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.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
- 2.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pyramid (b) sphere (c) cylinder (d) rectangle
- 4.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “see-through colour”? (a) watercolour (b) wax crayons (c) pencil (d) oil pastels
- 5.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the side away from it (b) the bottom (c) the side facing the lamp
- 6.True or false: pencil grade B makes soft, dark marks. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🔭 In a picture, an object that looks paler and bluer seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
- 8.True or false: a star is a flat 2D shape. (a) False (b) True
- 9.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) a jalebi (d) ocean waves
- 10.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
- 11.🧱 Which element of art tells how light or dark something is? (a) shape (b) value (c) line (d) texture
- 12.Which of these is a feature of a pencil? (a) mixed with lots of water (b) thick, opaque paint (c) grey lines for sketching (d) see-through colour
- 13.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press harder (b) press lighter (c) use an eraser (d) add water
- 14.🍃 Is a hexagon a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) geometric shape (b) organic shape
- 15.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
- 16.True or false: “blend with a fingertip” is a feature of oil pastels. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🍃 Is a paint splash a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) geometric shape (b) organic shape
- 18.Which of these is shaped like a cone? (a) a matchbox (b) a traffic cone (c) a globe (d) a marble
- 19.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) diagonal lines (b) horizontal lines (c) vertical lines (d) curved lines
- 20.🧱 Drawing fur so it looks soft uses which element of art? (a) value (b) space (c) line (d) texture
- 21.True or false: “a closed flat outline” is the element called colour. (a) True (b) False
- 22.Which of these is a feature of a pencil? (a) soft, light washes (b) do not smudge easily (c) light first outlines (d) see-through colour
- 23.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) 4B (b) 4H (c) 6B (d) 2B
- 24.True or false: an object that shows more detail seems far away. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🧱 Which element of art is “a flat 2D area”? (a) colour (b) shape (c) form (d) space
- 26.Which of these is a flat 2D shape? (a) square (b) cone (c) cube (d) cuboid
- 27.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
- 28.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) a cut-here line (d) a flag in the wind
- 29.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “blend with a fingertip”? (a) pencil (b) wax crayons (c) oil pastels (d) watercolour
- 30.📐 Is a star a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 3D form (b) a 2D shape
- 31.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
- 32.True or false: in a landscape picture, the part farthest away is the foreground. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) rinsing between colours
- 34.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
- 35.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) zigzag line (d) straight line
- 36.Which of these is the element called colour? (a) a solid 3D object (b) a hue, like red or blue (c) rough, smooth or bumpy (d) from white to black
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circle (b) cone (c) cube (d) cuboid
- 38.Which of these is called stippling? (a) many parallel lines (b) lines all one way (c) dots packed close (d) lines crossing over
- 39.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a pencil (c) a small round brush (d) a toothpick
- 40.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) sand (c) water and mild soap (d) hot oil
Answer key
- cast shadow
- horizontal
- rectangle
- watercolour
- the side facing the lamp
- True
- far away
- True
- ocean waves
- shadow side
- value
- grey lines for sketching
- press harder
- geometric shape
- True
- True
- organic shape
- a traffic cone
- vertical lines
- texture
- False
- light first outlines
- 4H
- False
- shape
- square
- drying bristles up
- a cut-here line
- oil pastels
- a 2D shape
- cross-hatching
- False
- rinsing between colours
- False
- spiral line
- a hue, like red or blue
- circle
- dots packed close
- a wide flat brush
- water and mild soap
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