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.Which of these is called stippling? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) criss-cross lines (c) lots of tiny dots (d) lines all one way
- 2.✏️ Which pencil is softer: 4B or 2B? (a) 4B (b) 2B
- 3.📐 Is a cube a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 2D shape (b) a 3D form
- 4.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
- 5.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
- 6.In a landscape picture, which of these is the middle ground? (a) things that look biggest (b) the part nearest you (c) far hills and the sky (d) the part in between
- 7.🧱 Which element of art tells how light or dark something is? (a) value (b) texture (c) line (d) shape
- 8.What do we use a round brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding a board upright (d) fine lines and details
- 9.True or false: “looks furry or scaly” is the element called value. (a) False (b) True
- 10.Which clue shows an object is far away? (a) sits lower on the page (b) shows less detail (c) shows more detail (d) looks bigger
- 11.True or false: a star is a flat 2D shape. (a) False (b) True
- 12.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
- 13.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) holding a board upright (b) giving a pencil a point (c) wide, straight strokes (d) fine lines and details
- 14.In a landscape picture, which of these is the background? (a) the bottom of the page (b) things that look biggest (c) the part nearest you (d) far hills and the sky
- 15.🔭 In a picture, an object that shows less detail seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
- 16.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
- 17.Which clue shows an object is far away? (a) shows more detail (b) sits lower on the page (c) is partly hidden (d) looks bigger
- 18.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a playground slide (b) a falling tree (c) a person standing tall (d) a table top
- 19.True or false: in a landscape picture, far hills and the sky is the background. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 21.True or false: “light first outlines” is a feature of watercolour. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🔭 In a picture, an object that sits lower on the page seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
- 23.Which pencil grade makes medium marks? (a) B (b) HB (c) 2H (d) 2B
- 24.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
- 25.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
- 26.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade H make? (a) medium marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) hard, light marks
- 27.True or false: a playground slide is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
- 28.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) wavy line (b) dotted or broken line (c) straight line (d) spiral line
- 29.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: HB or 2B? (a) 2B (b) HB
- 30.Which of these is the element called value? (a) can be seen all round (b) a moving dot’s path (c) how light or dark it is (d) gaps between things
- 31.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade B make? (a) hard, light marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) medium marks
- 32.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) a moving dot’s path (b) a sense of near and far (c) has height, width, depth (d) a closed flat outline
- 33.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) ocean waves (b) a jalebi (c) a laser beam (d) stitches on cloth
- 34.Which of these is the element called form? (a) the area around objects (b) a long, thin mark (c) how a surface feels (d) has height, width, depth
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shows less detail (b) shows more detail (c) sits lower on the page (d) looks bigger
- 36.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) sand (c) hot oil (d) water and mild soap
- 37.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) ocean waves (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) stitches on cloth (d) a snail shell
- 38.True or false: in a landscape picture, things that look biggest is the foreground. (a) False (b) True
- 39.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 2H make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) hard, light marks (c) medium marks
- 40.Which of these is shaped like a cuboid? (a) a football (b) a globe (c) a drinking straw (d) a shoe box
Answer key
- lots of tiny dots
- 4B
- a 3D form
- True
- False
- the part in between
- value
- fine lines and details
- False
- shows less detail
- True
- vertical
- giving a pencil a point
- far hills and the sky
- far away
- light value
- is partly hidden
- a table top
- True
- 7
- False
- near the viewer
- HB
- False
- True
- hard, light marks
- False
- straight line
- 2B
- how light or dark it is
- soft, dark marks
- a closed flat outline
- ocean waves
- has height, width, depth
- shows less detail
- water and mild soap
- a snail shell
- True
- hard, light marks
- a shoe box
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