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 of these is shaped like a cone? (a) a water pipe (b) a traffic cone (c) a globe (d) a marble
- 2.Which of these is shaped like a cone? (a) a dice (b) a globe (c) an ice-cream cone (d) a marble
- 3.🔭 In a picture, an object that sits lower on the page seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
- 4.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) water pot (b) flat brush (c) easel (d) sharpener
- 5.True or false: “thick, opaque paint” is a feature of oil pastels. (a) False (b) True
- 6.True or false: black has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
- 7.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a jalebi (b) a wriggling snake (c) the teeth of a saw (d) stitches on cloth
- 8.🧱 Which element of art is “looks furry or scaly”? (a) colour (b) texture (c) shape (d) line
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sits lower on the page (b) is partly hidden (c) looks bigger (d) shows more detail
- 10.What do we use an easel for? (a) mixing colours (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding a board upright (d) dabbing soft textures
- 11.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) round brush (b) easel (c) masking tape (d) flat brush
- 13.True or false: a rectangle is a flat 2D shape. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 15.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) H (b) B (c) HB (d) 6B
- 16.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) easel (b) palette (c) water pot (d) sponge
- 17.🧱 Which element of art tells how light or dark something is? (a) texture (b) shape (c) line (d) value
- 18.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “mixed with lots of water”? (a) watercolour (b) pencil (c) poster colour (d) oil pastels
- 19.True or false: pencil grade H makes hard, light marks. (a) True (b) False
- 20.Which clue shows an object is far away? (a) sits lower on the page (b) sits near the horizon (c) shows more detail (d) overlaps other things
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper
- 22.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) spiral line (c) straight line (d) wavy line
- 23.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) palette (b) sponge (c) easel (d) round brush
- 24.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) value (b) line (c) texture (d) frame
- 25.Which of these is shaped like a sphere? (a) an ice-cream cone (b) a globe (c) a dice (d) a party hat
- 26.🧊 Which 3D form is a drinking straw shaped like? (a) cube (b) cylinder (c) cuboid (d) cone
- 27.🧱 Which element of art is “a hue, like red or blue”? (a) line (b) colour (c) texture (d) form
- 28.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a wide flat brush (c) a small round brush (d) a big roller
- 29.Which of these is a solid 3D form? (a) oval (b) sphere (c) star (d) circle
- 30.📐 Is a pyramid a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 3D form (b) a 2D shape
- 31.True or false: we use an easel for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
- 32.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
- 33.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a snail shell (b) the teeth of a saw (c) a ruler’s edge (d) ocean waves
- 34.What do we use a sponge for? (a) holding a board upright (b) dabbing soft textures (c) fine lines and details (d) holding paper flat
- 35.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) masking tape (b) easel (c) round brush (d) flat brush
- 36.In a landscape picture, which of these is the foreground? (a) the top of the scene (b) the part in between (c) far hills and the sky (d) things that look biggest
- 37.True or false: “mixed with lots of water” is a feature of watercolour. (a) True (b) False
- 38.Which pencil grade makes medium marks? (a) 2H (b) HB (c) B (d) 6B
- 39.🖼️ In the rule of thirds grid, how many points are there where the lines cross?
- 40.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- a traffic cone
- an ice-cream cone
- near the viewer
- water pot
- False
- True
- a wriggling snake
- texture
- is partly hidden
- holding a board upright
- True
- flat brush
- True
- 7
- H
- sponge
- value
- watercolour
- True
- sits near the horizon
- rinsing between colours
- straight line
- easel
- frame
- a globe
- cylinder
- colour
- a small round brush
- sphere
- a 3D form
- False
- True
- ocean waves
- dabbing soft textures
- round brush
- things that look biggest
- True
- HB
- 4
- True
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