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.In a landscape picture, which of these is the foreground? (a) the top of the scene (b) the bottom of the page (c) far hills and the sky (d) the part in between
- 2.True or false: a playground slide is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sits near the horizon (b) shows less detail (c) sits lower on the page (d) looks smaller
- 4.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) looks furry or scaly (b) from white to black (c) a closed flat outline (d) how a surface feels
- 5.True or false: an object that looks smaller seems near the viewer. (a) True (b) False
- 6.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) easel (b) value (c) line (d) form
- 8.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the side away from light (b) the darker half of it (c) the brightest spot (d) the dark shape it throws
- 9.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) texture (b) frame (c) value (d) line
- 10.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🧊 Which 3D form is a candle shaped like? (a) sphere (b) cuboid (c) cylinder (d) cone
- 12.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) round brush (b) easel (c) sharpener (d) palette
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) overlaps other things (b) looks bigger (c) shows more detail (d) looks smaller
- 14.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 15.Which of these is the element called value? (a) has height, width, depth (b) a long, thin mark (c) a solid 3D object (d) how light or dark it is
- 16.Which of these is called stippling? (a) smudging with a finger (b) many parallel lines (c) smooth, soft tones (d) dots packed close
- 17.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a person standing tall (c) a table top (d) a leaning ladder
- 18.True or false: “a long, thin mark” is the element called line. (a) False (b) True
- 19.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) looks smaller (b) shows more detail (c) sits near the horizon (d) is partly hidden
- 20.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) glue (c) sand (d) water and mild soap
- 21.True or false: pencil grade 2H makes soft, dark marks. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🧱 Which element of art tells how light or dark something is? (a) shape (b) line (c) value (d) texture
- 23.True or false: a cylinder is a flat 2D shape. (a) True (b) False
- 24.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
- 25.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) dotted or broken line
- 26.🧱 Which element of art is “how a surface feels”? (a) texture (b) colour (c) space (d) line
- 27.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) curved lines (b) vertical lines (c) diagonal lines (d) zigzag lines
- 28.📐 Is a pyramid a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 2D shape (b) a 3D form
- 29.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a dotted line (b) a wavy line (c) a straight line (d) a zigzag line
- 30.True or false: pencil grade H makes soft, dark marks. (a) False (b) True
- 31.True or false: in a landscape picture, the part nearest you is the middle ground. (a) False (b) True
- 32.Which of these is a flat 2D shape? (a) rectangle (b) sphere (c) pyramid (d) cuboid
- 33.🍃 Is a leaf a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) geometric shape (b) organic shape
- 34.🧊 How many flat faces does a cube have?
- 35.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) dashes on a road (b) a jalebi (c) ocean waves (d) a tightly pulled rope
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sits lower on the page (b) overlaps other things (c) shows more detail (d) sits near the horizon
- 37.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) thick, opaque paint (b) grey lines for sketching (c) hard, waxy sticks (d) mixed with lots of water
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sphere (b) rectangle (c) cuboid (d) cylinder
- 39.Which clue shows an object is far away? (a) shows more detail (b) overlaps other things (c) looks bigger (d) looks paler and bluer
- 40.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) a lightning bolt (c) dashes on a road (d) a jalebi
Answer key
- the bottom of the page
- True
- sits lower on the page
- a closed flat outline
- False
- True
- easel
- the dark shape it throws
- frame
- False
- cylinder
- easel
- looks smaller
- 7
- how light or dark it is
- dots packed close
- a leaning ladder
- True
- shows more detail
- water and mild soap
- False
- value
- False
- True
- spiral line
- texture
- vertical lines
- a 3D form
- a wavy line
- False
- False
- rectangle
- organic shape
- 6
- a tightly pulled rope
- sits near the horizon
- mixed with lots of water
- rectangle
- looks paler and bluer
- a lightning bolt
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