) value
- 12.True or false: pencil grade 2H makes medium marks. (a) False (b) True
- 13.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
- 14.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) line (b) easel (c) form (d) value
- 15.In a landscape picture, which of these is the foreground? (a) the top of the scene (b) the bottom of the page (c) the part farthest away (d) far hills and the sky
- 16.🧊 How many edges does a cube have?
- 17.🧊 Which 3D form is a dice shaped like? (a) cuboid (b) cylinder (c) sphere (d) cube
- 18.🍦 How many flat faces does a cone have?
- 19.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
- 20.True or false: a sleeping person is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
- 21.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) where light hits most (b) the brightest spot (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the side away from light
- 22.True or false: an object that looks smaller seems far away. (a) True (b) False
- 23.🧊 How many corners does a cube have?
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cube (b) rectangle (c) cylinder (d) cone
- 25.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) dashes on a road (b) a wriggling snake (c) ocean waves (d) a lightning bolt
- 26.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a playground slide (c) a standing tree trunk (d) the edge of a calm sea
- 27.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) big to small (b) red to blue (c) near to far (d) white to black
- 28.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a table top (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a falling tree
- 29.🖼️ The rule of thirds splits a page into how many equal boxes?
- 30.🧊 Which 3D form is a globe shaped like? (a) cube (b) sphere (c) cuboid (d) cylinder
- 31.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
- 32.🔭 In a picture, an object that looks smaller seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer
- 33.🔭 In a picture, an object that sits lower on the page seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer
- 34.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a snail shell (c) a ruler’s edge (d) a wriggling snake
- 35.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) drying bristles up
- 36.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
- 37.What do we use a round brush for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) giving a pencil a point (c) fine lines and details (d) rinsing brushes
- 38.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) hard, waxy sticks (b) soft, light washes (c) thick, opaque paint (d) do not smudge easily
- 39.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
- 40.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
Answer key
- looks paler and bluer
- a cut-here line
- form
- gaps between things
- 2B
- 2H
- a moving dot’s path
- from white to black
- line
- wide, straight strokes
- frame
- False
- diagonal
- easel
- the bottom of the page
- 12
- cube
- 1
- True
- False
- the dark shape it throws
- True
- 8
- rectangle
- dashes on a road
- a playground slide
- white to black
- a standing tree trunk
- 9
- sphere
- horizontal
- far away
- near the viewer
- a wriggling snake
- scrubbing hard on paper
- diagonal
- fine lines and details
- thick, opaque paint
- vertical
- diagonal
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