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.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) zigzag line (b) straight line (c) spiral line (d) dotted or broken line
- 2.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
- 3.⚽ How many flat faces does a sphere have?
- 4.🔭 In a picture, an object that shows more detail seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
- 5.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
- 6.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
- 7.🔭 In a picture, an object that sits near the horizon seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
- 8.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) spiral line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
- 9.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 6B make? (a) hard, light marks (b) medium marks (c) soft, dark marks
- 10.True or false: “mixed with lots of water” is a feature of wax crayons. (a) False (b) True
- 11.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) zigzag line (b) straight line (c) wavy line (d) dotted or broken line
- 12.True or false: in a landscape picture, the bottom of the page is the middle ground. (a) True (b) False
- 13.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “hard, waxy sticks”? (a) wax crayons (b) pencil (c) oil pastels (d) poster colour
- 14.True or false: in a landscape picture, the part farthest away is the foreground. (a) False (b) True
- 15.True or false: a cloud is a geometric shape. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🧱 Which element of art is “rough, smooth or bumpy”? (a) shape (b) space (c) line (d) texture
- 17.True or false: a tall lamp post is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
- 18.True or false: “light first outlines” is a feature of watercolour. (a) True (b) False
- 19.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) can be seen all round (b) how light or dark it is (c) how a surface feels (d) a closed flat outline
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sits lower on the page (b) shows more detail (c) overlaps other things (d) looks paler and bluer
- 21.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call things that look biggest? (a) middle ground (b) foreground (c) background
- 22.🍃 Is a square a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) geometric shape (b) organic shape
- 23.True or false: a falling tree is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
- 25.True or false: an object that looks paler and bluer seems far away. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🖼️ How many lines (across and down) do you draw for the rule of thirds?
- 27.Which of these is the element called line? (a) rough, smooth or bumpy (b) a moving dot’s path (c) a solid 3D object (d) looks furry or scaly
- 28.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) sharpener (b) flat brush (c) palette (d) easel
- 29.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) fine lines and details (b) giving a pencil a point (c) holding paper flat (d) rinsing brushes
- 30.True or false: a jalebi looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
- 31.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the side away from light (d) the brightest spot
- 32.Which of these is a flat 2D shape? (a) cylinder (b) circle (c) cone (d) cube
- 33.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a laser beam (b) ocean waves (c) stitches on cloth (d) a lightning bolt
- 34.True or false: a circle is an organic shape. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “grey lines for sketching”? (a) poster colour (b) pencil (c) oil pastels (d) watercolour
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
- 37.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
- 38.Which of these is called blending? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) dots packed close (c) lines all one way (d) criss-cross lines
- 39.True or false: pencil grade HB makes soft, dark marks. (a) False (b) True
- 40.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
Answer key
- zigzag line
- True
- 0
- near the viewer
- False
- vertical
- far away
- spiral line
- soft, dark marks
- False
- straight line
- False
- wax crayons
- False
- False
- texture
- True
- False
- how a surface feels
- looks paler and bluer
- foreground
- geometric shape
- False
- letting paint dry on it
- True
- 4
- a moving dot’s path
- palette
- giving a pencil a point
- False
- the brightest spot
- circle
- stitches on cloth
- False
- pencil
- washing with mild soap
- False
- smooth, soft tones
- False
- cross-hatching
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