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.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) on the left side (c) inside the object (d) on the right side
- 2.🥫 How many flat faces does a cylinder have?
- 3.Which of these is a flat 2D shape? (a) cube (b) sphere (c) cylinder (d) oval
- 4.🧊 Which 3D form is a candle shaped like? (a) sphere (b) cone (c) cylinder (d) cube
- 5.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shows less detail (b) is partly hidden (c) looks bigger (d) sits near the horizon
- 7.🧱 Which element of art is “a long, thin mark”? (a) line (b) value (c) space (d) shape
- 8.True or false: a cylinder is a solid 3D form. (a) False (b) True
- 9.True or false: “see-through colour” is a feature of watercolour. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) sand (c) hot oil (d) water and mild soap
- 11.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) fine lines and details (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding a board upright
- 12.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
- 13.Which of these is shaped like a cuboid? (a) a dice (b) a globe (c) a shoe box (d) a party hat
- 14.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
- 15.True or false: “how a surface feels” is the element called line. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🗿 A clay model you can walk around is an example of… (a) a 2D shape (b) a flat outline (c) a 3D form
- 17.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) curved lines (b) horizontal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) vertical lines
- 18.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) rinsing between colours
- 19.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a lightning bolt (c) stitches on cloth (d) a snail shell
- 20.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a small round brush (c) a pencil (d) a toothpick
- 21.True or false: in a landscape picture, the part nearest you is the middle ground. (a) True (b) False
- 22.True or false: “a sense of near and far” is the element called line. (a) True (b) False
- 23.🧱 Which element of art is “how light or dark it is”? (a) colour (b) value (c) form (d) line
- 24.In a landscape picture, which of these is the foreground? (a) the top of the scene (b) the part farthest away (c) the part nearest you (d) the part in between
- 25.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) lines crossing over (c) lines all one way (d) smudging with a finger
- 26.🧱 Which element of art is “how a surface feels”? (a) texture (b) space (c) line (d) shape
- 27.💧 Which paint gives soft, see-through layers? (a) wax crayons (b) oil pastels (c) watercolour (d) poster colour
- 28.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 6B make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) hard, light marks (c) medium marks
- 29.True or false: a triangle is a solid 3D form. (a) True (b) False
- 30.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
- 31.Which of these is the element called value? (a) a hue, like red or blue (b) a closed flat outline (c) a long, thin mark (d) how light or dark it is
- 32.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
- 33.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🧊 How many flat faces does a cube have?
- 35.🌳 Two trees are the same size, but one looks smaller in the picture. That tree is… (a) farther away (b) closer to you (c) younger (d) taller
- 36.Which pencil grade makes medium marks? (a) 2H (b) H (c) 4H (d) HB
- 37.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
- 38.True or false: we use an easel for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
- 40.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) where light hits most (c) the side away from light (d) its shadow on the table
Answer key
- on the right side
- 2
- oval
- cylinder
- False
- looks bigger
- line
- True
- True
- water and mild soap
- wide, straight strokes
- dark value
- a shoe box
- horizontal
- False
- a 3D form
- curved lines
- scrubbing hard on paper
- a snail shell
- a wide flat brush
- False
- False
- value
- the part nearest you
- lines all one way
- texture
- watercolour
- soft, dark marks
- False
- False
- how light or dark it is
- horizontal
- True
- 6
- farther away
- HB
- False
- False
- good brush care
- the side away from light
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