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 bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
- 2.True or false: “hard, waxy sticks” is a feature of watercolour. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🧱 Which element of art is “a sense of near and far”? (a) space (b) line (c) form (d) shape
- 4.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🧊 Which 3D form is a shoe box shaped like? (a) cylinder (b) cube (c) sphere (d) cuboid
- 6.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) palette (b) sponge (c) masking tape (d) flat brush
- 7.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
- 8.📐 Is a star a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 2D shape (b) a 3D form
- 9.Which of these is shaped like a cube? (a) a marble (b) a matchbox (c) a dice (d) a candle
- 10.Which of these is a flat 2D shape? (a) sphere (b) cube (c) cone (d) square
- 11.True or false: “grey lines for sketching” is a feature of watercolour. (a) True (b) False
- 12.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) 2B (b) 4H (c) 6B (d) 4B
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cube (b) sphere (c) circle (d) pyramid
- 14.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
- 15.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
- 16.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) value (b) line (c) texture (d) frame
- 17.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 18.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) water and mild soap (c) glue (d) hot oil
- 19.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “grey lines for sketching”? (a) watercolour (b) wax crayons (c) pencil (d) oil pastels
- 20.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) soft, light washes (b) grey lines for sketching (c) blend with a fingertip (d) bright, flat colour
- 21.Which clue shows an object is far away? (a) sits lower on the page (b) overlaps other things (c) looks bigger (d) sits near the horizon
- 22.True or false: ocean waves looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
- 23.Which pencil grade makes medium marks? (a) B (b) HB (c) 2H (d) H
- 24.True or false: a table top is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
- 25.True or false: pencil grade 6B makes hard, light marks. (a) False (b) True
- 26.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
- 27.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) 2H (b) HB (c) H (d) 2B
- 28.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) zigzag line (b) wavy line (c) spiral line (d) dotted or broken line
- 29.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the brightest spot (b) where light hits most (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the darker half of it
- 30.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
- 31.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) a solid 3D object (b) the area around objects (c) a flat 2D area (d) how light or dark it is
- 32.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) spiral line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) straight line
- 33.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding paper flat (d) holding a board upright
- 34.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
- 35.True or false: “rough, smooth or bumpy” is the element called line. (a) True (b) False
- 36.What do we use a sponge for? (a) mixing colours (b) fine lines and details (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding a board upright
- 37.What do we use masking tape for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) fine lines and details (c) holding paper flat (d) mixing colours
- 38.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a table top (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a falling tree (d) a sleeping person
- 39.🍃 Is a puddle a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) geometric shape (b) organic shape
- 40.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) shape (b) space (c) colour (d) glue
Answer key
- leaving it in water
- False
- space
- False
- cuboid
- flat brush
- False
- a 2D shape
- a dice
- square
- False
- 4H
- circle
- cross-hatching
- dark value
- frame
- 7
- water and mild soap
- pencil
- bright, flat colour
- sits near the horizon
- True
- HB
- False
- False
- False
- 2B
- zigzag line
- the darker half of it
- False
- a flat 2D area
- spiral line
- wide, straight strokes
- True
- False
- dabbing soft textures
- holding paper flat
- a falling tree
- organic shape
- glue
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