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Art and painting lesson 16: Part 2 drawing and painting test · Set 602 · 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.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call far hills and the sky? (a) foreground (b) middle ground (c) background
  2. 2.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) H (b) B (c) 2H (d) HB
  4. 4.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) frame (b) value (c) line (d) texture
  5. 5.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) a coiled rope (c) dashes on a road (d) stitches on cloth
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) is partly hidden (b) looks smaller (c) overlaps other things (d) sits near the horizon
  7. 7.True or false: “a hue, like red or blue” is the element called colour. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🧊 Which 3D form is a matchbox shaped like? (a) cone (b) cuboid (c) cube (d) cylinder
  9. 9.🖌️ 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
  10. 10.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) is partly hidden (b) shows less detail (c) sits lower on the page (d) sits near the horizon
  11. 11.🔭 In a picture, an object that looks bigger seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer
  12. 12.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade H make? (a) hard, light marks (b) medium marks (c) soft, dark marks
  13. 13.🧊 Which 3D form is a shoe box shaped like? (a) cube (b) cylinder (c) cuboid (d) sphere
  14. 14.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  15. 15.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  16. 16.True or false: pencil grade B makes soft, dark marks. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) round brush (b) sharpener (c) easel (d) masking tape
  18. 18.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) a closed flat outline (b) from white to black (c) can be seen all round (d) rough, smooth or bumpy
  19. 19.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) 2B (b) 4H (c) 2H (d) HB
  20. 20.Which of these is a flat 2D shape? (a) sphere (b) cone (c) oval (d) cylinder
  21. 21.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sharpener (b) round brush (c) masking tape (d) sponge
  22. 22.True or false: a cone is a flat 2D shape. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) drying bristles up (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  24. 24.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  25. 25.True or false: a falling tree is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) easel (b) palette (c) round brush (d) flat brush
  27. 27.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
  28. 28.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) white to black (b) red to blue (c) near to far (d) big to small
  29. 29.🖼️ How many lines (across and down) do you draw for the rule of thirds?
  30. 30.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) shows less detail (b) overlaps other things (c) sits near the horizon (d) looks smaller
  32. 32.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “light first outlines” is a feature of a pencil. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a snail shell (b) ocean waves (c) a cut-here line (d) a lightning bolt
  35. 35.True or false: an object that sits near the horizon seems far away. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: a cylinder is a solid 3D form. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) dotted or broken line (d) zigzag line
  38. 38.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) use an eraser (b) add water (c) press harder (d) press lighter
  39. 39.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the right side (b) above the object (c) on the left side (d) inside the object
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shows less detail (b) looks bigger (c) shows more detail (d) overlaps other things

Answer key

  1. background
  2. True
  3. B
  4. frame
  5. a wriggling snake
  6. overlaps other things
  7. True
  8. cuboid
  9. bristles up or flat
  10. sits lower on the page
  11. near the viewer
  12. hard, light marks
  13. cuboid
  14. bad for the brush
  15. stippling
  16. True
  17. easel
  18. rough, smooth or bumpy
  19. 2B
  20. oval
  21. sponge
  22. False
  23. drying bristles up
  24. light value
  25. True
  26. palette
  27. 7
  28. white to black
  29. 4
  30. True
  31. overlaps other things
  32. True
  33. True
  34. a lightning bolt
  35. True
  36. True
  37. dotted or broken line
  38. press harder
  39. on the left side
  40. shows less detail

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