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 element of art is “a flat 2D area”? (a) line (b) value (c) shape (d) colour
- 2.🌅 The horizon line is drawn at the level of your… (a) eyes (b) feet (c) knees (d) elbows
- 3.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the darker half of it (b) the brightest spot (c) its shadow on the table (d) the side away from light
- 4.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
- 5.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “bright, flat colour”? (a) wax crayons (b) watercolour (c) poster colour (d) oil pastels
- 6.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) wavy line (c) zigzag line (d) straight line
- 7.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) colour (b) shape (c) space (d) glue
- 8.Which of these is shaped like a cylinder? (a) a drinking straw (b) a globe (c) a party hat (d) a brick
- 9.🖼️ In the rule of thirds grid, how many points are there where the lines cross?
- 10.Which of these is a flat 2D shape? (a) circle (b) cube (c) pyramid (d) cone
- 11.🥫 How many flat faces does a cylinder have?
- 12.True or false: black has a light value. (a) False (b) True
- 13.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) only length and width (b) how light or dark it is (c) a sense of near and far (d) a long, thin mark
- 14.What do we use a water pot for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) wide, straight strokes (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding a board upright
- 15.True or false: “grey lines for sketching” is a feature of oil pastels. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 17.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a laser beam
- 18.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) zigzag line (b) wavy line (c) dotted or broken line (d) spiral line
- 19.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
- 20.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
- 21.True or false: an object that overlaps other things seems far away. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🟦 A square drawn with depth, showing three faces, looks like a… (a) sphere (b) cube (c) circle (d) cone
- 23.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) use an eraser (b) press harder (c) add water (d) press lighter
- 24.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) horizontal lines (b) curved lines (c) diagonal lines (d) zigzag lines
- 25.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) where light hits most (b) the darker half of it (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the brightest spot
- 26.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the right side (b) above the object (c) on the left side (d) inside the object
- 27.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) sharpener (b) flat brush (c) round brush (d) water pot
- 28.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
- 29.Which of these is shaped like a cuboid? (a) a globe (b) a sugar cube (c) a candle (d) a brick
- 30.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
- 31.True or false: we use masking tape for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
- 32.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a coiled rope (b) a lightning bolt (c) a wriggling snake (d) a ruler’s edge
- 33.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) masking tape (b) easel (c) sharpener (d) round brush
- 34.True or false: pencil grade B makes soft, dark marks. (a) False (b) True
- 35.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) hatching (d) stippling
- 36.True or false: in a landscape picture, things that look biggest is the background. (a) False (b) True
- 37.Which of these is the element called line? (a) a sense of near and far (b) a closed flat outline (c) a moving dot’s path (d) a flat 2D area
- 38.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “see-through colour”? (a) wax crayons (b) poster colour (c) pencil (d) watercolour
- 39.True or false: a table top is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
- 40.True or false: in a landscape picture, the top of the scene is the middle ground. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- shape
- eyes
- the brightest spot
- cast shadow
- poster colour
- zigzag line
- glue
- a drinking straw
- 4
- circle
- 2
- False
- only length and width
- rinsing brushes
- False
- 7
- a laser beam
- wavy line
- vertical
- good brush care
- False
- cube
- press harder
- zigzag lines
- the darker half of it
- on the left side
- water pot
- True
- a brick
- dark value
- False
- a ruler’s edge
- round brush
- True
- hatching
- False
- a moving dot’s path
- watercolour
- True
- False
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