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 looks like a straight line? (a) ocean waves (b) a jalebi (c) a ruler’s edge (d) the teeth of a saw
- 2.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the brightest spot (b) the darker half of it (c) the dark shape it throws (d) where light hits most
- 3.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) HB (b) 4H (c) 2B (d) H
- 4.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) curved lines (b) zigzag lines (c) horizontal lines (d) diagonal lines
- 5.Which of these is shaped like a sphere? (a) a matchbox (b) a party hat (c) a shoe box (d) a globe
- 6.True or false: an object that shows less detail seems near the viewer. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) palette (b) water pot (c) sharpener (d) easel
- 8.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
- 9.🍃 Is a paint splash a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) geometric shape (b) organic shape
- 10.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) masking tape (b) palette (c) flat brush (d) easel
- 11.🧱 Which element of art tells how light or dark something is? (a) shape (b) texture (c) value (d) line
- 12.Which of these is the element called line? (a) a flat 2D area (b) from white to black (c) a moving dot’s path (d) what a rainbow shows
- 13.🖼️ In the rule of thirds grid, how many points are there where the lines cross?
- 14.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) round brush (b) sharpener (c) flat brush (d) easel
- 15.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) diagonal lines (b) curved lines (c) zigzag lines (d) vertical lines
- 16.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: HB or 2B? (a) HB (b) 2B
- 17.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) sponge (c) sharpener (d) palette
- 18.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) the area around objects (b) a closed flat outline (c) a solid 3D object (d) rough, smooth or bumpy
- 19.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
- 20.True or false: a triangle is an organic shape. (a) False (b) True
- 21.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) on the right side (c) on the left side (d) above the object
- 22.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
- 23.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) drying bristles up (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
- 24.True or false: a table top is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
- 25.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding a board upright (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding paper flat
- 26.True or false: “mixed with lots of water” is a feature of poster colour. (a) True (b) False
- 27.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a playground slide (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a person standing tall (d) a sleeping person
- 28.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 30.🧱 Which element of art is “looks furry or scaly”? (a) value (b) colour (c) texture (d) line
- 31.📐 Is a square a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 2D shape (b) a 3D form
- 32.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “hard, waxy sticks”? (a) poster colour (b) wax crayons (c) watercolour (d) oil pastels
- 33.🖼️ The rule of thirds splits a page into how many equal boxes?
- 34.Which of these is a flat 2D shape? (a) pyramid (b) sphere (c) star (d) cube
- 35.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
- 36.🗿 A clay model you can walk around is an example of… (a) a flat outline (b) a 3D form (c) a 2D shape
- 37.True or false: “a long, thin mark” is the element called shape. (a) False (b) True
- 38.True or false: in a landscape picture, the bottom of the page is the background. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🧊 How many edges does a cube have?
- 40.🟦 A square drawn with depth, showing three faces, looks like a… (a) cone (b) circle (c) sphere (d) cube
Answer key
- a ruler’s edge
- the dark shape it throws
- 2B
- curved lines
- a globe
- False
- water pot
- zigzag line
- organic shape
- palette
- value
- a moving dot’s path
- 4
- easel
- zigzag lines
- 2B
- flat brush
- a closed flat outline
- True
- False
- on the right side
- False
- drying bristles up
- True
- wide, straight strokes
- False
- a sleeping person
- True
- 7
- texture
- a 2D shape
- wax crayons
- 9
- star
- bad for the brush
- a 3D form
- False
- False
- 12
- cube
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