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.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
- 2.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) spiral line (b) wavy line (c) zigzag line (d) straight line
- 3.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
- 4.Which pencil grade makes medium marks? (a) 2H (b) HB (c) 4B (d) H
- 5.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
- 6.Which of these is the element called colour? (a) gaps between things (b) a closed flat outline (c) from white to black (d) what a rainbow shows
- 7.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) form (b) easel (c) line (d) value
- 8.📐 Is a square a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 3D form (b) a 2D shape
- 9.🍃 Is a puddle a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) geometric shape (b) organic shape
- 10.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
- 11.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the side away from light (c) the brightest spot (d) where light hits most
- 12.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) shows less detail (b) looks paler and bluer (c) sits lower on the page (d) sits near the horizon
- 13.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
- 14.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a leaning ladder (c) a falling tree (d) a sleeping person
- 15.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) round brush (b) sponge (c) water pot (d) flat brush
- 16.In a landscape picture, which of these is the middle ground? (a) the top of the scene (b) the part nearest you (c) the part in between (d) far hills and the sky
- 17.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) HB (b) H (c) 2B (d) 4H
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) overlaps other things (b) shows more detail (c) sits lower on the page (d) is partly hidden
- 19.True or false: pencil grade 2H makes medium marks. (a) True (b) False
- 20.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
- 22.Which of these is a solid 3D form? (a) cylinder (b) triangle (c) circle (d) oval
- 23.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) spiral line (b) straight line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
- 24.True or false: pencil grade 4H makes medium marks. (a) True (b) False
- 25.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the side away from light (c) where light hits most (d) the darker half of it
- 26.In a landscape picture, which of these is the foreground? (a) the part in between (b) things that look biggest (c) the top of the scene (d) the part farthest away
- 27.True or false: we use masking tape for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
- 28.What do we use a palette for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) rinsing brushes (d) mixing colours
- 29.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a jalebi (b) dashes on a road (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) ocean waves
- 30.Which of these is a feature of a pencil? (a) soft, light washes (b) light first outlines (c) see-through colour (d) soft, creamy sticks
- 31.True or false: we use a sponge for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
- 32.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) mixing colours (b) giving a pencil a point (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding a board upright
- 33.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a sponge (c) a big roller (d) a small round brush
- 34.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) curved lines (b) diagonal lines (c) horizontal lines (d) zigzag lines
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) reshaping the tip (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
- 36.Which of these is a feature of wax crayons? (a) mixed with lots of water (b) do not smudge easily (c) soft, light washes (d) bright, flat colour
- 37.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 38.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “grey lines for sketching”? (a) pencil (b) poster colour (c) wax crayons (d) watercolour
- 39.🧱 Which element of art is “a flat 2D area”? (a) space (b) form (c) shape (d) value
- 40.Which of these is shaped like a cuboid? (a) a marble (b) a candle (c) a drinking straw (d) a brick
Answer key
- good brush care
- zigzag line
- diagonal
- HB
- good brush care
- what a rainbow shows
- easel
- a 2D shape
- organic shape
- True
- the side away from light
- sits lower on the page
- cast shadow
- a sleeping person
- water pot
- the part in between
- 2B
- is partly hidden
- False
- True
- good brush care
- cylinder
- zigzag line
- False
- where light hits most
- things that look biggest
- False
- mixing colours
- a row of pointy peaks
- light first outlines
- False
- giving a pencil a point
- a small round brush
- curved lines
- letting paint dry on it
- do not smudge easily
- 7
- pencil
- shape
- a brick
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