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 the element called space? (a) a sense of near and far (b) a long, thin mark (c) a closed flat outline (d) has height, width, depth
- 2.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) zigzag line (b) dotted or broken line (c) straight line (d) wavy line
- 3.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) form (b) value (c) line (d) easel
- 4.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
- 5.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) scrubbing hard on paper
- 6.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
- 7.🖼️ How many lines (across and down) do you draw for the rule of thirds?
- 8.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) value (b) texture (c) frame (d) line
- 9.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the side away from light (b) the dark shape it throws (c) its shadow on the table (d) the brightest spot
- 10.True or false: a cloud is a geometric shape. (a) False (b) True
- 11.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 4B make? (a) medium marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) hard, light marks
- 12.True or false: “only length and width” is the element called texture. (a) True (b) False
- 13.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a person standing tall (c) a playground slide (d) a sleeping person
- 14.Which of these is a feature of a pencil? (a) blend with a fingertip (b) grey lines for sketching (c) do not smudge easily (d) hard, waxy sticks
- 15.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call far hills and the sky? (a) background (b) middle ground (c) foreground
- 16.True or false: pencil grade H makes soft, dark marks. (a) False (b) True
- 17.True or false: “has height, width, depth” is the element called form. (a) False (b) True
- 18.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
- 19.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a jalebi (b) a lightning bolt (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a wriggling snake
- 20.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
- 21.True or false: pencil grade 4H makes medium marks. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🧱 Which element of art is “a long, thin mark”? (a) line (b) shape (c) texture (d) value
- 23.True or false: “from white to black” is the element called value. (a) False (b) True
- 24.🧱 Which element of art is “a moving dot’s path”? (a) line (b) shape (c) form (d) space
- 25.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) in the water pot (c) bristles down (d) bristles up or flat
- 26.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) round brush (b) sharpener (c) masking tape (d) easel
- 27.True or false: “looks furry or scaly” is the element called value. (a) False (b) True
- 28.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 30.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) vertical lines (b) zigzag lines (c) horizontal lines (d) curved lines
- 31.True or false: an object that sits near the horizon seems near the viewer. (a) True (b) False
- 32.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🧱 Which element of art is “can be seen all round”? (a) colour (b) shape (c) value (d) form
- 34.True or false: pencil grade HB makes medium marks. (a) False (b) True
- 35.Which of these is shaped like a cylinder? (a) a sugar cube (b) a drinking straw (c) a traffic cone (d) a marble
- 36.True or false: a falling tree is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
- 37.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) water and mild soap (b) hot oil (c) sand (d) glue
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shows less detail (b) looks bigger (c) overlaps other things (d) shows more detail
- 39.True or false: a pyramid is a flat 2D shape. (a) True (b) False
- 40.In a landscape picture, which of these is the background? (a) the bottom of the page (b) the part nearest you (c) things that look biggest (d) the part farthest away
Answer key
- a sense of near and far
- dotted or broken line
- easel
- horizontal
- scrubbing hard on paper
- diagonal
- 4
- frame
- the brightest spot
- False
- soft, dark marks
- False
- a playground slide
- grey lines for sketching
- background
- False
- True
- True
- a wriggling snake
- horizontal
- False
- line
- True
- line
- bristles up or flat
- easel
- False
- True
- 7
- horizontal lines
- False
- True
- form
- True
- a drinking straw
- True
- water and mild soap
- shows less detail
- False
- the part farthest away
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