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.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circle (b) triangle (c) oval (d) cone
- 3.🟦 A square drawn with depth, showing three faces, looks like a… (a) sphere (b) cone (c) circle (d) cube
- 4.🧱 Which element of art is “what a rainbow shows”? (a) shape (b) texture (c) colour (d) line
- 5.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) dots packed close (c) smudging with a finger (d) lines crossing over
- 6.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 7.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
- 8.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a table top (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a playground slide (d) a standing tree trunk
- 9.True or false: a paint splash is an organic shape. (a) True (b) False
- 10.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) lines all one way (c) criss-cross lines (d) lines crossing over
- 11.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
- 12.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) a lightning bolt (c) a flag in the wind (d) a ruler’s edge
- 13.In a landscape picture, which of these is the middle ground? (a) the bottom of the page (b) the top of the scene (c) the part in between (d) the part nearest you
- 14.Which of these is a feature of a pencil? (a) mixed with lots of water (b) light first outlines (c) soft, creamy sticks (d) thick, opaque paint
- 15.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
- 16.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
- 17.Which of these is the element called line? (a) a flat 2D area (b) what a rainbow shows (c) how light or dark it is (d) a moving dot’s path
- 18.Which of these is the element called value? (a) a closed flat outline (b) from white to black (c) can be seen all round (d) a hue, like red or blue
- 19.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) a moving dot’s path (b) rough, smooth or bumpy (c) a closed flat outline (d) looks furry or scaly
- 20.🖼️ The rule of thirds splits a page into how many equal boxes?
- 21.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
- 22.True or false: pencil grade 2H makes hard, light marks. (a) False (b) True
- 23.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
- 24.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) zigzag line (b) wavy line (c) straight line (d) dotted or broken line
- 25.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) easel (b) masking tape (c) flat brush (d) round brush
- 26.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) standing on its bristles (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
- 27.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
- 28.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding a board upright (b) rinsing brushes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding paper flat
- 29.🍃 Is a puddle a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) organic shape (b) geometric shape
- 30.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) vertical lines (b) horizontal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) curved lines
- 31.True or false: a triangle is a flat 2D shape. (a) False (b) True
- 32.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a laser beam (b) the teeth of a saw (c) a jalebi (d) a row of pointy peaks
- 33.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
- 34.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
- 35.In a landscape picture, which of these is the foreground? (a) far hills and the sky (b) the part nearest you (c) the top of the scene (d) the part farthest away
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) leaving it in water
- 37.Which of these is a flat 2D shape? (a) sphere (b) cuboid (c) pyramid (d) circle
- 38.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) horizontal lines (b) diagonal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) vertical lines
- 39.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
- 40.True or false: a cuboid is a flat 2D shape. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- horizontal
- cone
- cube
- colour
- lines crossing over
- 7
- True
- a standing tree trunk
- True
- lines all one way
- cast shadow
- a ruler’s edge
- the part in between
- light first outlines
- light value
- bad for the brush
- a moving dot’s path
- from white to black
- a closed flat outline
- 9
- False
- True
- True
- zigzag line
- round brush
- standing on its bristles
- good brush care
- holding a board upright
- organic shape
- zigzag lines
- True
- a jalebi
- False
- True
- the part nearest you
- leaving it in water
- circle
- diagonal lines
- good brush care
- False
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