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) how a surface feels (b) how light or dark it is (c) only length and width (d) a solid 3D object
- 2.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
- 3.Which of these is a flat 2D shape? (a) circle (b) cuboid (c) cylinder (d) sphere
- 4.🟦 A square drawn with depth, showing three faces, looks like a… (a) sphere (b) cone (c) circle (d) cube
- 5.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) easel (b) flat brush (c) masking tape (d) sharpener
- 6.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
- 7.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
- 8.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🧱 Which element of art is “can be seen all round”? (a) shape (b) colour (c) form (d) line
- 10.True or false: we use masking tape for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) vertical lines (b) diagonal lines (c) horizontal lines (d) zigzag lines
- 12.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) on the ceiling (b) in the sky (c) above the object (d) under the object
- 13.Which of these is called stippling? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) dots packed close (c) criss-cross lines (d) smudging with a finger
- 14.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
- 15.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 16.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
- 17.⚽ How many flat faces does a sphere have?
- 18.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call the top of the scene? (a) middle ground (b) background (c) foreground
- 19.🧱 Which element of art is “a hue, like red or blue”? (a) colour (b) texture (c) form (d) shape
- 20.Which of these is the element called line? (a) what a rainbow shows (b) a long, thin mark (c) has height, width, depth (d) a closed flat outline
- 21.True or false: a circle is an organic shape. (a) False (b) True
- 22.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
- 23.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) 2B (b) HB (c) H (d) B
- 24.Which of these is good brush care? (a) drying bristles up (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water
- 25.📐 Is a square a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 2D shape (b) a 3D form
- 26.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) line (b) form (c) value (d) easel
- 27.🍃 Is a flower petal a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) geometric shape (b) organic shape
- 28.True or false: ocean waves looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
- 29.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
- 30.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) looks paler and bluer (b) shows less detail (c) shows more detail (d) looks smaller
- 31.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 2H make? (a) hard, light marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) medium marks
- 32.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) sponge (b) palette (c) water pot (d) sharpener
- 33.🧊 Which 3D form is a globe shaped like? (a) cone (b) sphere (c) cuboid (d) cube
- 34.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a playground slide (c) a person standing tall (d) a tall lamp post
- 35.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
- 36.True or false: “a sense of near and far” is the element called line. (a) False (b) True
- 37.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
- 38.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) lines crossing over (c) many parallel lines (d) dots packed close
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) leaving it in water
- 40.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- how a surface feels
- horizontal
- circle
- cube
- flat brush
- shadow side
- hatching
- True
- form
- False
- horizontal lines
- under the object
- dots packed close
- horizontal
- 7
- False
- 0
- background
- colour
- a long, thin mark
- False
- False
- H
- drying bristles up
- a 2D shape
- easel
- organic shape
- False
- dark value
- shows more detail
- hard, light marks
- water pot
- sphere
- a sleeping person
- True
- False
- True
- many parallel lines
- leaving it in water
- True
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