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.📐 Is a cone a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 3D form (b) a 2D shape
- 2.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
- 3.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 2B make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) medium marks (c) hard, light marks
- 4.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
- 5.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) hard, waxy sticks (b) do not smudge easily (c) thick, opaque paint (d) mixed with lots of water
- 6.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 7.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
- 8.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
- 9.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) blending
- 10.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a playground slide (c) a sleeping person (d) a falling tree
- 11.True or false: “how light or dark it is” is the element called value. (a) False (b) True
- 12.Which of these is a flat 2D shape? (a) pyramid (b) cube (c) cuboid (d) oval
- 13.📐 Is a pyramid a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 2D shape (b) a 3D form
- 14.🧱 Which element of art is “how a surface feels”? (a) form (b) texture (c) value (d) line
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rectangle (b) circle (c) oval (d) sphere
- 16.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) a snail shell (c) a jalebi (d) a flag in the wind
- 17.🔭 In a picture, an object that shows less detail seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
- 18.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) stitches on cloth (c) a cut-here line (d) a lightning bolt
- 19.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade B make? (a) hard, light marks (b) medium marks (c) soft, dark marks
- 20.🧱 Which element of art is “gaps between things”? (a) line (b) space (c) shape (d) colour
- 21.True or false: ocean waves looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
- 23.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) rinsing between colours
- 24.📐 Is an oval a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 2D shape (b) a 3D form
- 25.What do we use a water pot for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding paper flat (c) fine lines and details (d) rinsing brushes
- 26.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
- 27.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade H make? (a) hard, light marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) medium marks
- 28.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
- 29.Which of these is a flat 2D shape? (a) cube (b) pyramid (c) rectangle (d) cuboid
- 30.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🧱 Drawing fur so it looks soft uses which element of art? (a) texture (b) line (c) value (d) space
- 32.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a person standing tall (c) a table top (d) a leaning ladder
- 33.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) looks paler and bluer (b) shows more detail (c) sits near the horizon (d) looks smaller
- 34.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
- 35.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
- 36.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a table top (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a falling tree
- 37.📏 What kind of line does a laser beam look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
- 38.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) looks furry or scaly (b) a hue, like red or blue (c) from white to black (d) a long, thin mark
- 39.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
- 40.True or false: a leaning ladder is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- a 3D form
- wavy line
- soft, dark marks
- False
- mixed with lots of water
- 7
- scrubbing hard on paper
- False
- cross-hatching
- a sleeping person
- True
- oval
- a 3D form
- texture
- sphere
- a flag in the wind
- far away
- a ruler’s edge
- soft, dark marks
- space
- False
- good brush care
- rinsing between colours
- a 2D shape
- rinsing brushes
- True
- hard, light marks
- horizontal
- rectangle
- True
- texture
- a person standing tall
- shows more detail
- True
- True
- a falling tree
- straight line
- looks furry or scaly
- highlight
- True
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