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 solid 3D object” is the element called form. (a) False (b) True
- 2.True or false: “rough, smooth or bumpy” is the element called texture. (a) False (b) True
- 3.True or false: a paint splash is a geometric shape. (a) False (b) True
- 4.📐 Is a square a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 2D shape (b) a 3D form
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) square (b) cuboid (c) pyramid (d) cylinder
- 6.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 7.🥫 How many flat faces does a cylinder have?
- 8.True or false: a triangle is a flat 2D shape. (a) False (b) True
- 9.True or false: in a landscape picture, far hills and the sky is the background. (a) False (b) True
- 10.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
- 11.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
- 12.📐 Is a star a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 3D form (b) a 2D shape
- 13.True or false: “a moving dot’s path” is the element called line. (a) False (b) True
- 14.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) a long, thin mark (b) can be seen all round (c) how a surface feels (d) a closed flat outline
- 15.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) dotted or broken line (d) zigzag line
- 16.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call the top of the scene? (a) foreground (b) background (c) middle ground
- 17.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
- 18.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks paler and bluer (b) is partly hidden (c) shows less detail (d) looks bigger
- 20.🍃 Is a flower petal a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) organic shape (b) geometric shape
- 21.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) washing with mild soap (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
- 22.✏️ Which pencil makes lighter lines: HB or 2H? (a) 2H (b) HB
- 23.🖼️ The rule of thirds splits a page into how many equal boxes?
- 24.True or false: “a hue, like red or blue” is the element called form. (a) False (b) True
- 25.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
- 26.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) lines crossing over (c) dots packed close (d) many parallel lines
- 27.📐 Is a cube a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 2D shape (b) a 3D form
- 28.Which of these is the element called space? (a) how a surface feels (b) the area around objects (c) can be seen all round (d) a moving dot’s path
- 29.Which clue shows an object is far away? (a) sits lower on the page (b) looks bigger (c) shows more detail (d) looks paler and bluer
- 30.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) a flat 2D area (b) what a rainbow shows (c) a moving dot’s path (d) rough, smooth or bumpy
- 31.📐 Is a sphere a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 2D shape (b) a 3D form
- 32.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
- 33.Which of these is the element called line? (a) from white to black (b) a moving dot’s path (c) a hue, like red or blue (d) rough, smooth or bumpy
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
- 35.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
- 36.🧱 Which element of art is “gaps between things”? (a) form (b) shape (c) colour (d) space
- 37.Which of these is a solid 3D form? (a) circle (b) triangle (c) rectangle (d) cone
- 38.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
- 39.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
- 40.True or false: a leaning ladder is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- True
- True
- False
- a 2D shape
- square
- 7
- 2
- True
- True
- dark value
- True
- a 2D shape
- True
- how a surface feels
- dotted or broken line
- background
- True
- False
- looks bigger
- organic shape
- washing with mild soap
- 2H
- 9
- False
- False
- lines crossing over
- a 3D form
- the area around objects
- looks paler and bluer
- a flat 2D area
- a 3D form
- light value
- a moving dot’s path
- leaving it in water
- bad for the brush
- space
- cone
- True
- True
- True
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