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.🍃 Is a paint splash a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) organic shape (b) geometric shape
- 2.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call things that look biggest? (a) background (b) middle ground (c) foreground
- 3.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) easel (b) sponge (c) sharpener (d) flat brush
- 4.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) horizontal lines (b) curved lines (c) zigzag lines (d) vertical lines
- 5.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
- 6.What do we use a round brush for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding paper flat (c) fine lines and details (d) holding a board upright
- 7.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
- 8.True or false: pencil grade H makes hard, light marks. (a) False (b) True
- 9.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 4B make? (a) hard, light marks (b) medium marks (c) soft, dark marks
- 10.Which pencil grade makes medium marks? (a) HB (b) 6B (c) 4H (d) 2H
- 11.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the side facing the lamp (b) the side away from it (c) the bottom
- 12.Which of these is called blending? (a) smudging with a finger (b) criss-cross lines (c) lines crossing over (d) lines all one way
- 13.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) zigzag line (b) dotted or broken line (c) wavy line (d) spiral line
- 14.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pyramid (b) cone (c) cuboid (d) circle
- 16.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
- 17.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade HB make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) hard, light marks (c) medium marks
- 18.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a tall lamp post (d) a person standing tall
- 19.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) triangle (b) circle (c) cylinder (d) oval
- 21.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 22.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a coiled rope (c) ocean waves (d) a snail shell
- 23.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) glue (c) sand (d) water and mild soap
- 24.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
- 25.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks smaller (b) sits near the horizon (c) shows less detail (d) overlaps other things
- 27.True or false: black has a light value. (a) True (b) False
- 28.True or false: “a flat 2D area” is the element called shape. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🧊 How many corners does a cube have?
- 30.🍃 Is a flower petal a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) geometric shape (b) organic shape
- 31.Which of these is a flat 2D shape? (a) cone (b) circle (c) pyramid (d) cube
- 32.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “bright, flat colour”? (a) pencil (b) watercolour (c) poster colour (d) wax crayons
- 33.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) dots packed close (c) smooth, soft tones (d) criss-cross lines
- 34.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a falling tree (c) a leaning ladder (d) a playground slide
- 35.What do we use masking tape for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding paper flat (c) fine lines and details (d) wide, straight strokes
- 36.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
- 37.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
- 38.Which of these is called hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) smooth, soft tones (c) many parallel lines (d) lines crossing over
- 39.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
- 40.True or false: pencil grade B makes hard, light marks. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- organic shape
- foreground
- sharpener
- curved lines
- cast shadow
- fine lines and details
- good brush care
- True
- soft, dark marks
- HB
- the side facing the lamp
- smudging with a finger
- wavy line
- True
- circle
- False
- medium marks
- the edge of a calm sea
- vertical
- cylinder
- 7
- a lightning bolt
- water and mild soap
- highlight
- light value
- overlaps other things
- False
- True
- 8
- organic shape
- circle
- poster colour
- criss-cross lines
- a standing tree trunk
- holding paper flat
- True
- horizontal
- many parallel lines
- vertical
- False
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