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 is NOT an element of art? (a) line (b) form (c) easel (d) value
- 2.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) soft, light washes (b) thick, opaque paint (c) blend with a fingertip (d) light first outlines
- 3.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a jalebi (b) a lightning bolt (c) ocean waves (d) a snail shell
- 4.🧱 Which element of art is “a flat 2D area”? (a) value (b) space (c) shape (d) colour
- 5.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) round brush (b) sponge (c) masking tape (d) water pot
- 6.🖼️ In the rule of thirds grid, how many points are there where the lines cross?
- 7.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) a flat 2D area (b) a long, thin mark (c) the area around objects (d) how a surface feels
- 8.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a flag in the wind (c) a wriggling snake (d) a laser beam
- 9.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
- 10.True or false: a leaning ladder is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
- 11.True or false: pencil grade 2H makes soft, dark marks. (a) False (b) True
- 12.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 6B make? (a) hard, light marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) medium marks
- 13.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
- 14.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🧱 Which element of art is “can be seen all round”? (a) colour (b) value (c) shape (d) form
- 16.🛤️ Railway tracks going into the distance seem to meet at the… (a) highlight (b) border (c) foreground (d) vanishing point
- 17.🧱 Which element of art is “a hue, like red or blue”? (a) shape (b) value (c) colour (d) line
- 18.True or false: “a moving dot’s path” is the element called line. (a) True (b) False
- 19.True or false: a snail shell looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
- 20.🖍️ Which paint is best for bright, solid colour on a school chart? (a) watercolour (b) poster colour (c) pencil (d) charcoal
- 21.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) glue (c) hot oil (d) water and mild soap
- 22.Which of these is a feature of a pencil? (a) bright, flat colour (b) soft, creamy sticks (c) mixed with lots of water (d) grey lines for sketching
- 23.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) bright, flat colour (b) soft, light washes (c) hard, waxy sticks (d) do not smudge easily
- 24.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a leaning ladder (c) a person standing tall (d) a falling tree
- 25.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
- 26.🧱 Drawing fur so it looks soft uses which element of art? (a) value (b) texture (c) space (d) line
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
- 28.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) see-through colour (b) bright, flat colour (c) soft, creamy sticks (d) mixed with lots of water
- 29.Which of these is a solid 3D form? (a) circle (b) sphere (c) rectangle (d) square
- 30.🧱 Which element of art tells how light or dark something is? (a) value (b) texture (c) line (d) shape
- 31.📐 Is a triangle a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 3D form (b) a 2D shape
- 32.True or false: an object that overlaps other things seems far away. (a) True (b) False
- 33.Which of these is good brush care? (a) rinsing between colours (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
- 34.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the brightest spot (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the side away from light (d) where light hits most
- 35.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
- 36.Which of these is a flat 2D shape? (a) cube (b) pyramid (c) triangle (d) sphere
- 37.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) sponge (b) easel (c) palette (d) water pot
- 39.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
- 40.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
Answer key
- easel
- thick, opaque paint
- ocean waves
- shape
- water pot
- 4
- a flat 2D area
- a laser beam
- light value
- True
- False
- soft, dark marks
- cast shadow
- False
- form
- vanishing point
- colour
- True
- True
- poster colour
- water and mild soap
- grey lines for sketching
- soft, light washes
- a sleeping person
- highlight
- texture
- leaving it in water
- bright, flat colour
- sphere
- value
- a 2D shape
- False
- rinsing between colours
- the side away from light
- vertical
- triangle
- False
- easel
- True
- cast shadow
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