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 a feature of poster colour? (a) blend with a fingertip (b) mixed with lots of water (c) bright, flat colour (d) soft, creamy sticks
- 2.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
- 3.True or false: “a solid 3D object” is the element called colour. (a) True (b) False
- 4.What do we use a palette for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) mixing colours (c) holding a board upright (d) fine lines and details
- 5.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🖼️ In the rule of thirds grid, how many points are there where the lines cross?
- 7.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines all one way (b) lots of tiny dots (c) criss-cross lines (d) smudging with a finger
- 8.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) water pot (b) sharpener (c) sponge (d) masking tape
- 10.True or false: a cuboid is a flat 2D shape. (a) False (b) True
- 11.In a landscape picture, which of these is the background? (a) things that look biggest (b) the bottom of the page (c) the top of the scene (d) the part nearest you
- 12.True or false: “a long, thin mark” is the element called space. (a) False (b) True
- 13.True or false: “hard, waxy sticks” is a feature of watercolour. (a) True (b) False
- 14.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
- 15.True or false: pencil grade B makes medium marks. (a) True (b) False
- 16.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
- 17.True or false: a paint splash is an organic shape. (a) True (b) False
- 18.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🔭 In a picture, an object that sits lower on the page seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
- 20.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
- 21.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
- 22.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a person standing tall (c) a table top (d) a standing tree trunk
- 23.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) where light hits most (b) the brightest spot (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the side away from light
- 24.🔭 In a picture, an object that shows more detail seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer
- 25.🧱 Which element of art tells how light or dark something is? (a) shape (b) line (c) texture (d) value
- 26.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles up or flat (b) in the water pot (c) with paint on it (d) bristles down
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shows less detail (b) overlaps other things (c) sits lower on the page (d) shows more detail
- 28.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) zigzag line (b) straight line (c) wavy line (d) spiral line
- 29.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) water pot (b) sponge (c) masking tape (d) easel
- 30.🧱 Which element of art is “has height, width, depth”? (a) shape (b) space (c) form (d) texture
- 31.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
- 32.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
- 33.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) inside the object (c) on the left side (d) on the right side
- 34.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the side away from light (c) the darker half of it (d) where light hits most
- 35.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) on the left side (c) on the right side (d) inside the object
- 36.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) hard, waxy sticks (b) bright, flat colour (c) mixed with lots of water (d) light first outlines
- 37.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call the part in between? (a) background (b) foreground (c) middle ground
- 38.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) shape (b) glue (c) space (d) colour
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sits near the horizon (b) shows less detail (c) looks paler and bluer (d) looks bigger
- 40.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- bright, flat colour
- cast shadow
- False
- mixing colours
- False
- 4
- smudging with a finger
- True
- sharpener
- False
- the top of the scene
- False
- False
- False
- False
- False
- True
- True
- near the viewer
- False
- vertical
- a leaning ladder
- the side away from light
- near the viewer
- value
- bristles up or flat
- shows less detail
- wavy line
- sponge
- form
- horizontal
- False
- on the left side
- where light hits most
- on the right side
- mixed with lots of water
- middle ground
- glue
- looks bigger
- False
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