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.🔭 In a picture, an object that looks bigger seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer
- 2.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) a flag in the wind (c) a ruler’s edge (d) dashes on a road
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper
- 4.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: HB or 2B? (a) HB (b) 2B
- 5.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: 2H or 2B? (a) 2H (b) 2B
- 6.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
- 7.True or false: ocean waves looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🧱 Which element of art is “from white to black”? (a) space (b) value (c) form (d) colour
- 9.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) criss-cross lines (c) many parallel lines (d) smooth, soft tones
- 10.True or false: a laser beam looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
- 11.True or false: “from white to black” is the element called texture. (a) False (b) True
- 12.Which clue shows an object is far away? (a) looks paler and bluer (b) overlaps other things (c) shows more detail (d) sits lower on the page
- 13.True or false: a sleeping person is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) drying bristles up (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
- 15.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 16.Which clue shows an object is far away? (a) sits lower on the page (b) shows more detail (c) is partly hidden (d) looks bigger
- 17.Which of these is the element called line? (a) rough, smooth or bumpy (b) can be seen all round (c) a moving dot’s path (d) a closed flat outline
- 18.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lines crossing over (b) smooth, soft tones (c) lots of tiny dots (d) many parallel lines
- 19.In a landscape picture, which of these is the middle ground? (a) the part nearest you (b) the part in between (c) things that look biggest (d) the bottom of the page
- 20.📐 Which has only length and width, and no depth? (a) a cube (b) a shape (c) a sculpture (d) a form
- 21.In a landscape picture, which of these is the foreground? (a) the part nearest you (b) the top of the scene (c) far hills and the sky (d) the part in between
- 22.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) straight line (d) wavy line
- 23.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a jalebi
- 24.True or false: a jalebi looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
- 25.True or false: we use a sponge for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
- 26.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) on the right side (c) inside the object (d) above the object
- 27.True or false: “do not smudge easily” is a feature of wax crayons. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🖼️ How many lines (across and down) do you draw for the rule of thirds?
- 29.🧱 Which element of art is “looks furry or scaly”? (a) space (b) value (c) texture (d) form
- 30.🧱 Which element of art is “how a surface feels”? (a) value (b) space (c) texture (d) form
- 31.🧊 Which 3D form is a brick shaped like? (a) cuboid (b) cone (c) cylinder (d) cube
- 32.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
- 33.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 2H make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) medium marks (c) hard, light marks
- 34.🔭 In a picture, an object that sits near the horizon seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
- 35.What do we use a round brush for? (a) holding paper flat (b) mixing colours (c) rinsing brushes (d) fine lines and details
- 36.Which pencil grade makes medium marks? (a) 4B (b) B (c) HB (d) 4H
- 37.True or false: we use a flat brush for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
- 38.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
- 39.✏️ Which pencil is softer: 4B or 2B? (a) 2B (b) 4B
- 40.🎯 The part of a picture your eye goes to first is the… (a) border (b) horizon (c) background (d) focal point
Answer key
- near the viewer
- dashes on a road
- scrubbing hard on paper
- 2B
- 2B
- False
- False
- value
- criss-cross lines
- False
- False
- looks paler and bluer
- False
- drying bristles up
- 7
- is partly hidden
- a moving dot’s path
- lines crossing over
- the part in between
- a shape
- the part nearest you
- dotted or broken line
- a row of pointy peaks
- False
- False
- on the left side
- True
- 4
- texture
- texture
- cuboid
- cast shadow
- hard, light marks
- far away
- fine lines and details
- HB
- False
- diagonal
- 4B
- focal point
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