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Art and painting lesson 16: Part 2 drawing and painting test · Set 516 · 40 questions
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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. 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. 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. 3.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) form (b) value (c) line (d) easel
  4. 4.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  5. 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. 6.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  7. 7.🖼️ How many lines (across and down) do you draw for the rule of thirds?
  8. 8.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) value (b) texture (c) frame (d) line
  9. 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. 10.True or false: a cloud is a geometric shape. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 4B make? (a) medium marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) hard, light marks
  12. 12.True or false: “only length and width” is the element called texture. (a) True (b) False
  13. 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. 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. 15.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call far hills and the sky? (a) background (b) middle ground (c) foreground
  16. 16.True or false: pencil grade H makes soft, dark marks. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: “has height, width, depth” is the element called form. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  19. 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. 20.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  21. 21.True or false: pencil grade 4H makes medium marks. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🧱 Which element of art is “a long, thin mark”? (a) line (b) shape (c) texture (d) value
  23. 23.True or false: “from white to black” is the element called value. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🧱 Which element of art is “a moving dot’s path”? (a) line (b) shape (c) form (d) space
  25. 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. 26.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) round brush (b) sharpener (c) masking tape (d) easel
  27. 27.True or false: “looks furry or scaly” is the element called value. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
  30. 30.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) vertical lines (b) zigzag lines (c) horizontal lines (d) curved lines
  31. 31.True or false: an object that sits near the horizon seems near the viewer. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🧱 Which element of art is “can be seen all round”? (a) colour (b) shape (c) value (d) form
  34. 34.True or false: pencil grade HB makes medium marks. (a) False (b) True
  35. 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. 36.True or false: a falling tree is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) water and mild soap (b) hot oil (c) sand (d) glue
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shows less detail (b) looks bigger (c) overlaps other things (d) shows more detail
  39. 39.True or false: a pyramid is a flat 2D shape. (a) True (b) False
  40. 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

  1. a sense of near and far
  2. dotted or broken line
  3. easel
  4. horizontal
  5. scrubbing hard on paper
  6. diagonal
  7. 4
  8. frame
  9. the brightest spot
  10. False
  11. soft, dark marks
  12. False
  13. a playground slide
  14. grey lines for sketching
  15. background
  16. False
  17. True
  18. True
  19. a wriggling snake
  20. horizontal
  21. False
  22. line
  23. True
  24. line
  25. bristles up or flat
  26. easel
  27. False
  28. True
  29. 7
  30. horizontal lines
  31. False
  32. True
  33. form
  34. True
  35. a drinking straw
  36. True
  37. water and mild soap
  38. shows less detail
  39. False
  40. the part farthest away

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