Drawing and Painting Basics Test Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 16: Part 2 drawing and painting test · Set 609 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.🗿 A clay model you can walk around is an example of… (a) a flat outline (b) a 2D shape (c) a 3D form
2. 2.True or false: in a landscape picture, the top of the scene is the background. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.What do we use a round brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) fine lines and details (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding paper flat
4. 4.Which of these is shaped like a cuboid? (a) an ice-cream cone (b) a sugar cube (c) a brick (d) a party hat
5. 5.Which clue shows an object is far away? (a) shows less detail (b) shows more detail (c) sits lower on the page (d) looks bigger
6. 6.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) washing with mild soap (d) leaving it in water
7. 7.🧱 Which element of art tells how light or dark something is? (a) value (b) texture (c) shape (d) line
8. 8.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) holding paper flat (b) giving a pencil a point (c) fine lines and details (d) rinsing brushes
9. 9.✏️ In a pencil grade, what does the letter B stand for? (a) blue (b) black (c) big (d) brown
10. 10.🖼️ In the rule of thirds, where should the main subject go? (a) where the lines cross (b) off the page (c) at the very edge (d) in a corner
11. 11.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: we use a water pot for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.✏️ Which pencil makes lighter lines: HB or 2H? (a) 2H (b) HB
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) is partly hidden (b) shows less detail (c) looks smaller (d) looks bigger
15. 15.True or false: pencil grade 2H makes hard, light marks. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “bright, flat colour” is a feature of oil pastels. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) zigzag lines (b) curved lines (c) vertical lines (d) horizontal lines
19. 19.🍃 Is a triangle a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) organic shape (b) geometric shape
20. 20.🧊 How many corners does a cube have?
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) line (b) value (c) easel (d) form
22. 22.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) dashes on a road (b) a coiled rope (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a ruler’s edge
23. 23.🔭 In a picture, an object that sits near the horizon seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer
24. 24.True or false: pencil grade 2H makes medium marks. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) HB (b) 2B (c) 6B (d) 4H
26. 26.True or false: in a landscape picture, the top of the scene is the foreground. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is shaped like a cylinder? (a) a matchbox (b) a sugar cube (c) a marble (d) a drinking straw
28. 28.🌳 Two trees are the same size, but one looks smaller in the picture. That tree is… (a) taller (b) closer to you (c) younger (d) farther away
29. 29.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
30. 30.🍃 Is a flower petal a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) geometric shape (b) organic shape
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sits lower on the page (b) sits near the horizon (c) overlaps other things (d) shows more detail
32. 32.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) on the ceiling (b) above the object (c) under the object (d) in the sky
33. 33.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) dots packed close (c) lines crossing over (d) smooth, soft tones
35. 35.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) dashes on a road (b) a ruler’s edge (c) a cut-here line (d) a snail shell
36. 36.🍃 Is a paint splash a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) geometric shape (b) organic shape
37. 37.📐 Which has only length and width, and no depth? (a) a form (b) a sculpture (c) a shape (d) a cube
38. 38.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: 2H or 2B? (a) 2H (b) 2B
39. 39.Which of these is shaped like a cuboid? (a) a dice (b) a shoe box (c) a water pipe (d) a sugar cube
40. 40.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) where light hits most (b) the side away from light (c) the brightest spot (d) its shadow on the table

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