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.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) value (b) line (c) texture (d) frame
- 2.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
- 3.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
- 4.True or false: a pyramid is a flat 2D shape. (a) True (b) False
- 5.True or false: pencil grade 4B makes soft, dark marks. (a) True (b) False
- 6.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
- 7.True or false: an object that overlaps other things seems far away. (a) True (b) False
- 8.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade B make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) medium marks (c) hard, light marks
- 9.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 10.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) a hue, like red or blue (b) gaps between things (c) the area around objects (d) looks furry or scaly
- 11.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a playground slide (b) a sleeping person (c) a tall lamp post (d) a standing tree trunk
- 12.🧱 Which element of art is “a moving dot’s path”? (a) form (b) texture (c) line (d) space
- 13.🗿 A clay model you can walk around is an example of… (a) a 2D shape (b) a 3D form (c) a flat outline
- 14.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) spiral line (b) wavy line (c) zigzag line (d) straight line
- 15.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 2B make? (a) medium marks (b) hard, light marks (c) soft, dark marks
- 16.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 4B make? (a) hard, light marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) medium marks
- 17.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) bristles up or flat (c) in the water pot (d) bristles down
- 18.True or false: a tall lamp post is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
- 19.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
- 20.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) ocean waves (b) a lightning bolt (c) a snail shell (d) a tightly pulled rope
- 21.✏️ In a pencil grade, what does the letter H stand for? (a) heavy (b) hot (c) high (d) hard
- 22.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) line (b) easel (c) value (d) form
- 23.True or false: in a landscape picture, things that look biggest is the middle ground. (a) True (b) False
- 24.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
- 25.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines all one way (b) smooth, soft tones (c) dots packed close (d) many parallel lines
- 26.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “see-through colour”? (a) poster colour (b) pencil (c) oil pastels (d) watercolour
- 27.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) a long, thin mark (b) how light or dark it is (c) how a surface feels (d) a flat 2D area
- 28.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) sponge (c) water pot (d) sharpener
- 29.🍃 Is a hexagon a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) organic shape (b) geometric shape
- 30.📐 Is a triangle a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 3D form (b) a 2D shape
- 31.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
- 32.True or false: “a flat 2D area” is the element called form. (a) True (b) False
- 33.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a playground slide (b) a table top (c) a leaning ladder (d) a falling tree
- 34.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
- 35.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
- 36.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) 4H (b) HB (c) H (d) 4B
- 37.✏️ Which pencil is softer: 4B or 2B? (a) 2B (b) 4B
- 38.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a wriggling snake (c) ocean waves (d) a lightning bolt
- 39.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) hard, waxy sticks (b) mixed with lots of water (c) grey lines for sketching (d) soft, creamy sticks
- 40.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
Answer key
- frame
- False
- True
- False
- True
- hatching
- False
- soft, dark marks
- 7
- looks furry or scaly
- a sleeping person
- line
- a 3D form
- wavy line
- soft, dark marks
- soft, dark marks
- bristles up or flat
- True
- True
- a snail shell
- hard
- easel
- False
- cast shadow
- smooth, soft tones
- watercolour
- how a surface feels
- flat brush
- geometric shape
- a 2D shape
- vertical
- False
- a table top
- False
- False
- 4B
- 4B
- stitches on cloth
- mixed with lots of water
- blending
Free art and painting lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/art-for-kids