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 landscape picture, what do we call far hills and the sky? (a) background (b) foreground (c) middle ground
- 2.True or false: an object that looks paler and bluer seems far away. (a) False (b) True
- 3.Which pencil grade makes medium marks? (a) 4H (b) H (c) 2H (d) HB
- 4.True or false: “mixed with lots of water” is a feature of watercolour. (a) True (b) False
- 5.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: 2B or 6B? (a) 2B (b) 6B
- 6.True or false: “a solid 3D object” is the element called colour. (a) True (b) False
- 7.True or false: pencil grade 4H makes hard, light marks. (a) False (b) True
- 8.Which of these is a flat 2D shape? (a) sphere (b) oval (c) pyramid (d) cuboid
- 9.🧊 Which 3D form is a party hat shaped like? (a) cone (b) cube (c) cylinder (d) sphere
- 10.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a table top (b) a tall lamp post (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a playground slide
- 11.🧱 Which element of art is “only length and width”? (a) shape (b) colour (c) value (d) form
- 12.🖼️ In the rule of thirds, where should the main subject go? (a) at the very edge (b) off the page (c) where the lines cross (d) in a corner
- 13.🧱 Which element of art is “a closed flat outline”? (a) shape (b) line (c) value (d) colour
- 14.📏 What kind of line does a laser beam look like? (a) straight line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
- 15.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) blend with a fingertip (b) grey lines for sketching (c) hard, waxy sticks (d) soft, light washes
- 16.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) the teeth of a saw (c) a jalebi (d) a flag in the wind
- 17.True or false: pencil grade 2B makes medium marks. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🛤️ Railway tracks going into the distance seem to meet at the… (a) vanishing point (b) border (c) foreground (d) highlight
- 19.🧱 Which element of art is “what a rainbow shows”? (a) shape (b) colour (c) form (d) space
- 20.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) palette (b) water pot (c) flat brush (d) round brush
- 21.🧱 Which element of art is “can be seen all round”? (a) line (b) shape (c) form (d) value
- 22.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the side away from it (b) the bottom (c) the side facing the lamp
- 23.In a landscape picture, which of these is the foreground? (a) the top of the scene (b) the part nearest you (c) the part farthest away (d) far hills and the sky
- 24.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
- 25.Which of these is the element called line? (a) a flat 2D area (b) from white to black (c) the area around objects (d) a long, thin mark
- 26.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
- 27.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
- 28.🧊 Which 3D form is a globe shaped like? (a) cuboid (b) cube (c) sphere (d) cylinder
- 29.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “hard, waxy sticks”? (a) oil pastels (b) wax crayons (c) pencil (d) poster colour
- 30.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) zigzag line (d) straight line
- 31.What do we use a sponge for? (a) holding a board upright (b) giving a pencil a point (c) holding paper flat (d) dabbing soft textures
- 32.✏️ Which pencil makes lighter lines: HB or 2H? (a) 2H (b) HB
- 33.In a landscape picture, which of these is the middle ground? (a) far hills and the sky (b) the part in between (c) the top of the scene (d) the part farthest away
- 34.True or false: an object that shows less detail seems near the viewer. (a) True (b) False
- 35.True or false: in a landscape picture, the part in between is the middle ground. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🧱 Which element of art is “a hue, like red or blue”? (a) colour (b) texture (c) form (d) value
- 37.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
- 38.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) a ruler’s edge (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a wriggling snake
- 39.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding a board upright (c) giving a pencil a point (d) wide, straight strokes
- 40.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “soft, light washes”? (a) poster colour (b) pencil (c) wax crayons (d) watercolour
Answer key
- background
- True
- HB
- True
- 6B
- False
- True
- oval
- cone
- a tall lamp post
- shape
- where the lines cross
- shape
- straight line
- soft, light washes
- the teeth of a saw
- False
- vanishing point
- colour
- water pot
- form
- the side facing the lamp
- the part nearest you
- washing with mild soap
- a long, thin mark
- standing on its bristles
- diagonal
- sphere
- wax crayons
- zigzag line
- dabbing soft textures
- 2H
- the part in between
- False
- True
- colour
- False
- a ruler’s edge
- giving a pencil a point
- watercolour
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