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Art and painting lesson 16: Part 2 drawing and painting test · Set 653 · 40 questions
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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. 1.True or false: in a landscape picture, the part nearest you is the background. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🗿 A clay model you can walk around is an example of… (a) a 2D shape (b) a flat outline (c) a 3D form
  3. 3.True or false: in a landscape picture, the part nearest you is the middle ground. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a wavy line (b) a zigzag line (c) a straight line (d) a dotted line
  5. 5.True or false: in a landscape picture, far hills and the sky is the middle ground. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “soft, creamy sticks”? (a) oil pastels (b) wax crayons (c) watercolour (d) pencil
  7. 7.🖼️ In the rule of thirds grid, how many points are there where the lines cross?
  8. 8.Which clue shows an object is far away? (a) looks smaller (b) shows more detail (c) overlaps other things (d) looks bigger
  9. 9.Which of these is a feature of oil pastels? (a) blend with a fingertip (b) mixed with lots of water (c) do not smudge easily (d) soft, light washes
  10. 10.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
  11. 11.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) diagonal lines (b) curved lines (c) zigzag lines (d) vertical lines
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shows more detail (b) looks smaller (c) looks bigger (d) overlaps other things
  13. 13.True or false: a cone is a solid 3D form. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) glue (b) space (c) shape (d) colour
  15. 15.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a tall lamp post (c) a person standing tall (d) a falling tree
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
  17. 17.True or false: “light first outlines” is a feature of a pencil. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is a feature of a pencil? (a) blend with a fingertip (b) thick, opaque paint (c) grey lines for sketching (d) soft, light washes
  19. 19.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) looks smaller (b) sits near the horizon (c) shows more detail (d) shows less detail
  20. 20.Which of these is called stippling? (a) smudging with a finger (b) smooth, soft tones (c) lots of tiny dots (d) lines all one way
  21. 21.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “soft, light washes”? (a) pencil (b) poster colour (c) watercolour (d) wax crayons
  22. 22.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  23. 23.Which of these is the element called space? (a) a sense of near and far (b) a solid 3D object (c) how light or dark it is (d) a flat 2D area
  24. 24.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) frame (b) texture (c) value (d) line
  25. 25.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) easel (b) line (c) form (d) value
  26. 26.True or false: a person standing tall is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  28. 28.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a snail shell (b) a flag in the wind (c) a lightning bolt (d) dashes on a road
  30. 30.🔵 Shading a circle from light to dark makes it look like a… (a) cube (b) square (c) sphere (d) cone
  31. 31.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) zigzag line (b) dotted or broken line (c) wavy line (d) spiral line
  32. 32.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) bright, flat colour (b) soft, light washes (c) mixed with lots of water (d) see-through colour
  33. 33.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a sleeping person (d) a table top
  35. 35.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) blending
  36. 36.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call the top of the scene? (a) background (b) foreground (c) middle ground
  37. 37.🧱 Which element of art tells how light or dark something is? (a) texture (b) shape (c) value (d) line
  38. 38.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  39. 39.True or false: a tall lamp post is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) on the right side (c) inside the object (d) on the left side

Answer key

  1. False
  2. a 3D form
  3. False
  4. a wavy line
  5. False
  6. oil pastels
  7. 4
  8. looks smaller
  9. blend with a fingertip
  10. reshaping the tip
  11. vertical lines
  12. looks smaller
  13. True
  14. glue
  15. a falling tree
  16. scrubbing hard on paper
  17. True
  18. grey lines for sketching
  19. shows more detail
  20. lots of tiny dots
  21. watercolour
  22. horizontal
  23. a sense of near and far
  24. frame
  25. easel
  26. True
  27. hatching
  28. True
  29. a lightning bolt
  30. sphere
  31. dotted or broken line
  32. bright, flat colour
  33. True
  34. a leaning ladder
  35. blending
  36. background
  37. value
  38. diagonal
  39. True
  40. on the right side

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