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.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
- 2.True or false: a person standing tall is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🧊 Which 3D form is a brick shaped like? (a) cylinder (b) cube (c) cuboid (d) cone
- 4.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
- 5.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
- 6.True or false: “light first outlines” is a feature of a pencil. (a) False (b) True
- 7.Which of these is the element called space? (a) rough, smooth or bumpy (b) from white to black (c) gaps between things (d) has height, width, depth
- 8.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the side facing the lamp (b) the side away from it (c) the bottom
- 9.True or false: black has a light value. (a) False (b) True
- 10.True or false: “how light or dark it is” is the element called colour. (a) False (b) True
- 11.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the brightest spot (c) where light hits most (d) the side away from light
- 12.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call the part nearest you? (a) foreground (b) background (c) middle ground
- 13.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a falling tree (c) a leaning ladder (d) a tall lamp post
- 14.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
- 15.True or false: a cone is a flat 2D shape. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
- 17.True or false: “a solid 3D object” is the element called form. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 19.True or false: we use an easel for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🎯 The part of a picture your eye goes to first is the… (a) focal point (b) border (c) horizon (d) background
- 21.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
- 22.True or false: “soft, light washes” is a feature of oil pastels. (a) True (b) False
- 23.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
- 24.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
- 25.✏️ In a pencil grade, what does the letter H stand for? (a) hard (b) hot (c) heavy (d) high
- 26.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) easel (b) flat brush (c) sponge (d) water pot
- 27.📐 Is a pyramid a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 2D shape (b) a 3D form
- 28.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) gaps between things (b) a closed flat outline (c) looks furry or scaly (d) a moving dot’s path
- 29.Which of these is the element called value? (a) the area around objects (b) how light or dark it is (c) a long, thin mark (d) a sense of near and far
- 30.In a landscape picture, which of these is the background? (a) the top of the scene (b) the bottom of the page (c) the part in between (d) the part nearest you
- 31.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
- 32.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a laser beam (b) a lightning bolt (c) a coiled rope (d) a ruler’s edge
- 33.Which of these is a flat 2D shape? (a) pyramid (b) cone (c) cylinder (d) triangle
- 34.🍃 Is a circle a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) organic shape (b) geometric shape
- 35.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade B make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) medium marks (c) hard, light marks
- 36.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) washing with mild soap (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water
- 37.True or false: “see-through colour” is a feature of watercolour. (a) False (b) True
- 38.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) spiral line
- 39.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade HB make? (a) hard, light marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) medium marks
- 40.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a tall lamp post (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a leaning ladder
Answer key
- zigzag line
- True
- cuboid
- False
- light value
- True
- gaps between things
- the side facing the lamp
- False
- False
- its shadow on the table
- foreground
- a tall lamp post
- shadow side
- False
- bad for the brush
- True
- 7
- False
- focal point
- good brush care
- False
- False
- light value
- hard
- water pot
- a 3D form
- a closed flat outline
- how light or dark it is
- the top of the scene
- False
- a coiled rope
- triangle
- geometric shape
- soft, dark marks
- washing with mild soap
- True
- wavy line
- medium marks
- a leaning ladder
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