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: pencil grade H makes hard, light marks. (a) False (b) True
- 2.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🧱 Which element of art is “how a surface feels”? (a) space (b) shape (c) colour (d) texture
- 4.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
- 5.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
- 6.✏️ In a pencil grade, what does the letter H stand for? (a) heavy (b) hard (c) hot (d) high
- 7.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) frame (b) texture (c) value (d) line
- 8.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
- 9.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade B make? (a) hard, light marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) medium marks
- 10.🎯 The part of a picture your eye goes to first is the… (a) border (b) focal point (c) background (d) horizon
- 11.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called blending. (a) True (b) False
- 12.True or false: a snail shell looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
- 13.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
- 14.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a table top (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a playground slide
- 15.🍃 Is a hexagon a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) organic shape (b) geometric shape
- 16.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) masking tape (b) sharpener (c) round brush (d) flat brush
- 17.True or false: we use a round brush for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
- 18.True or false: pencil grade 2H makes medium marks. (a) False (b) True
- 19.True or false: “soft, light washes” is a feature of a pencil. (a) True (b) False
- 20.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
- 21.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) 2B (b) 4B (c) 6B (d) 2H
- 22.In a landscape picture, which of these is the background? (a) the bottom of the page (b) the top of the scene (c) the part in between (d) the part nearest you
- 23.🔭 In a picture, an object that looks smaller seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
- 24.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a small round brush (c) a sponge (d) a big roller
- 25.🍦 How many flat faces does a cone have?
- 26.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) horizontal lines (b) curved lines (c) zigzag lines (d) vertical lines
- 27.🧱 Which element of art is “a moving dot’s path”? (a) value (b) form (c) texture (d) line
- 28.True or false: an object that shows less detail seems near the viewer. (a) False (b) True
- 29.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) 4B (b) 4H (c) 6B (d) HB
- 30.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a flag in the wind (c) a jalebi (d) a ruler’s edge
- 31.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🧱 Which element of art is “a sense of near and far”? (a) shape (b) value (c) line (d) space
- 33.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
- 34.🍃 Is a triangle a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) geometric shape (b) organic shape
- 35.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) vertical lines (b) curved lines (c) zigzag lines (d) horizontal lines
- 36.Which clue shows an object is far away? (a) overlaps other things (b) shows more detail (c) is partly hidden (d) sits lower on the page
- 37.🧱 Which element of art is “gaps between things”? (a) space (b) form (c) colour (d) texture
- 38.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) looks paler and bluer (b) shows more detail (c) looks smaller (d) sits near the horizon
- 39.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “grey lines for sketching”? (a) pencil (b) poster colour (c) watercolour (d) oil pastels
- 40.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “soft, light washes”? (a) pencil (b) poster colour (c) oil pastels (d) watercolour
Answer key
- True
- False
- texture
- vertical
- diagonal
- hard
- frame
- True
- soft, dark marks
- focal point
- False
- True
- cast shadow
- a standing tree trunk
- geometric shape
- masking tape
- False
- False
- False
- cast shadow
- 2H
- the top of the scene
- far away
- a small round brush
- 1
- vertical lines
- line
- False
- 4H
- a ruler’s edge
- False
- space
- highlight
- geometric shape
- horizontal lines
- is partly hidden
- space
- shows more detail
- pencil
- watercolour
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