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 has only length and width, and no depth? (a) a form (b) a cube (c) a sculpture (d) a shape
- 2.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
- 3.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) is partly hidden (b) shows less detail (c) looks bigger (d) looks paler and bluer
- 4.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
- 5.Which of these is a solid 3D form? (a) cube (b) circle (c) rectangle (d) star
- 6.True or false: in a landscape picture, the bottom of the page is the middle ground. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🧱 Which element of art is “how a surface feels”? (a) texture (b) space (c) line (d) colour
- 8.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) easel (b) water pot (c) round brush (d) palette
- 10.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
- 11.What do we use a water pot for? (a) mixing colours (b) fine lines and details (c) rinsing brushes (d) dabbing soft textures
- 12.What do we use a palette for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) fine lines and details (c) mixing colours (d) holding a board upright
- 13.True or false: a triangle is a flat 2D shape. (a) True (b) False
- 14.Which clue shows an object is far away? (a) overlaps other things (b) shows more detail (c) sits lower on the page (d) sits near the horizon
- 15.🥫 How many flat faces does a cylinder have?
- 16.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
- 17.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) sits near the horizon (b) shows less detail (c) shows more detail (d) looks smaller
- 18.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “hard, waxy sticks”? (a) watercolour (b) poster colour (c) wax crayons (d) oil pastels
- 19.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a wide flat brush (c) a sponge (d) a small round brush
- 20.🧱 Which element of art is “a closed flat outline”? (a) shape (b) colour (c) value (d) texture
- 21.Which of these is good brush care? (a) drying bristles up (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
- 22.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) space (b) glue (c) shape (d) colour
- 24.🖼️ In the rule of thirds grid, how many points are there where the lines cross?
- 25.🟦 A square drawn with depth, showing three faces, looks like a… (a) circle (b) cone (c) sphere (d) cube
- 26.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) from white to black (b) only length and width (c) a sense of near and far (d) looks furry or scaly
- 27.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “blend with a fingertip”? (a) wax crayons (b) watercolour (c) oil pastels (d) poster colour
- 28.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
- 29.What do we use a sponge for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding a board upright (c) fine lines and details (d) rinsing brushes
- 30.🧱 Which element of art is “only length and width”? (a) texture (b) value (c) line (d) shape
- 31.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) on the left side (c) on the right side (d) above the object
- 32.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “soft, light washes”? (a) watercolour (b) poster colour (c) wax crayons (d) oil pastels
- 33.True or false: “looks furry or scaly” is the element called colour. (a) True (b) False
- 34.True or false: pencil grade 4B makes soft, dark marks. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call the part farthest away? (a) foreground (b) middle ground (c) background
- 36.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
- 37.🖍️ Which paint is best for bright, solid colour on a school chart? (a) pencil (b) charcoal (c) watercolour (d) poster colour
- 38.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) 2H (b) H (c) 6B (d) 4H
- 39.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) red to blue (b) big to small (c) white to black (d) near to far
- 40.In a landscape picture, which of these is the background? (a) things that look biggest (b) the part nearest you (c) the part in between (d) the part farthest away
Answer key
- a shape
- hatching
- looks bigger
- True
- cube
- False
- texture
- True
- water pot
- False
- rinsing brushes
- mixing colours
- True
- sits near the horizon
- 2
- diagonal
- shows more detail
- wax crayons
- a small round brush
- shape
- drying bristles up
- True
- glue
- 4
- cube
- only length and width
- oil pastels
- spiral line
- dabbing soft textures
- shape
- on the left side
- watercolour
- False
- True
- background
- True
- poster colour
- 6B
- white to black
- the part farthest away
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