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Art and painting lesson 16: Part 2 drawing and painting test · Set 388 · 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.📏 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. 2.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.⚽ How many flat faces does a sphere have?
  4. 4.🔭 In a picture, an object that shows more detail seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
  5. 5.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  7. 7.🔭 In a picture, an object that sits near the horizon seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
  8. 8.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) spiral line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
  9. 9.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 6B make? (a) hard, light marks (b) medium marks (c) soft, dark marks
  10. 10.True or false: “mixed with lots of water” is a feature of wax crayons. (a) False (b) True
  11. 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. 12.True or false: in a landscape picture, the bottom of the page is the middle ground. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “hard, waxy sticks”? (a) wax crayons (b) pencil (c) oil pastels (d) poster colour
  14. 14.True or false: in a landscape picture, the part farthest away is the foreground. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: a cloud is a geometric shape. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🧱 Which element of art is “rough, smooth or bumpy”? (a) shape (b) space (c) line (d) texture
  17. 17.True or false: a tall lamp post is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: “light first outlines” is a feature of watercolour. (a) True (b) False
  19. 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. 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. 21.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call things that look biggest? (a) middle ground (b) foreground (c) background
  22. 22.🍃 Is a square a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) geometric shape (b) organic shape
  23. 23.True or false: a falling tree is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  24. 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. 25.True or false: an object that looks paler and bluer seems far away. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🖼️ How many lines (across and down) do you draw for the rule of thirds?
  27. 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. 28.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) sharpener (b) flat brush (c) palette (d) easel
  29. 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. 30.True or false: a jalebi looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  31. 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. 32.Which of these is a flat 2D shape? (a) cylinder (b) circle (c) cone (d) cube
  33. 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. 34.True or false: a circle is an organic shape. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “grey lines for sketching”? (a) poster colour (b) pencil (c) oil pastels (d) watercolour
  36. 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. 37.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  38. 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. 39.True or false: pencil grade HB makes soft, dark marks. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) stippling

Answer key

  1. zigzag line
  2. True
  3. 0
  4. near the viewer
  5. False
  6. vertical
  7. far away
  8. spiral line
  9. soft, dark marks
  10. False
  11. straight line
  12. False
  13. wax crayons
  14. False
  15. False
  16. texture
  17. True
  18. False
  19. how a surface feels
  20. looks paler and bluer
  21. foreground
  22. geometric shape
  23. False
  24. letting paint dry on it
  25. True
  26. 4
  27. a moving dot’s path
  28. palette
  29. giving a pencil a point
  30. False
  31. the brightest spot
  32. circle
  33. stitches on cloth
  34. False
  35. pencil
  36. washing with mild soap
  37. False
  38. smooth, soft tones
  39. False
  40. cross-hatching

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