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Art and painting lesson 16: Part 2 drawing and painting test · Set 580 · 40 questions
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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. 1.True or false: “hard, waxy sticks” is a feature of a pencil. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: a rectangle is a flat 2D shape. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) zigzag lines (b) horizontal lines (c) vertical lines (d) diagonal lines
  5. 5.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) can be seen all round (b) only length and width (c) a moving dot’s path (d) how light or dark it is
  6. 6.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) shows less detail (b) sits lower on the page (c) looks smaller (d) sits near the horizon
  7. 7.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “soft, light washes”? (a) wax crayons (b) poster colour (c) pencil (d) watercolour
  8. 8.🧱 Which element of art is “gaps between things”? (a) texture (b) space (c) line (d) form
  9. 9.In a landscape picture, which of these is the background? (a) the top of the scene (b) the part in between (c) the bottom of the page (d) the part nearest you
  10. 10.True or false: a cube is a flat 2D shape. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🍃 Is a flower petal a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) organic shape (b) geometric shape
  12. 12.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call far hills and the sky? (a) middle ground (b) foreground (c) background
  13. 13.Which of these is the element called form? (a) a flat 2D area (b) a moving dot’s path (c) a hue, like red or blue (d) a solid 3D object
  14. 14.What do we use a water pot for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding a board upright (c) holding paper flat (d) rinsing brushes
  15. 15.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  18. 18.True or false: an oval is a solid 3D form. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “blend with a fingertip”? (a) poster colour (b) oil pastels (c) pencil (d) wax crayons
  20. 20.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call the part nearest you? (a) middle ground (b) background (c) foreground
  21. 21.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) on the left side (c) inside the object (d) on the right side
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) drying bristles up
  23. 23.✏️ Which pencil is harder: 4H or 2H? (a) 2H (b) 4H
  24. 24.True or false: pencil grade 4B makes medium marks. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) a cut-here line (c) a flag in the wind (d) a snail shell
  26. 26.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) a snail shell (d) dashes on a road
  27. 27.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a falling tree (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a leaning ladder
  28. 28.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) vertical lines (b) horizontal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) diagonal lines
  29. 29.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a sleeping person (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a tall lamp post (d) a falling tree
  30. 30.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) the teeth of a saw (c) a cut-here line (d) a flag in the wind
  31. 31.🧱 Which element of art is “rough, smooth or bumpy”? (a) value (b) space (c) line (d) texture
  32. 32.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔭 In a picture, an object that sits lower on the page seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
  34. 34.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) thick, opaque paint (b) see-through colour (c) do not smudge easily (d) bright, flat colour
  35. 35.🧊 Which 3D form is a globe shaped like? (a) cuboid (b) cone (c) cylinder (d) sphere
  36. 36.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  37. 37.Which of these is a feature of wax crayons? (a) soft, light washes (b) hard, waxy sticks (c) grey lines for sketching (d) soft, creamy sticks
  38. 38.Which pencil grade makes medium marks? (a) 2B (b) HB (c) 2H (d) 4B
  39. 39.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) criss-cross lines (c) lines all one way (d) smooth, soft tones
  40. 40.🧱 Which element of art is “a solid 3D object”? (a) line (b) shape (c) form (d) colour

Answer key

  1. False
  2. True
  3. True
  4. vertical lines
  5. only length and width
  6. sits lower on the page
  7. watercolour
  8. space
  9. the top of the scene
  10. False
  11. organic shape
  12. background
  13. a solid 3D object
  14. rinsing brushes
  15. True
  16. False
  17. vertical
  18. False
  19. oil pastels
  20. foreground
  21. on the right side
  22. drying bristles up
  23. 4H
  24. False
  25. a flag in the wind
  26. a snail shell
  27. the edge of a calm sea
  28. diagonal lines
  29. a tall lamp post
  30. the teeth of a saw
  31. texture
  32. False
  33. near the viewer
  34. see-through colour
  35. sphere
  36. bad for the brush
  37. hard, waxy sticks
  38. HB
  39. lines all one way
  40. form

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