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 the element called texture? (a) a hue, like red or blue (b) a closed flat outline (c) a long, thin mark (d) how a surface feels
- 2.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
- 3.🔭 In a picture, an object that is partly hidden seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer
- 4.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call things that look biggest? (a) middle ground (b) background (c) foreground
- 5.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the darker half of it (b) its shadow on the table (c) where light hits most (d) the side away from light
- 6.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a wriggling snake
- 7.Which of these is a feature of wax crayons? (a) thick, opaque paint (b) soft, creamy sticks (c) hard, waxy sticks (d) see-through colour
- 8.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) with paint on it (c) bristles up or flat (d) in the water pot
- 9.In a landscape picture, which of these is the foreground? (a) things that look biggest (b) the part farthest away (c) the top of the scene (d) the part in between
- 10.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) zigzag line (b) wavy line (c) spiral line (d) dotted or broken line
- 11.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 12.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) mixing colours (c) holding paper flat (d) wide, straight strokes
- 13.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the side away from it (b) the side facing the lamp (c) the bottom
- 14.True or false: a jalebi looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🔭 In a picture, an object that sits near the horizon seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer
- 16.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) zigzag line (b) straight line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks bigger (b) shows more detail (c) sits lower on the page (d) looks paler and bluer
- 18.🧊 Which 3D form is a candle shaped like? (a) sphere (b) cube (c) cone (d) cylinder
- 19.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) blending
- 20.🔵 Shading a circle from light to dark makes it look like a… (a) cube (b) sphere (c) cone (d) square
- 21.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) colour (b) space (c) glue (d) shape
- 23.True or false: “looks furry or scaly” is the element called shape. (a) False (b) True
- 24.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a table top (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a playground slide (d) a sleeping person
- 25.True or false: a rectangle is a flat 2D shape. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🔭 In a picture, an object that looks smaller seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer
- 27.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
- 28.Which of these is the element called colour? (a) rough, smooth or bumpy (b) a solid 3D object (c) what a rainbow shows (d) only length and width
- 29.🟦 A square drawn with depth, showing three faces, looks like a… (a) circle (b) sphere (c) cone (d) cube
- 30.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) reshaping the tip
- 32.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles
- 33.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a coiled rope (b) ocean waves (c) a wriggling snake (d) a tightly pulled rope
- 34.🧱 Which element of art is “a long, thin mark”? (a) form (b) colour (c) value (d) line
- 35.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 4H make? (a) hard, light marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) medium marks
- 36.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
- 37.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the brightest spot (c) the darker half of it (d) the side away from light
- 38.📐 Is an oval a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 3D form (b) a 2D shape
- 39.True or false: a pyramid is a solid 3D form. (a) False (b) True
- 40.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- how a surface feels
- hatching
- far away
- foreground
- where light hits most
- a tightly pulled rope
- hard, waxy sticks
- bristles up or flat
- things that look biggest
- dotted or broken line
- 7
- wide, straight strokes
- the side facing the lamp
- False
- far away
- wavy line
- looks paler and bluer
- cylinder
- stippling
- sphere
- True
- glue
- False
- a playground slide
- True
- far away
- cast shadow
- what a rainbow shows
- cube
- True
- scrubbing hard on paper
- washing with mild soap
- a coiled rope
- line
- hard, light marks
- cross-hatching
- its shadow on the table
- a 2D shape
- True
- True
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