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Art and painting lesson 16: Part 2 drawing and painting test · Set 412 · 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.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a wriggling snake (c) a coiled rope (d) a ruler’s edge
  2. 2.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  3. 3.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) texture (b) line (c) frame (d) value
  4. 4.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) diagonal lines (b) vertical lines (c) curved lines (d) zigzag lines
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sits lower on the page (b) shows more detail (c) looks bigger (d) shows less detail
  6. 6.True or false: “hard, waxy sticks” is a feature of wax crayons. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) can be seen all round (b) has height, width, depth (c) gaps between things (d) how a surface feels
  8. 8.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is the element called colour? (a) how a surface feels (b) can be seen all round (c) the area around objects (d) a hue, like red or blue
  10. 10.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) hatching
  11. 11.Which of these is the element called line? (a) how a surface feels (b) has height, width, depth (c) a long, thin mark (d) a solid 3D object
  12. 12.In a landscape picture, which of these is the middle ground? (a) the part nearest you (b) the top of the scene (c) far hills and the sky (d) the part in between
  13. 13.🔭 In a picture, an object that is partly hidden seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
  14. 14.🧱 Which element of art is “has height, width, depth”? (a) form (b) space (c) line (d) shape
  15. 15.🔭 In a picture, an object that overlaps other things seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer
  16. 16.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “soft, light washes”? (a) oil pastels (b) watercolour (c) poster colour (d) pencil
  17. 17.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) straight line (b) dotted or broken line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
  18. 18.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sphere (b) circle (c) cone (d) cube
  21. 21.🌳 Two trees are the same size, but one looks smaller in the picture. That tree is… (a) younger (b) farther away (c) taller (d) closer to you
  22. 22.Which pencil grade makes medium marks? (a) B (b) 6B (c) 4B (d) HB
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cone (b) pyramid (c) rectangle (d) sphere
  24. 24.🗿 A clay model you can walk around is an example of… (a) a flat outline (b) a 2D shape (c) a 3D form
  25. 25.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is a solid 3D form? (a) cone (b) square (c) star (d) rectangle
  27. 27.True or false: “from white to black” is the element called space. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) water pot (b) masking tape (c) sharpener (d) easel
  29. 29.True or false: “grey lines for sketching” is a feature of a pencil. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is shaped like a cuboid? (a) a drinking straw (b) a globe (c) a shoe box (d) a water pipe
  31. 31.🧊 How many flat faces does a cube have?
  32. 32.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🧊 Which 3D form is a water pipe shaped like? (a) sphere (b) cone (c) cuboid (d) cylinder
  34. 34.True or false: an object that sits near the horizon seems far away. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) dots packed close (c) many parallel lines (d) smudging with a finger
  37. 37.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a table top (c) a falling tree (d) the edge of a calm sea
  38. 38.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the side away from it (b) the bottom (c) the side facing the lamp
  39. 39.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  40. 40.True or false: pencil grade HB makes medium marks. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. a ruler’s edge
  2. highlight
  3. frame
  4. zigzag lines
  5. shows less detail
  6. True
  7. how a surface feels
  8. True
  9. a hue, like red or blue
  10. hatching
  11. a long, thin mark
  12. the part in between
  13. far away
  14. form
  15. near the viewer
  16. watercolour
  17. spiral line
  18. False
  19. shadow side
  20. circle
  21. farther away
  22. HB
  23. rectangle
  24. a 3D form
  25. True
  26. cone
  27. False
  28. easel
  29. True
  30. a shoe box
  31. 6
  32. True
  33. cylinder
  34. True
  35. False
  36. many parallel lines
  37. a tall lamp post
  38. the side facing the lamp
  39. bad for the brush
  40. True

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