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.True or false: a playground slide is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
- 2.Which clue shows an object is far away? (a) shows more detail (b) overlaps other things (c) looks bigger (d) shows less detail
- 3.🧊 Which 3D form is a shoe box shaped like? (a) cylinder (b) cube (c) cone (d) cuboid
- 4.True or false: we use a water pot for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) palette (b) flat brush (c) masking tape (d) round brush
- 6.True or false: a triangle is a geometric shape. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🧱 Drawing fur so it looks soft uses which element of art? (a) space (b) texture (c) line (d) value
- 8.🧊 Which 3D form is a sugar cube shaped like? (a) cylinder (b) sphere (c) cone (d) cube
- 9.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
- 10.True or false: “see-through colour” is a feature of watercolour. (a) False (b) True
- 11.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) looks bigger (b) looks paler and bluer (c) is partly hidden (d) shows less detail
- 12.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
- 13.Which of these is the element called line? (a) a moving dot’s path (b) a solid 3D object (c) what a rainbow shows (d) gaps between things
- 14.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a coiled rope (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) a wriggling snake (d) stitches on cloth
- 15.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) palette (b) sponge (c) flat brush (d) water pot
- 17.True or false: “soft, light washes” is a feature of wax crayons. (a) False (b) True
- 18.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) 6B (b) 2B (c) 4B (d) H
- 19.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “hard, waxy sticks”? (a) watercolour (b) oil pastels (c) wax crayons (d) poster colour
- 20.True or false: a tall lamp post is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🧱 Which element of art tells how light or dark something is? (a) texture (b) line (c) shape (d) value
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circle (b) square (c) pyramid (d) star
- 23.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
- 24.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
- 25.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) mixing colours (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding a board upright
- 26.Which of these is the element called space? (a) a long, thin mark (b) rough, smooth or bumpy (c) the area around objects (d) a solid 3D object
- 27.True or false: a flower petal is a geometric shape. (a) True (b) False
- 28.True or false: “how a surface feels” is the element called line. (a) True (b) False
- 29.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🖼️ How many lines (across and down) do you draw for the rule of thirds?
- 31.Which of these is a feature of a pencil? (a) soft, creamy sticks (b) grey lines for sketching (c) mixed with lots of water (d) blend with a fingertip
- 32.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 2B make? (a) medium marks (b) hard, light marks (c) soft, dark marks
- 33.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) sponge (b) easel (c) sharpener (d) masking tape
- 35.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call the part nearest you? (a) background (b) middle ground (c) foreground
- 36.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call the top of the scene? (a) middle ground (b) foreground (c) background
- 37.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) 2B (b) HB (c) 2H (d) B
- 38.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
- 39.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
- 40.Which of these is a flat 2D shape? (a) cone (b) cube (c) pyramid (d) square
Answer key
- True
- shows less detail
- cuboid
- False
- round brush
- True
- texture
- cube
- False
- True
- looks bigger
- vertical
- a moving dot’s path
- a row of pointy peaks
- True
- water pot
- False
- H
- wax crayons
- True
- value
- pyramid
- blending
- vertical
- giving a pencil a point
- the area around objects
- False
- False
- False
- 4
- grey lines for sketching
- soft, dark marks
- True
- easel
- foreground
- background
- 2H
- hatching
- True
- square
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