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.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) on the right side (c) above the object (d) on the left side
- 2.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press lighter (b) press harder (c) add water (d) use an eraser
- 3.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: 2B or 6B? (a) 2B (b) 6B
- 4.🔭 In a picture, an object that sits lower on the page seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer
- 5.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 6.True or false: “what a rainbow shows” is the element called colour. (a) True (b) False
- 7.Which of these is the element called colour? (a) gaps between things (b) a hue, like red or blue (c) from white to black (d) only length and width
- 8.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
- 9.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) wavy line (b) dotted or broken line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
- 10.True or false: “a long, thin mark” is the element called line. (a) True (b) False
- 11.What do we use a sponge for? (a) mixing colours (b) wide, straight strokes (c) rinsing brushes (d) dabbing soft textures
- 12.True or false: an object that is partly hidden seems far away. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circle (b) cube (c) triangle (d) oval
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper
- 15.🖼️ How many lines (across and down) do you draw for the rule of thirds?
- 16.🧱 Which element of art is “a long, thin mark”? (a) texture (b) shape (c) space (d) line
- 17.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) shape (b) space (c) colour (d) glue
- 18.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade B make? (a) medium marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) hard, light marks
- 19.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
- 20.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a falling tree (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a person standing tall (d) a sleeping person
- 21.Which pencil grade makes medium marks? (a) H (b) 2H (c) 4B (d) HB
- 22.True or false: “see-through colour” is a feature of watercolour. (a) True (b) False
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
- 24.True or false: a cube is a flat 2D shape. (a) True (b) False
- 25.True or false: “do not smudge easily” is a feature of oil pastels. (a) False (b) True
- 26.True or false: pencil grade HB makes medium marks. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) zigzag lines (b) diagonal lines (c) vertical lines (d) horizontal lines
- 28.🧱 Which element of art is “how a surface feels”? (a) texture (b) value (c) line (d) colour
- 29.True or false: “the area around objects” is the element called form. (a) False (b) True
- 30.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
- 31.📐 Is a cuboid a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 3D form (b) a 2D shape
- 32.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) dotted or broken line (d) straight line
- 33.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines all one way (b) smudging with a finger (c) lots of tiny dots (d) smooth, soft tones
- 34.🔭 In a picture, an object that shows more detail seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
- 35.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
- 36.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
- 37.🧱 Drawing fur so it looks soft uses which element of art? (a) value (b) space (c) texture (d) line
- 38.Which clue shows an object is far away? (a) sits lower on the page (b) overlaps other things (c) shows less detail (d) looks bigger
- 39.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “grey lines for sketching”? (a) oil pastels (b) watercolour (c) pencil (d) poster colour
- 40.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a small round brush (b) a wide flat brush (c) a sponge (d) a big roller
Answer key
- on the right side
- press harder
- 6B
- near the viewer
- 7
- True
- a hue, like red or blue
- stippling
- dotted or broken line
- True
- dabbing soft textures
- True
- cube
- scrubbing hard on paper
- 4
- line
- glue
- soft, dark marks
- stippling
- a falling tree
- HB
- True
- standing on its bristles
- False
- False
- True
- zigzag lines
- texture
- False
- False
- a 3D form
- spiral line
- lots of tiny dots
- near the viewer
- vertical
- highlight
- texture
- shows less detail
- pencil
- a small round brush
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