Drawing and Painting Basics Test Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 16: Part 2 drawing and painting test · Set 56 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.True or false: a table top is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) ocean waves (b) the teeth of a saw (c) a wriggling snake (d) a ruler’s edge
3. 3.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 4H make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) hard, light marks (c) medium marks
5. 5.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
6. 6.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) straight line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) dotted or broken line
7. 7.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the side away from light (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the brightest spot (d) where light hits most
8. 8.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) diagonal lines (b) vertical lines (c) zigzag lines (d) horizontal lines
9. 9.🧱 Which element of art is “how a surface feels”? (a) line (b) shape (c) colour (d) texture
10. 10.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a flag in the wind (c) a cut-here line (d) the teeth of a saw
11. 11.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
12. 12.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
13. 13.🧱 Which element of art is “a moving dot’s path”? (a) value (b) texture (c) line (d) space
14. 14.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: a sphere is a flat 2D shape. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
17. 17.🌳 Two trees are the same size, but one looks smaller in the picture. That tree is… (a) taller (b) younger (c) farther away (d) closer to you
18. 18.True or false: a hexagon is an organic shape. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) above the object (b) on the ceiling (c) in the sky (d) under the object
20. 20.🔭 In a picture, an object that shows less detail seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer
21. 21.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
23. 23.🧱 Which element of art tells how light or dark something is? (a) line (b) value (c) shape (d) texture
24. 24.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧱 Which element of art is “a long, thin mark”? (a) colour (b) line (c) value (d) texture
26. 26.📐 Is a rectangle a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 3D form (b) a 2D shape
27. 27.Which of these is a feature of a pencil? (a) soft, light washes (b) hard, waxy sticks (c) light first outlines (d) mixed with lots of water
28. 28.True or false: pencil grade HB makes hard, light marks. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧱 Drawing fur so it looks soft uses which element of art? (a) value (b) texture (c) space (d) line
30. 30.True or false: “rough, smooth or bumpy” is the element called texture. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a coiled rope (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) dashes on a road (d) a tightly pulled rope
32. 32.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
33. 33.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “soft, light washes”? (a) watercolour (b) pencil (c) poster colour (d) wax crayons
34. 34.In a landscape picture, which of these is the middle ground? (a) the part in between (b) things that look biggest (c) the top of the scene (d) the part nearest you
35. 35.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) hard, waxy sticks (b) soft, creamy sticks (c) mixed with lots of water (d) thick, opaque paint
36. 36.Which of these is a feature of oil pastels? (a) thick, opaque paint (b) mixed with lots of water (c) bright, flat colour (d) blend with a fingertip
37. 37.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: in a landscape picture, the bottom of the page is the foreground. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📐 Is a square a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 2D shape (b) a 3D form
40. 40.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) dashes on a road (c) a laser beam (d) a snail shell

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