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.⚽ How many flat faces does a sphere have?
- 2.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
- 3.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) a hue, like red or blue (b) can be seen all round (c) a long, thin mark (d) looks furry or scaly
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) triangle (b) square (c) circle (d) cuboid
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks bigger (b) shows more detail (c) overlaps other things (d) is partly hidden
- 6.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
- 7.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) line (b) value (c) frame (d) texture
- 8.Which of these is shaped like a cylinder? (a) a water pipe (b) a globe (c) a brick (d) a football
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cuboid (b) square (c) cube (d) sphere
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sits lower on the page (b) looks bigger (c) sits near the horizon (d) overlaps other things
- 11.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🧊 Which 3D form is a globe shaped like? (a) cube (b) cone (c) cylinder (d) sphere
- 13.Which of these is the element called form? (a) a long, thin mark (b) a moving dot’s path (c) looks furry or scaly (d) a solid 3D object
- 14.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call the bottom of the page? (a) middle ground (b) background (c) foreground
- 15.✏️ Which pencil is harder: 4H or 2H? (a) 2H (b) 4H
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shows more detail (b) looks paler and bluer (c) shows less detail (d) is partly hidden
- 17.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
- 18.True or false: “a moving dot’s path” is the element called line. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🗿 A clay model you can walk around is an example of… (a) a 3D form (b) a 2D shape (c) a flat outline
- 20.Which of these is called stippling? (a) criss-cross lines (b) lots of tiny dots (c) smooth, soft tones (d) many parallel lines
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) reshaping the tip (c) leaving it in water (d) standing on its bristles
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) letting paint dry on it (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
- 23.True or false: an object that shows more detail seems far away. (a) False (b) True
- 24.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
- 25.🖼️ How many lines (across and down) do you draw for the rule of thirds?
- 26.True or false: a rectangle is a solid 3D form. (a) False (b) True
- 27.True or false: we use a palette for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
- 28.Which of these is shaped like a cone? (a) a water pipe (b) a marble (c) a traffic cone (d) a matchbox
- 29.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade H make? (a) medium marks (b) hard, light marks (c) soft, dark marks
- 30.What do we use a water pot for? (a) holding paper flat (b) giving a pencil a point (c) wide, straight strokes (d) rinsing brushes
- 31.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a falling tree (c) a table top (d) a playground slide
- 32.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
- 33.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 4H make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) medium marks (c) hard, light marks
- 34.🛤️ Railway tracks going into the distance seem to meet at the… (a) foreground (b) border (c) highlight (d) vanishing point
- 35.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
- 36.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) wavy line (c) spiral line (d) straight line
- 37.🧱 Which element of art tells how light or dark something is? (a) line (b) value (c) shape (d) texture
- 38.True or false: an object that looks smaller seems near the viewer. (a) True (b) False
- 39.✏️ Which pencil makes lighter lines: HB or 2H? (a) HB (b) 2H
- 40.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) water and mild soap (b) glue (c) hot oil (d) sand
Answer key
- 0
- light value
- looks furry or scaly
- cuboid
- is partly hidden
- vertical
- frame
- a water pipe
- square
- sits near the horizon
- False
- sphere
- a solid 3D object
- foreground
- 4H
- shows more detail
- dark value
- True
- a 3D form
- lots of tiny dots
- reshaping the tip
- letting paint dry on it
- False
- bad for the brush
- 4
- False
- False
- a traffic cone
- hard, light marks
- rinsing brushes
- a tall lamp post
- False
- hard, light marks
- vanishing point
- True
- spiral line
- value
- False
- 2H
- water and mild soap
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