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 hexagon a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) organic shape (b) geometric shape
- 2.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
- 3.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) a cut-here line (c) a coiled rope (d) ocean waves
- 4.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the side away from light (d) the brightest spot
- 5.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a falling tree (b) a standing tree trunk (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a tall lamp post
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
- 7.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a snail shell (b) a ruler’s edge (c) ocean waves (d) a tightly pulled rope
- 8.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) smudging with a finger (c) many parallel lines (d) lines crossing over
- 9.What do we use an easel for? (a) mixing colours (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding a board upright (d) holding paper flat
- 10.In a landscape picture, which of these is the middle ground? (a) the part in between (b) the part nearest you (c) the part farthest away (d) the bottom of the page
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pyramid (b) cube (c) triangle (d) cylinder
- 12.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade H make? (a) medium marks (b) hard, light marks (c) soft, dark marks
- 13.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) zigzag line (d) straight line
- 14.True or false: “thick, opaque paint” is a feature of poster colour. (a) False (b) True
- 15.📐 Is a cone a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 2D shape (b) a 3D form
- 16.True or false: a hexagon is a geometric shape. (a) False (b) True
- 17.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
- 18.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) is partly hidden (b) shows more detail (c) overlaps other things (d) looks bigger
- 20.Which of these is the element called line? (a) a moving dot’s path (b) can be seen all round (c) how light or dark it is (d) what a rainbow shows
- 21.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) zigzag lines (b) horizontal lines (c) diagonal lines (d) curved lines
- 22.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 23.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a sponge (c) a small round brush (d) a wide flat brush
- 24.🧱 Which element of art is “a closed flat outline”? (a) shape (b) texture (c) line (d) form
- 25.True or false: in a landscape picture, the top of the scene is the background. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🧱 Which element of art is “a solid 3D object”? (a) line (b) shape (c) texture (d) form
- 27.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a jalebi (b) the teeth of a saw (c) dashes on a road (d) a lightning bolt
- 28.📏 What kind of line does a laser beam look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) spiral line (c) zigzag line (d) straight line
- 29.✏️ Which pencil makes lighter lines: HB or 2H? (a) HB (b) 2H
- 30.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
- 31.True or false: a paint splash is a geometric shape. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks smaller (b) looks bigger (c) sits near the horizon (d) shows less detail
- 33.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lines crossing over (b) criss-cross lines (c) dots packed close (d) lines all one way
- 34.True or false: a playground slide is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🧱 Which element of art is “what a rainbow shows”? (a) texture (b) space (c) line (d) colour
- 36.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line
- 37.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
- 38.True or false: “a closed flat outline” is the element called space. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🧱 Which element of art is “a flat 2D area”? (a) shape (b) value (c) colour (d) texture
- 40.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) colour (b) space (c) shape (d) glue
Answer key
- geometric shape
- dark value
- ocean waves
- the brightest spot
- a falling tree
- reshaping the tip
- a snail shell
- lines crossing over
- holding a board upright
- the part in between
- triangle
- hard, light marks
- spiral line
- True
- a 3D form
- True
- True
- vertical
- is partly hidden
- a moving dot’s path
- curved lines
- 7
- a small round brush
- shape
- True
- form
- a jalebi
- straight line
- 2H
- False
- False
- looks bigger
- lines all one way
- True
- colour
- spiral line
- highlight
- False
- shape
- glue
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