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 side away from light called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
- 2.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
- 3.Which of these is the element called form? (a) only length and width (b) a long, thin mark (c) a closed flat outline (d) can be seen all round
- 4.True or false: we use a sponge for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🖼️ The rule of thirds splits a page into how many equal boxes?
- 6.True or false: “how light or dark it is” is the element called space. (a) False (b) True
- 7.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the brightest spot (b) the darker half of it (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the side away from light
- 8.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a spiral (b) a straight line (c) a dotted line (d) a zigzag
- 9.True or false: “looks furry or scaly” is the element called value. (a) True (b) False
- 10.True or false: “a closed flat outline” is the element called shape. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🍃 Is a circle a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) geometric shape (b) organic shape
- 12.Which of these is called blending? (a) many parallel lines (b) dots packed close (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lots of tiny dots
- 13.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a coiled rope (c) a jalebi (d) a laser beam
- 14.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) masking tape (b) flat brush (c) sharpener (d) easel
- 16.🖼️ In the rule of thirds grid, how many points are there where the lines cross?
- 17.In a landscape picture, which of these is the background? (a) far hills and the sky (b) the part nearest you (c) the part in between (d) the bottom of the page
- 18.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it
- 19.True or false: a falling tree is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
- 20.True or false: dark brown has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
- 21.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade HB make? (a) medium marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) hard, light marks
- 22.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the darker half of it (b) where light hits most (c) its shadow on the table (d) the brightest spot
- 23.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
- 24.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
- 25.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) drying bristles up (d) standing on its bristles
- 26.Which of these is shaped like a cube? (a) a dice (b) a water pipe (c) a shoe box (d) a candle
- 27.Which pencil grade makes medium marks? (a) H (b) 4B (c) HB (d) 6B
- 28.Which of these is the element called line? (a) has height, width, depth (b) rough, smooth or bumpy (c) a moving dot’s path (d) looks furry or scaly
- 29.Which of these is called blending? (a) dots packed close (b) criss-cross lines (c) lots of tiny dots (d) smudging with a finger
- 30.True or false: a tall lamp post is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
- 31.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
- 32.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
- 33.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 34.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
- 35.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
- 36.True or false: a table top is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
- 37.Which of these is shaped like a cylinder? (a) a shoe box (b) an ice-cream cone (c) a drinking straw (d) a globe
- 38.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) easel (b) sharpener (c) round brush (d) masking tape
- 39.Which of these is shaped like a cube? (a) a sugar cube (b) a traffic cone (c) an ice-cream cone (d) a globe
- 40.🧊 How many edges does a cube have?
Answer key
- shadow side
- False
- can be seen all round
- False
- 9
- False
- the brightest spot
- a spiral
- False
- True
- geometric shape
- smooth, soft tones
- a laser beam
- False
- flat brush
- 4
- far hills and the sky
- letting paint dry on it
- True
- True
- medium marks
- the darker half of it
- bad for the brush
- False
- drying bristles up
- a dice
- HB
- a moving dot’s path
- smudging with a finger
- False
- rinsing between colours
- diagonal
- 7
- False
- vertical
- False
- a drinking straw
- round brush
- a sugar cube
- 12
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