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 pencil makes darker lines: HB or 2B? (a) 2B (b) HB
- 2.Which of these is shaped like a cuboid? (a) a brick (b) a candle (c) a football (d) a dice
- 3.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
- 4.📐 Is a rectangle a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 2D shape (b) a 3D form
- 5.True or false: an object that sits lower on the page seems far away. (a) True (b) False
- 6.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) holding paper flat (b) giving a pencil a point (c) wide, straight strokes (d) fine lines and details
- 7.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
- 8.True or false: a sleeping person is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
- 9.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) in the sky (b) under the object (c) on the ceiling (d) above the object
- 10.True or false: a hexagon is a geometric shape. (a) False (b) True
- 11.✏️ In a pencil grade, what does the letter B stand for? (a) blue (b) big (c) black (d) brown
- 12.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) a flag in the wind (d) a jalebi
- 13.🖼️ How many lines (across and down) do you draw for the rule of thirds?
- 14.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) flat brush (b) easel (c) masking tape (d) water pot
- 15.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a falling tree (b) a playground slide (c) a table top (d) a standing tree trunk
- 16.True or false: a playground slide is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
- 17.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
- 18.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
- 19.Which of these is the element called colour? (a) a hue, like red or blue (b) gaps between things (c) a flat 2D area (d) the area around objects
- 20.Which of these is the element called line? (a) only length and width (b) the area around objects (c) a long, thin mark (d) how a surface feels
- 21.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a small round brush (c) a pencil (d) a toothpick
- 22.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 23.🧱 Which element of art is “a flat 2D area”? (a) line (b) colour (c) shape (d) form
- 24.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) zigzag line (b) dotted or broken line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
- 25.True or false: “a flat 2D area” is the element called texture. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) line (b) texture (c) value (d) frame
- 27.Which of these is a solid 3D form? (a) cuboid (b) oval (c) star (d) rectangle
- 28.True or false: an object that looks smaller seems far away. (a) False (b) True
- 29.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper
- 30.🧊 Which 3D form is a matchbox shaped like? (a) sphere (b) cube (c) cuboid (d) cylinder
- 31.🍦 How many flat faces does a cone have?
- 32.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
- 33.What do we use a palette for? (a) holding paper flat (b) wide, straight strokes (c) mixing colours (d) holding a board upright
- 34.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) above the object (c) on the left side (d) on the right side
- 35.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
- 36.Which of these is the element called line? (a) a solid 3D object (b) a moving dot’s path (c) looks furry or scaly (d) gaps between things
- 37.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 2B make? (a) hard, light marks (b) medium marks (c) soft, dark marks
- 38.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
- 39.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “bright, flat colour”? (a) wax crayons (b) poster colour (c) oil pastels (d) watercolour
- 40.True or false: an object that is partly hidden seems far away. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- 2B
- a brick
- shadow side
- a 2D shape
- False
- wide, straight strokes
- False
- False
- under the object
- True
- black
- a jalebi
- 4
- masking tape
- a standing tree trunk
- True
- light value
- scrubbing hard on paper
- a hue, like red or blue
- a long, thin mark
- a wide flat brush
- 7
- shape
- dotted or broken line
- False
- frame
- cuboid
- True
- rinsing between colours
- cuboid
- 1
- stippling
- mixing colours
- on the right side
- light value
- a moving dot’s path
- soft, dark marks
- blending
- poster colour
- True
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