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.True or false: a hexagon is a geometric shape. (a) False (b) True
- 2.What do we use a sponge for? (a) holding a board upright (b) mixing colours (c) dabbing soft textures (d) rinsing brushes
- 3.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
- 4.True or false: we use a water pot for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
- 5.True or false: a jalebi looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
- 6.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
- 7.Which pencil grade makes medium marks? (a) HB (b) 2H (c) B (d) 2B
- 8.Which of these is a flat 2D shape? (a) cuboid (b) cylinder (c) sphere (d) triangle
- 9.True or false: “a flat 2D area” is the element called line. (a) True (b) False
- 10.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) smudging with a finger (c) many parallel lines (d) lines crossing over
- 11.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
- 12.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
- 13.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 14.True or false: a sphere is a flat 2D shape. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call far hills and the sky? (a) foreground (b) background (c) middle ground
- 16.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
- 17.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
- 18.Which of these is the element called value? (a) can be seen all round (b) a solid 3D object (c) a long, thin mark (d) how light or dark it is
- 19.True or false: “a closed flat outline” is the element called shape. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🔭 In a picture, an object that sits near the horizon seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer
- 21.🖼️ In the rule of thirds, where should the main subject go? (a) off the page (b) in a corner (c) where the lines cross (d) at the very edge
- 22.📐 Is a cone a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 3D form (b) a 2D shape
- 23.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) mixing colours (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding paper flat (d) dabbing soft textures
- 24.📐 Is a star a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 3D form (b) a 2D shape
- 25.True or false: in a landscape picture, the part in between is the background. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🧱 Which element of art is “a long, thin mark”? (a) line (b) form (c) texture (d) space
- 27.🔭 In a picture, an object that shows more detail seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer
- 28.🛤️ Railway tracks going into the distance seem to meet at the… (a) highlight (b) foreground (c) vanishing point (d) border
- 29.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) palette (b) easel (c) sponge (d) water pot
- 30.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
- 31.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) letting paint dry on it (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
- 32.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) horizontal lines (b) diagonal lines (c) curved lines (d) zigzag lines
- 33.📐 Is a cuboid a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 3D form (b) a 2D shape
- 34.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the brightest spot (b) its shadow on the table (c) the side away from light (d) the darker half of it
- 35.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines crossing over (b) smudging with a finger (c) lots of tiny dots (d) criss-cross lines
- 36.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) ocean waves (b) stitches on cloth (c) a snail shell (d) a laser beam
- 37.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the darker half of it (b) its shadow on the table (c) where light hits most (d) the brightest spot
- 38.True or false: an object that is partly hidden seems near the viewer. (a) True (b) False
- 39.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a snail shell (b) a lightning bolt (c) stitches on cloth (d) a coiled rope
- 40.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) zigzag lines (b) curved lines (c) horizontal lines (d) vertical lines
Answer key
- True
- dabbing soft textures
- horizontal
- False
- False
- False
- HB
- triangle
- False
- many parallel lines
- good brush care
- vertical
- 7
- False
- background
- True
- True
- how light or dark it is
- True
- far away
- where the lines cross
- a 3D form
- wide, straight strokes
- a 2D shape
- False
- line
- near the viewer
- vanishing point
- water pot
- True
- letting paint dry on it
- curved lines
- a 3D form
- the brightest spot
- smudging with a finger
- ocean waves
- the darker half of it
- False
- a lightning bolt
- vertical lines
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