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 art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sponge (b) palette (c) sharpener (d) masking tape
- 2.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a sleeping person (c) a tall lamp post (d) a standing tree trunk
- 3.🧱 Which element of art is “what a rainbow shows”? (a) space (b) colour (c) shape (d) value
- 4.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
- 5.In a landscape picture, which of these is the background? (a) the bottom of the page (b) the part nearest you (c) the top of the scene (d) the part in between
- 6.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
- 7.Which pencil grade makes medium marks? (a) 4B (b) HB (c) 4H (d) 2H
- 8.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a coiled rope (b) dashes on a road (c) a wriggling snake (d) a row of pointy peaks
- 9.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
- 10.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a table top (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a leaning ladder (d) the edge of a calm sea
- 11.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) on the left side (c) on the right side (d) inside the object
- 12.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call the part nearest you? (a) background (b) foreground (c) middle ground
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) triangle (b) circle (c) cube (d) oval
- 14.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
- 15.True or false: a cuboid is a flat 2D shape. (a) False (b) True
- 16.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
- 17.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 19.Which of these is the element called space? (a) what a rainbow shows (b) rough, smooth or bumpy (c) the area around objects (d) how light or dark it is
- 20.🧱 Which element of art is “the area around objects”? (a) texture (b) value (c) colour (d) space
- 21.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “blend with a fingertip”? (a) poster colour (b) watercolour (c) wax crayons (d) oil pastels
- 22.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) curved lines (b) zigzag lines (c) horizontal lines (d) vertical lines
- 23.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) space (b) shape (c) glue (d) colour
- 24.Which of these is a feature of oil pastels? (a) do not smudge easily (b) soft, light washes (c) blend with a fingertip (d) grey lines for sketching
- 25.📐 Is a star a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 2D shape (b) a 3D form
- 26.True or false: an object that looks paler and bluer seems far away. (a) True (b) False
- 27.True or false: “can be seen all round” is the element called form. (a) False (b) True
- 28.True or false: a jalebi looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
- 29.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
- 30.True or false: “thick, opaque paint” is a feature of a pencil. (a) False (b) True
- 31.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 4H make? (a) hard, light marks (b) medium marks (c) soft, dark marks
- 32.🖼️ In the rule of thirds grid, how many points are there where the lines cross?
- 33.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) sponge (b) water pot (c) easel (d) round brush
- 34.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) curved lines (b) zigzag lines (c) horizontal lines (d) vertical lines
- 35.🧊 Which 3D form is a shoe box shaped like? (a) cylinder (b) cone (c) cuboid (d) cube
- 36.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) add water (b) press lighter (c) press harder (d) use an eraser
- 37.Which of these is shaped like a sphere? (a) a marble (b) a dice (c) a brick (d) a party hat
- 38.True or false: a person standing tall is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🔭 In a picture, an object that looks paler and bluer seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
- 40.True or false: an object that shows less detail seems near the viewer. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- sponge
- a sleeping person
- colour
- False
- the top of the scene
- dark value
- HB
- a coiled rope
- shadow side
- a leaning ladder
- on the left side
- foreground
- cube
- True
- False
- False
- True
- 7
- the area around objects
- space
- oil pastels
- vertical lines
- glue
- blend with a fingertip
- a 2D shape
- True
- True
- True
- dark value
- False
- hard, light marks
- 4
- easel
- horizontal lines
- cuboid
- press harder
- a marble
- False
- far away
- False
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