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 vertical line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a table top (c) a playground slide (d) a falling tree
- 2.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) light first outlines (b) bright, flat colour (c) grey lines for sketching (d) soft, light washes
- 3.Which of these is the element called space? (a) a moving dot’s path (b) from white to black (c) a sense of near and far (d) has height, width, depth
- 4.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) straight line
- 5.Which of these is a feature of wax crayons? (a) see-through colour (b) mixed with lots of water (c) hard, waxy sticks (d) bright, flat colour
- 6.True or false: “the area around objects” is the element called space. (a) True (b) False
- 7.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a tall lamp post (c) a falling tree (d) a table top
- 8.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) a jalebi (d) ocean waves
- 9.✏️ In a pencil grade, what does the letter H stand for? (a) hot (b) hard (c) heavy (d) high
- 10.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) smudging with a finger (c) lines crossing over (d) lines all one way
- 11.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) wavy line (b) straight line (c) dotted or broken line (d) spiral line
- 12.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a table top (c) a leaning ladder (d) a tall lamp post
- 13.True or false: in a landscape picture, things that look biggest is the middle ground. (a) True (b) False
- 14.In a landscape picture, which of these is the foreground? (a) things that look biggest (b) the part in between (c) the top of the scene (d) the part farthest away
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) oval (b) circle (c) triangle (d) sphere
- 16.What do we use a round brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding a board upright (c) rinsing brushes (d) dabbing soft textures
- 17.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a falling tree (b) a person standing tall (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a leaning ladder
- 18.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) do not smudge easily (b) mixed with lots of water (c) grey lines for sketching (d) thick, opaque paint
- 19.Which of these is the element called colour? (a) a closed flat outline (b) what a rainbow shows (c) a solid 3D object (d) looks furry or scaly
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) reshaping the tip (d) letting paint dry on it
- 21.In a landscape picture, which of these is the middle ground? (a) the part farthest away (b) the top of the scene (c) the bottom of the page (d) the part in between
- 22.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
- 23.In a landscape picture, which of these is the foreground? (a) the bottom of the page (b) far hills and the sky (c) the part in between (d) the top of the scene
- 24.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) zigzag line (d) straight line
- 25.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
- 26.True or false: an oval is a flat 2D shape. (a) True (b) False
- 27.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
- 28.✏️ Which pencil is harder: 4H or 2H? (a) 4H (b) 2H
- 29.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
- 30.True or false: we use a water pot for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) round brush (b) flat brush (c) masking tape (d) easel
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) letting paint dry on it (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
- 33.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
- 34.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) thick, opaque paint (b) see-through colour (c) blend with a fingertip (d) do not smudge easily
- 35.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
- 36.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
- 37.True or false: a cuboid is a flat 2D shape. (a) False (b) True
- 38.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) where light hits most (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the darker half of it (d) the side away from light
- 39.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) shows less detail (b) is partly hidden (c) overlaps other things (d) sits near the horizon
- 40.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “see-through colour”? (a) poster colour (b) watercolour (c) oil pastels (d) wax crayons
Answer key
- a tall lamp post
- soft, light washes
- a sense of near and far
- straight line
- hard, waxy sticks
- True
- a table top
- the teeth of a saw
- hard
- lots of tiny dots
- dotted or broken line
- a leaning ladder
- False
- things that look biggest
- sphere
- fine lines and details
- the edge of a calm sea
- mixed with lots of water
- what a rainbow shows
- reshaping the tip
- the part in between
- False
- the bottom of the page
- zigzag line
- highlight
- True
- False
- 4H
- False
- False
- masking tape
- letting paint dry on it
- False
- see-through colour
- shadow side
- dark value
- False
- where light hits most
- overlaps other things
- watercolour
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