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 elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 2.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) many parallel lines (c) lines crossing over (d) smooth, soft tones
- 3.📐 Is a star a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 2D shape (b) a 3D form
- 4.📐 Is a cylinder a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 3D form (b) a 2D shape
- 5.True or false: white has a light value. (a) True (b) False
- 6.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🧊 Which 3D form is a sugar cube shaped like? (a) sphere (b) cube (c) cone (d) cuboid
- 8.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) on the right side (c) inside the object (d) on the left side
- 9.🔭 In a picture, an object that shows more detail seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
- 10.True or false: “a closed flat outline” is the element called space. (a) True (b) False
- 11.In a landscape picture, which of these is the background? (a) the bottom of the page (b) the part nearest you (c) the top of the scene (d) the part in between
- 12.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) sits near the horizon (b) is partly hidden (c) looks smaller (d) shows more detail
- 13.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a dotted line (b) a straight line (c) a zigzag line (d) a wavy line
- 14.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
- 15.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a sponge (c) a big roller (d) a small round brush
- 16.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) palette (b) easel (c) sponge (d) masking tape
- 17.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
- 18.True or false: “thick, opaque paint” is a feature of poster colour. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🍃 Is a flower petal a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) organic shape (b) geometric shape
- 20.True or false: a falling tree is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
- 21.True or false: a playground slide is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
- 22.True or false: a table top is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
- 23.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the side away from light (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the brightest spot (d) its shadow on the table
- 24.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) the area around objects (b) a hue, like red or blue (c) has height, width, depth (d) a closed flat outline
- 25.Which of these is the element called form? (a) what a rainbow shows (b) a flat 2D area (c) looks furry or scaly (d) has height, width, depth
- 26.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) H (b) 6B (c) B (d) 2B
- 27.🧊 How many flat faces does a cube have?
- 28.True or false: pencil grade B makes hard, light marks. (a) False (b) True
- 29.Which of these is called stippling? (a) smudging with a finger (b) many parallel lines (c) criss-cross lines (d) dots packed close
- 30.Which of these is a feature of wax crayons? (a) grey lines for sketching (b) see-through colour (c) do not smudge easily (d) soft, light washes
- 31.🌳 Two trees are the same size, but one looks smaller in the picture. That tree is… (a) taller (b) farther away (c) closer to you (d) younger
- 32.True or false: in a landscape picture, the top of the scene is the foreground. (a) True (b) False
- 33.📐 Which has only length and width, and no depth? (a) a shape (b) a cube (c) a sculpture (d) a form
- 34.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “hard, waxy sticks”? (a) oil pastels (b) poster colour (c) wax crayons (d) watercolour
- 35.🧊 Which 3D form is a drinking straw shaped like? (a) cone (b) sphere (c) cylinder (d) cuboid
- 36.True or false: pencil grade 6B makes soft, dark marks. (a) True (b) False
- 37.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) B (b) 2B (c) 2H (d) HB
- 38.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a pencil (c) a toothpick (d) a wide flat brush
- 39.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called blending. (a) True (b) False
- 40.True or false: a jalebi looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- 7
- many parallel lines
- a 2D shape
- a 3D form
- True
- False
- cube
- on the left side
- near the viewer
- False
- the top of the scene
- shows more detail
- a wavy line
- horizontal
- a small round brush
- easel
- diagonal
- True
- organic shape
- False
- True
- True
- the side away from light
- a closed flat outline
- has height, width, depth
- H
- 6
- False
- dots packed close
- do not smudge easily
- farther away
- False
- a shape
- wax crayons
- cylinder
- True
- 2H
- a wide flat brush
- False
- True
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