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.🧊 Which 3D form is an ice-cream cone shaped like? (a) cylinder (b) cuboid (c) cone (d) sphere
- 2.Which of these is the element called space? (a) a long, thin mark (b) looks furry or scaly (c) what a rainbow shows (d) the area around objects
- 3.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
- 4.True or false: we use a sharpener for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🧱 Which element of art is “gaps between things”? (a) texture (b) shape (c) space (d) form
- 6.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks paler and bluer (b) overlaps other things (c) shows less detail (d) sits near the horizon
- 8.🍃 Is a puddle a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) organic shape (b) geometric shape
- 9.True or false: a falling tree is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
- 10.Which of these is the element called line? (a) how a surface feels (b) a flat 2D area (c) a moving dot’s path (d) gaps between things
- 11.True or false: a table top is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
- 12.True or false: “can be seen all round” is the element called line. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 14.True or false: an object that sits near the horizon seems far away. (a) True (b) False
- 15.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) dotted or broken line (d) straight line
- 16.Which of these is shaped like a cylinder? (a) a football (b) a brick (c) a water pipe (d) a shoe box
- 17.Which of these is a feature of wax crayons? (a) do not smudge easily (b) see-through colour (c) soft, light washes (d) light first outlines
- 18.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
- 19.Which of these is the element called value? (a) from white to black (b) gaps between things (c) what a rainbow shows (d) has height, width, depth
- 20.Which of these is shaped like a cone? (a) a football (b) a water pipe (c) an ice-cream cone (d) a matchbox
- 21.True or false: “a hue, like red or blue” is the element called colour. (a) True (b) False
- 22.📐 Is a cuboid a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 3D form (b) a 2D shape
- 23.True or false: an object that sits lower on the page seems far away. (a) False (b) True
- 24.What do we use a round brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding a board upright (c) fine lines and details (d) rinsing brushes
- 25.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) diagonal lines (b) vertical lines (c) horizontal lines (d) curved lines
- 26.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
- 27.Which clue shows an object is far away? (a) shows more detail (b) sits lower on the page (c) looks bigger (d) looks smaller
- 28.Which clue shows an object is far away? (a) overlaps other things (b) looks bigger (c) sits lower on the page (d) is partly hidden
- 29.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🧱 Which element of art is “how a surface feels”? (a) texture (b) line (c) colour (d) form
- 31.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
- 32.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) B (b) H (c) 4B (d) 2B
- 33.Which of these is the element called colour? (a) can be seen all round (b) has height, width, depth (c) how light or dark it is (d) a hue, like red or blue
- 34.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) rinsing brushes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) wide, straight strokes
- 35.🛤️ Railway tracks going into the distance seem to meet at the… (a) highlight (b) border (c) foreground (d) vanishing point
- 36.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 4H make? (a) medium marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) hard, light marks
- 37.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) looks furry or scaly (b) a long, thin mark (c) has height, width, depth (d) a closed flat outline
- 38.📐 Is a cube a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 3D form (b) a 2D shape
- 39.True or false: “gaps between things” is the element called line. (a) False (b) True
- 40.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) looks smaller (b) looks paler and bluer (c) overlaps other things (d) is partly hidden
Answer key
- cone
- the area around objects
- horizontal
- False
- space
- horizontal
- overlaps other things
- organic shape
- True
- a moving dot’s path
- True
- False
- 7
- True
- wavy line
- a water pipe
- do not smudge easily
- True
- from white to black
- an ice-cream cone
- True
- a 3D form
- False
- fine lines and details
- curved lines
- vertical
- looks smaller
- is partly hidden
- True
- texture
- diagonal
- H
- a hue, like red or blue
- giving a pencil a point
- vanishing point
- hard, light marks
- a closed flat outline
- a 3D form
- False
- overlaps other things
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