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.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
- 2.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) HB (b) 2H (c) 4B (d) 4H
- 3.In a landscape picture, which of these is the background? (a) the bottom of the page (b) the top of the scene (c) things that look biggest (d) the part in between
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) square (b) oval (c) rectangle (d) sphere
- 5.🔭 In a picture, an object that is partly hidden seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
- 6.Which of these is the element called form? (a) looks furry or scaly (b) rough, smooth or bumpy (c) what a rainbow shows (d) a solid 3D object
- 7.📐 Is a cube a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 3D form (b) a 2D shape
- 8.📐 Which has only length and width, and no depth? (a) a form (b) a cube (c) a sculpture (d) a shape
- 9.True or false: a table top is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
- 10.True or false: a circle is an organic shape. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🧊 How many corners does a cube have?
- 12.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
- 13.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
- 14.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) value (b) line (c) texture (d) frame
- 15.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 16.🧊 Which 3D form is a party hat shaped like? (a) cube (b) cuboid (c) cone (d) cylinder
- 17.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a jalebi (b) a laser beam (c) a lightning bolt (d) a cut-here line
- 18.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
- 19.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 2B make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) hard, light marks (c) medium marks
- 20.Which of these is called stippling? (a) dots packed close (b) lines all one way (c) lines crossing over (d) smooth, soft tones
- 21.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
- 22.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a tall lamp post (c) a sleeping person (d) a table top
- 23.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
- 24.True or false: pencil grade HB makes hard, light marks. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🛤️ Where does the vanishing point sit? (a) in the foreground (b) on the horizon line (c) on the frame (d) at the bottom edge
- 26.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) diagonal lines (b) vertical lines (c) curved lines (d) horizontal lines
- 27.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
- 28.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a playground slide (b) a falling tree (c) a tall lamp post (d) a sleeping person
- 29.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call far hills and the sky? (a) background (b) middle ground (c) foreground
- 30.🍃 Is a flower petal a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) organic shape (b) geometric shape
- 31.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) sharpener (c) masking tape (d) water pot
- 32.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
- 33.🧱 Which element of art is “how a surface feels”? (a) form (b) line (c) shape (d) texture
- 34.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “blend with a fingertip”? (a) poster colour (b) watercolour (c) pencil (d) oil pastels
- 35.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade HB make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) hard, light marks (c) medium marks
- 36.🧊 How many flat faces does a cube have?
- 37.🧱 Which element of art is “rough, smooth or bumpy”? (a) colour (b) space (c) texture (d) value
- 38.🔭 In a picture, an object that sits near the horizon seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
- 39.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
- 40.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) 2B (b) 2H (c) 4B (d) HB
Answer key
- True
- 4B
- the top of the scene
- sphere
- far away
- a solid 3D object
- a 3D form
- a shape
- False
- False
- 8
- horizontal
- vertical
- frame
- 7
- cone
- a lightning bolt
- good brush care
- soft, dark marks
- dots packed close
- True
- a tall lamp post
- cross-hatching
- False
- on the horizon line
- curved lines
- False
- a sleeping person
- background
- organic shape
- flat brush
- diagonal
- texture
- oil pastels
- medium marks
- 6
- texture
- far away
- hatching
- 2H
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