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 spiral line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) ocean waves (c) a laser beam (d) a jalebi
- 2.Which of these is a flat 2D shape? (a) cylinder (b) pyramid (c) square (d) cuboid
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sits lower on the page (b) overlaps other things (c) sits near the horizon (d) shows more detail
- 4.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
- 5.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “thick, opaque paint”? (a) pencil (b) wax crayons (c) watercolour (d) poster colour
- 6.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the brightest spot (d) the darker half of it
- 7.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) shape (b) colour (c) glue (d) space
- 8.Which of these is the element called line? (a) from white to black (b) a flat 2D area (c) a hue, like red or blue (d) a moving dot’s path
- 9.In a landscape picture, which of these is the foreground? (a) the part in between (b) the part farthest away (c) far hills and the sky (d) the part nearest you
- 10.🧱 Which element of art is “a flat 2D area”? (a) space (b) shape (c) line (d) value
- 11.True or false: an object that shows less detail seems far away. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
- 13.Which of these is the element called value? (a) the area around objects (b) a hue, like red or blue (c) how a surface feels (d) from white to black
- 14.True or false: a sleeping person is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
- 15.True or false: pencil grade 2B makes medium marks. (a) False (b) True
- 16.In a landscape picture, which of these is the foreground? (a) the top of the scene (b) far hills and the sky (c) the part in between (d) things that look biggest
- 17.🗿 A clay model you can walk around is an example of… (a) a 2D shape (b) a 3D form (c) a flat outline
- 18.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) shows less detail (b) looks bigger (c) looks smaller (d) looks paler and bluer
- 19.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
- 20.Which clue shows an object is far away? (a) looks paler and bluer (b) overlaps other things (c) sits lower on the page (d) looks bigger
- 21.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 23.🔵 Shading a circle from light to dark makes it look like a… (a) sphere (b) cone (c) cube (d) square
- 24.True or false: a leaning ladder is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
- 25.True or false: “gaps between things” is the element called texture. (a) True (b) False
- 26.True or false: an object that looks smaller seems near the viewer. (a) True (b) False
- 27.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
- 28.True or false: pencil grade HB makes hard, light marks. (a) True (b) False
- 29.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) do not smudge easily (b) soft, creamy sticks (c) soft, light washes (d) bright, flat colour
- 30.🧱 Which element of art is “a sense of near and far”? (a) colour (b) texture (c) space (d) value
- 31.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) vertical lines (b) curved lines (c) diagonal lines (d) zigzag lines
- 32.🧱 Drawing fur so it looks soft uses which element of art? (a) texture (b) line (c) space (d) value
- 33.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) HB (b) 4B (c) H (d) 6B
- 34.🧊 Which 3D form is a party hat shaped like? (a) cone (b) cylinder (c) sphere (d) cuboid
- 35.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
- 36.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the side away from light (b) the dark shape it throws (c) where light hits most (d) its shadow on the table
- 37.📐 Is a triangle a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 2D shape (b) a 3D form
- 38.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a snail shell (c) a ruler’s edge (d) the teeth of a saw
- 39.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a pencil (c) a small round brush (d) a toothpick
- 40.True or false: pencil grade 6B makes soft, dark marks. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- a jalebi
- square
- sits near the horizon
- light value
- poster colour
- the darker half of it
- glue
- a moving dot’s path
- the part nearest you
- shape
- True
- good brush care
- from white to black
- False
- False
- things that look biggest
- a 3D form
- looks bigger
- False
- looks paler and bluer
- True
- 7
- sphere
- False
- False
- False
- dark value
- False
- bright, flat colour
- space
- zigzag lines
- texture
- H
- cone
- good brush care
- the side away from light
- a 2D shape
- stitches on cloth
- a wide flat brush
- True
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