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.🍦 How many flat faces does a cone have?
- 2.True or false: a table top is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
- 3.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
- 4.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 5.🧱 Which element of art is “can be seen all round”? (a) line (b) texture (c) colour (d) form
- 6.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) horizontal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) diagonal lines (d) curved lines
- 7.🖼️ The rule of thirds splits a page into how many equal boxes?
- 8.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “mixed with lots of water”? (a) watercolour (b) oil pastels (c) pencil (d) wax crayons
- 9.🗿 A clay model you can walk around is an example of… (a) a 2D shape (b) a flat outline (c) a 3D form
- 10.True or false: an object that shows less detail seems far away. (a) True (b) False
- 11.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
- 12.True or false: a tall lamp post is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🖼️ How many lines (across and down) do you draw for the rule of thirds?
- 14.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) where light hits most (c) the darker half of it (d) the side away from light
- 15.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) mixing colours (c) fine lines and details (d) holding paper flat
- 16.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) line (b) value (c) frame (d) texture
- 17.🧱 Which element of art tells how light or dark something is? (a) texture (b) shape (c) line (d) value
- 18.🔭 In a picture, an object that shows more detail seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
- 19.True or false: “mixed with lots of water” is a feature of wax crayons. (a) False (b) True
- 20.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
- 21.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
- 22.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) a solid 3D object (b) only length and width (c) how a surface feels (d) a long, thin mark
- 23.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
- 24.Which of these is called blending? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) lots of tiny dots (c) lines all one way (d) many parallel lines
- 25.True or false: pencil grade 4B makes soft, dark marks. (a) True (b) False
- 26.True or false: we use a round brush for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
- 27.True or false: pencil grade 4B makes medium marks. (a) False (b) True
- 28.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) False (b) True
- 29.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🧱 Which element of art is “a closed flat outline”? (a) line (b) form (c) texture (d) shape
- 31.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a laser beam (b) a lightning bolt (c) a flag in the wind (d) stitches on cloth
- 32.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a toothpick (c) a pencil (d) a small round brush
- 33.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) shape (b) space (c) colour (d) glue
- 34.True or false: “looks furry or scaly” is the element called texture. (a) True (b) False
- 35.True or false: a square is a geometric shape. (a) True (b) False
- 36.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) zigzag line (b) dotted or broken line (c) wavy line (d) spiral line
- 37.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
- 38.📐 Is a triangle a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 3D form (b) a 2D shape
- 39.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
- 40.✏️ Which pencil makes lighter lines: HB or 2H? (a) 2H (b) HB
Answer key
- 1
- False
- blending
- 7
- form
- diagonal lines
- 9
- watercolour
- a 3D form
- True
- False
- True
- 4
- the dark shape it throws
- wide, straight strokes
- frame
- value
- near the viewer
- False
- rinsing between colours
- stippling
- how a surface feels
- wavy line
- smooth, soft tones
- True
- False
- False
- True
- False
- shape
- a laser beam
- a wide flat brush
- glue
- True
- True
- wavy line
- highlight
- a 2D shape
- False
- 2H
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