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.In a landscape picture, which of these is the middle ground? (a) the part in between (b) things that look biggest (c) the bottom of the page (d) the part nearest you
- 2.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “thick, opaque paint”? (a) oil pastels (b) poster colour (c) pencil (d) watercolour
- 3.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) space (b) glue (c) shape (d) colour
- 4.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) hatching
- 5.True or false: pencil grade 4B makes soft, dark marks. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cylinder (b) rectangle (c) cube (d) cuboid
- 7.🧊 Which 3D form is a football shaped like? (a) cone (b) cuboid (c) sphere (d) cube
- 8.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
- 10.What do we use a palette for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding paper flat (c) dabbing soft textures (d) mixing colours
- 11.🧱 Which element of art is “has height, width, depth”? (a) form (b) space (c) line (d) value
- 12.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 13.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the side away from light (b) the darker half of it (c) the dark shape it throws (d) where light hits most
- 14.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
- 15.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) ocean waves (b) stitches on cloth (c) a lightning bolt (d) a jalebi
- 16.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
- 17.True or false: dark brown has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
- 18.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
- 19.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
- 20.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) oval (b) star (c) circle (d) sphere
- 22.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) texture (b) frame (c) value (d) line
- 23.True or false: black has a light value. (a) True (b) False
- 24.True or false: a triangle is a solid 3D form. (a) False (b) True
- 25.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
- 26.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
- 27.Which of these is the element called colour? (a) looks furry or scaly (b) the area around objects (c) from white to black (d) a hue, like red or blue
- 28.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) bristles down (c) in the water pot (d) bristles up or flat
- 29.True or false: a leaf is a geometric shape. (a) True (b) False
- 30.True or false: “mixed with lots of water” is a feature of watercolour. (a) True (b) False
- 31.Which of these is a feature of oil pastels? (a) bright, flat colour (b) soft, creamy sticks (c) soft, light washes (d) do not smudge easily
- 32.🧱 Which element of art tells how light or dark something is? (a) line (b) shape (c) value (d) texture
- 33.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) diagonal lines (b) vertical lines (c) zigzag lines (d) curved lines
- 35.True or false: a square is a solid 3D form. (a) True (b) False
- 36.✏️ Which pencil makes lighter lines: HB or 2H? (a) 2H (b) HB
- 37.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) zigzag lines (b) curved lines (c) horizontal lines (d) vertical lines
- 38.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a tall lamp post (c) a table top (d) a playground slide
- 39.Which of these is a flat 2D shape? (a) circle (b) sphere (c) pyramid (d) cube
- 40.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the brightest spot (c) the side away from light (d) where light hits most
Answer key
- the part in between
- poster colour
- glue
- stippling
- True
- rectangle
- sphere
- False
- good brush care
- mixing colours
- form
- 7
- where light hits most
- good brush care
- stitches on cloth
- horizontal
- True
- highlight
- vertical
- good brush care
- sphere
- frame
- False
- False
- True
- diagonal
- a hue, like red or blue
- bristles up or flat
- False
- True
- soft, creamy sticks
- value
- False
- vertical lines
- False
- 2H
- zigzag lines
- a table top
- circle
- the side away from light
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