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.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
- 2.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
- 3.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 4.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🧱 Which element of art tells how light or dark something is? (a) value (b) shape (c) texture (d) line
- 6.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) form (b) value (c) easel (d) line
- 7.True or false: “grey lines for sketching” is a feature of a pencil. (a) False (b) True
- 8.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
- 9.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a wavy line (b) a straight line (c) a zigzag line (d) a dotted line
- 10.🖼️ In the rule of thirds, where should the main subject go? (a) at the very edge (b) in a corner (c) off the page (d) where the lines cross
- 11.True or false: an oval is a flat 2D shape. (a) False (b) True
- 12.True or false: black has a light value. (a) False (b) True
- 13.True or false: pencil grade 4B makes hard, light marks. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shows more detail (b) overlaps other things (c) sits lower on the page (d) is partly hidden
- 15.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “see-through colour”? (a) pencil (b) poster colour (c) watercolour (d) oil pastels
- 16.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a jalebi (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) a laser beam (d) dashes on a road
- 17.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a flag in the wind (c) dashes on a road (d) the teeth of a saw
- 18.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 4H make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) medium marks (c) hard, light marks
- 19.Which clue shows an object is far away? (a) overlaps other things (b) sits near the horizon (c) looks bigger (d) sits lower on the page
- 20.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “thick, opaque paint”? (a) wax crayons (b) watercolour (c) oil pastels (d) poster colour
- 21.🧱 Which element of art is “how a surface feels”? (a) form (b) value (c) shape (d) texture
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks paler and bluer (b) sits near the horizon (c) shows less detail (d) overlaps other things
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
- 24.Which of these is a solid 3D form? (a) circle (b) rectangle (c) star (d) cuboid
- 25.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) round brush (b) water pot (c) easel (d) palette
- 26.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call things that look biggest? (a) background (b) middle ground (c) foreground
- 27.True or false: in a landscape picture, the bottom of the page is the foreground. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) horizontal lines (b) curved lines (c) diagonal lines (d) vertical lines
- 29.True or false: “blend with a fingertip” is a feature of watercolour. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🎯 The part of a picture your eye goes to first is the… (a) background (b) horizon (c) border (d) focal point
- 31.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) sponge (b) water pot (c) masking tape (d) sharpener
- 32.True or false: dark brown has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🧊 How many corners does a cube have?
- 34.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🧊 Which 3D form is a football shaped like? (a) cylinder (b) sphere (c) cube (d) cuboid
- 36.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) hot oil (c) sand (d) water and mild soap
- 37.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade H make? (a) medium marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) hard, light marks
- 38.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) shows more detail (b) is partly hidden (c) looks smaller (d) shows less detail
- 39.True or false: “see-through colour” is a feature of watercolour. (a) True (b) False
- 40.True or false: pencil grade 2H makes soft, dark marks. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- highlight
- horizontal
- 7
- False
- value
- easel
- True
- True
- a wavy line
- where the lines cross
- True
- False
- False
- is partly hidden
- watercolour
- dashes on a road
- a flag in the wind
- hard, light marks
- sits near the horizon
- poster colour
- texture
- overlaps other things
- letting paint dry on it
- cuboid
- palette
- foreground
- True
- vertical lines
- False
- focal point
- masking tape
- True
- 8
- False
- sphere
- water and mild soap
- hard, light marks
- shows more detail
- True
- False
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