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 looks like a straight line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a wriggling snake (c) a coiled rope (d) a ruler’s edge
- 2.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
- 3.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) texture (b) line (c) frame (d) value
- 4.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) diagonal lines (b) vertical lines (c) curved lines (d) zigzag lines
- 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.True or false: “hard, waxy sticks” is a feature of wax crayons. (a) True (b) False
- 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.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
- 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.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) hatching
- 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.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.🔭 In a picture, an object that is partly hidden seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
- 14.🧱 Which element of art is “has height, width, depth”? (a) form (b) space (c) line (d) shape
- 15.🔭 In a picture, an object that overlaps other things seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer
- 16.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “soft, light washes”? (a) oil pastels (b) watercolour (c) poster colour (d) pencil
- 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.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
- 19.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sphere (b) circle (c) cone (d) cube
- 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.Which pencil grade makes medium marks? (a) B (b) 6B (c) 4B (d) HB
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cone (b) pyramid (c) rectangle (d) sphere
- 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.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
- 26.Which of these is a solid 3D form? (a) cone (b) square (c) star (d) rectangle
- 27.True or false: “from white to black” is the element called space. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) water pot (b) masking tape (c) sharpener (d) easel
- 29.True or false: “grey lines for sketching” is a feature of a pencil. (a) True (b) False
- 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.🧊 How many flat faces does a cube have?
- 32.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🧊 Which 3D form is a water pipe shaped like? (a) sphere (b) cone (c) cuboid (d) cylinder
- 34.True or false: an object that sits near the horizon seems far away. (a) True (b) False
- 35.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
- 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.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.✏️ 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.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
- 40.True or false: pencil grade HB makes medium marks. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- a ruler’s edge
- highlight
- frame
- zigzag lines
- shows less detail
- True
- how a surface feels
- True
- a hue, like red or blue
- hatching
- a long, thin mark
- the part in between
- far away
- form
- near the viewer
- watercolour
- spiral line
- False
- shadow side
- circle
- farther away
- HB
- rectangle
- a 3D form
- True
- cone
- False
- easel
- True
- a shoe box
- 6
- True
- cylinder
- True
- False
- many parallel lines
- a tall lamp post
- the side facing the lamp
- bad for the brush
- True
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