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Art and painting lesson 16: Part 2 drawing and painting test · Set 355 · 40 questions
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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. 1.🧱 Which element of art is “only length and width”? (a) colour (b) line (c) form (d) shape
  2. 2.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.What do we use a sponge for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding a board upright (c) dabbing soft textures (d) rinsing brushes
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) square (b) circle (c) pyramid (d) star
  5. 5.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) straight line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) dotted or broken line
  6. 6.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🖼️ In the rule of thirds grid, how many points are there where the lines cross?
  8. 8.🔭 In a picture, an object that sits near the horizon seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer
  9. 9.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  10. 10.Which of these is the element called space? (a) what a rainbow shows (b) from white to black (c) a solid 3D object (d) gaps between things
  11. 11.Which clue shows an object is far away? (a) overlaps other things (b) sits near the horizon (c) shows more detail (d) looks bigger
  12. 12.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  13. 13.True or false: “looks furry or scaly” is the element called texture. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a playground slide (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a tall lamp post (d) a sleeping person
  16. 16.True or false: ocean waves looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🛤️ Railway tracks going into the distance seem to meet at the… (a) border (b) foreground (c) vanishing point (d) highlight
  18. 18.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  19. 19.Which of these is the element called line? (a) only length and width (b) a sense of near and far (c) a flat 2D area (d) a long, thin mark
  20. 20.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) wavy line (c) zigzag line (d) straight line
  21. 21.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) zigzag lines (b) curved lines (c) horizontal lines (d) diagonal lines
  22. 22.✏️ In a pencil grade, what does the letter B stand for? (a) black (b) blue (c) big (d) brown
  23. 23.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🧱 Which element of art is “from white to black”? (a) line (b) texture (c) value (d) shape
  25. 25.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) soft, creamy sticks (b) thick, opaque paint (c) hard, waxy sticks (d) soft, light washes
  26. 26.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a playground slide (c) a tall lamp post (d) a falling tree
  27. 27.🔭 In a picture, an object that looks smaller seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer
  28. 28.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  29. 29.⚽ How many flat faces does a sphere have?
  30. 30.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🧱 Which element of art tells how light or dark something is? (a) line (b) value (c) shape (d) texture
  32. 32.Which of these is shaped like a cuboid? (a) a drinking straw (b) a shoe box (c) a traffic cone (d) a globe
  33. 33.True or false: black has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “grey lines for sketching” is a feature of wax crayons. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: pencil grade 6B makes medium marks. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: a circle is a solid 3D form. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) is partly hidden (b) sits near the horizon (c) looks smaller (d) looks bigger
  39. 39.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a zigzag line (b) a dotted line (c) a straight line (d) a wavy line
  40. 40.Which clue shows an object is far away? (a) looks bigger (b) shows more detail (c) looks paler and bluer (d) sits lower on the page

Answer key

  1. shape
  2. True
  3. dabbing soft textures
  4. pyramid
  5. straight line
  6. True
  7. 4
  8. far away
  9. diagonal
  10. gaps between things
  11. sits near the horizon
  12. light value
  13. True
  14. False
  15. a tall lamp post
  16. False
  17. vanishing point
  18. blending
  19. a long, thin mark
  20. zigzag line
  21. curved lines
  22. black
  23. False
  24. value
  25. thick, opaque paint
  26. a sleeping person
  27. far away
  28. cross-hatching
  29. 0
  30. True
  31. value
  32. a shoe box
  33. True
  34. False
  35. False
  36. False
  37. True
  38. looks bigger
  39. a wavy line
  40. looks paler and bluer

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