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 art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) palette (b) water pot (c) sponge (d) round brush
- 2.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) how a surface feels (b) only length and width (c) a hue, like red or blue (d) the area around objects
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) rinsing between colours
- 4.Which of these is shaped like a cube? (a) a globe (b) a football (c) a dice (d) a candle
- 5.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call the part in between? (a) foreground (b) background (c) middle ground
- 6.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) spiral line (b) wavy line (c) zigzag line (d) straight line
- 7.True or false: “soft, light washes” is a feature of a pencil. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🧊 Which 3D form is a matchbox shaped like? (a) cube (b) sphere (c) cone (d) cuboid
- 9.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) sits lower on the page (b) looks smaller (c) is partly hidden (d) shows less detail
- 10.True or false: a jalebi looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
- 11.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
- 12.Which pencil grade makes medium marks? (a) H (b) 4B (c) 2B (d) HB
- 13.True or false: pencil grade HB makes medium marks. (a) False (b) True
- 14.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) use an eraser (b) add water (c) press lighter (d) press harder
- 15.Which of these is the element called space? (a) rough, smooth or bumpy (b) the area around objects (c) a solid 3D object (d) a hue, like red or blue
- 16.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) value (b) easel (c) form (d) line
- 18.True or false: pencil grade H makes hard, light marks. (a) False (b) True
- 19.Which of these is a feature of a pencil? (a) see-through colour (b) light first outlines (c) soft, light washes (d) soft, creamy sticks
- 20.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
- 21.True or false: we use masking tape for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
- 22.Which clue shows an object is far away? (a) sits lower on the page (b) shows less detail (c) looks bigger (d) shows more detail
- 23.Which of these is a solid 3D form? (a) cone (b) circle (c) square (d) oval
- 24.🎯 The part of a picture your eye goes to first is the… (a) focal point (b) border (c) horizon (d) background
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sphere (b) pyramid (c) oval (d) cone
- 26.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
- 27.Which of these is the element called colour? (a) a moving dot’s path (b) a hue, like red or blue (c) how a surface feels (d) a closed flat outline
- 28.✏️ Which pencil makes lighter lines: HB or 2H? (a) HB (b) 2H
- 29.🧱 Which element of art is “what a rainbow shows”? (a) form (b) texture (c) line (d) colour
- 30.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🧱 Drawing fur so it looks soft uses which element of art? (a) space (b) value (c) texture (d) line
- 32.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the side away from it (b) the side facing the lamp (c) the bottom
- 33.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
- 34.🧱 Which element of art is “can be seen all round”? (a) texture (b) form (c) shape (d) colour
- 35.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) a snail shell (d) ocean waves
- 36.Which of these is the element called line? (a) rough, smooth or bumpy (b) a hue, like red or blue (c) how a surface feels (d) a long, thin mark
- 37.In a landscape picture, which of these is the foreground? (a) the bottom of the page (b) the part in between (c) the part farthest away (d) far hills and the sky
- 38.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
- 39.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
- 40.🌳 Two trees are the same size, but one looks smaller in the picture. That tree is… (a) closer to you (b) younger (c) taller (d) farther away
Answer key
- sponge
- how a surface feels
- leaving it in water
- a dice
- middle ground
- wavy line
- False
- cuboid
- sits lower on the page
- True
- False
- HB
- True
- press harder
- the area around objects
- False
- easel
- True
- light first outlines
- True
- False
- shows less detail
- cone
- focal point
- oval
- blending
- a hue, like red or blue
- 2H
- colour
- True
- texture
- the side facing the lamp
- vertical
- form
- ocean waves
- a long, thin mark
- the bottom of the page
- good brush care
- hatching
- farther away
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