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.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
- 2.True or false: “soft, creamy sticks” is a feature of oil pastels. (a) True (b) False
- 3.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
- 4.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) looks paler and bluer (b) looks bigger (c) shows less detail (d) is partly hidden
- 5.What do we use a water pot for? (a) fine lines and details (b) dabbing soft textures (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding paper flat
- 6.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) value (b) line (c) form (d) easel
- 7.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) ocean waves (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a snail shell
- 8.True or false: a circle is an organic shape. (a) False (b) True
- 9.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) 4H (b) 4B (c) 2H (d) H
- 10.🎯 The part of a picture your eye goes to first is the… (a) background (b) horizon (c) border (d) focal point
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shows less detail (b) is partly hidden (c) sits near the horizon (d) looks bigger
- 12.True or false: “a hue, like red or blue” is the element called line. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🔭 In a picture, an object that looks smaller seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
- 14.🔭 In a picture, an object that is partly hidden seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
- 15.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 17.True or false: a person standing tall is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
- 18.Which of these is a feature of oil pastels? (a) soft, light washes (b) do not smudge easily (c) mixed with lots of water (d) soft, creamy sticks
- 19.True or false: an object that looks bigger seems far away. (a) True (b) False
- 20.Which of these is a solid 3D form? (a) triangle (b) cuboid (c) star (d) square
- 21.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🔭 In a picture, an object that shows less detail seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer
- 23.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) above the object (b) in the sky (c) on the ceiling (d) under the object
- 24.True or false: pencil grade 2H makes hard, light marks. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) curved lines (b) zigzag lines (c) diagonal lines (d) horizontal lines
- 26.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
- 27.True or false: a paint splash is an organic shape. (a) True (b) False
- 28.True or false: a leaning ladder is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
- 29.True or false: “a long, thin mark” is the element called space. (a) False (b) True
- 30.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
- 31.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “soft, light washes”? (a) wax crayons (b) oil pastels (c) watercolour (d) poster colour
- 32.🥫 How many flat faces does a cylinder have?
- 33.🔵 Shading a circle from light to dark makes it look like a… (a) cube (b) sphere (c) cone (d) square
- 34.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) 6B (b) 2B (c) 4B (d) 2H
- 35.🧊 Which 3D form is a marble shaped like? (a) cylinder (b) cuboid (c) sphere (d) cone
- 36.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
- 37.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) 4H (b) 6B (c) B (d) 2B
- 38.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) sponge (b) water pot (c) palette (d) masking tape
- 39.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) True (b) False
- 40.💧 Which paint gives soft, see-through layers? (a) watercolour (b) poster colour (c) oil pastels (d) wax crayons
Answer key
- horizontal
- True
- diagonal
- looks bigger
- rinsing brushes
- easel
- a row of pointy peaks
- False
- 4B
- focal point
- looks bigger
- False
- far away
- far away
- True
- 7
- True
- soft, creamy sticks
- False
- cuboid
- True
- far away
- under the object
- True
- horizontal lines
- True
- True
- False
- False
- vertical
- watercolour
- 2
- sphere
- 2H
- sphere
- False
- 4H
- masking tape
- True
- watercolour
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