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.In a landscape picture, which of these is the middle ground? (a) the top of the scene (b) the bottom of the page (c) far hills and the sky (d) the part in between
- 2.🔭 In a picture, an object that is partly hidden seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer
- 3.Which of these is the element called value? (a) looks furry or scaly (b) how light or dark it is (c) a closed flat outline (d) rough, smooth or bumpy
- 4.🧊 How many corners does a cube have?
- 5.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) straight line (b) wavy line (c) zigzag line (d) dotted or broken line
- 6.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cylinder (b) triangle (c) circle (d) star
- 8.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) near to far (b) big to small (c) red to blue (d) white to black
- 9.Which of these is the element called colour? (a) a flat 2D area (b) what a rainbow shows (c) how a surface feels (d) a solid 3D object
- 10.🛤️ Railway tracks going into the distance seem to meet at the… (a) border (b) foreground (c) vanishing point (d) highlight
- 11.Which of these is a flat 2D shape? (a) cone (b) star (c) sphere (d) cuboid
- 12.Which of these is a feature of a pencil? (a) see-through colour (b) thick, opaque paint (c) mixed with lots of water (d) light first outlines
- 13.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) texture (b) line (c) frame (d) value
- 14.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
- 15.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call the top of the scene? (a) background (b) middle ground (c) foreground
- 16.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
- 17.Which clue shows an object is far away? (a) looks bigger (b) sits near the horizon (c) overlaps other things (d) shows more detail
- 18.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) dashes on a road (c) a jalebi (d) a coiled rope
- 19.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
- 20.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
- 21.🧱 Which element of art is “a flat 2D area”? (a) value (b) texture (c) form (d) shape
- 22.True or false: we use masking tape for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
- 23.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) easel (b) palette (c) round brush (d) masking tape
- 24.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) rinsing between colours
- 25.What do we use a round brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding paper flat (c) fine lines and details (d) wide, straight strokes
- 26.True or false: ocean waves looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) hot oil (c) sand (d) water and mild soap
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circle (b) cube (c) sphere (d) cuboid
- 29.📐 Is a square a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 2D shape (b) a 3D form
- 30.🔭 In a picture, an object that looks bigger seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
- 31.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 32.True or false: “a solid 3D object” is the element called texture. (a) False (b) True
- 33.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
- 34.True or false: an object that shows less detail seems near the viewer. (a) True (b) False
- 35.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
- 36.Which of these is a solid 3D form? (a) star (b) pyramid (c) triangle (d) circle
- 37.🧊 How many edges does a cube have?
- 38.🌅 The horizon line is drawn at the level of your… (a) feet (b) eyes (c) knees (d) elbows
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks paler and bluer (b) sits lower on the page (c) is partly hidden (d) looks smaller
- 40.True or false: “a flat 2D area” is the element called space. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- the part in between
- far away
- how light or dark it is
- 8
- dotted or broken line
- light value
- cylinder
- white to black
- what a rainbow shows
- vanishing point
- star
- light first outlines
- frame
- dark value
- background
- False
- sits near the horizon
- a row of pointy peaks
- highlight
- vertical
- shape
- False
- round brush
- rinsing between colours
- fine lines and details
- True
- water and mild soap
- circle
- a 2D shape
- near the viewer
- 7
- False
- True
- False
- leaving it in water
- pyramid
- 12
- eyes
- sits lower on the page
- False
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