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 closed flat outline” is the element called value. (a) True (b) False
- 2.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
- 3.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) mixing colours (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding a board upright (d) fine lines and details
- 4.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sits near the horizon (b) shows less detail (c) is partly hidden (d) looks bigger
- 6.🧊 Which 3D form is a water pipe shaped like? (a) cylinder (b) cube (c) sphere (d) cone
- 7.⚽ How many flat faces does a sphere have?
- 8.True or false: a pyramid is a solid 3D form. (a) False (b) True
- 9.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
- 10.🧱 Which element of art is “has height, width, depth”? (a) colour (b) shape (c) space (d) form
- 11.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) texture (b) value (c) line (d) frame
- 13.True or false: a cuboid is a solid 3D form. (a) True (b) False
- 14.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the side away from light (b) the darker half of it (c) the brightest spot (d) its shadow on the table
- 15.True or false: a circle is a geometric shape. (a) True (b) False
- 16.Which of these is a feature of oil pastels? (a) soft, creamy sticks (b) hard, waxy sticks (c) bright, flat colour (d) soft, light washes
- 17.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a table top (c) a playground slide (d) a tall lamp post
- 18.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) glue (c) water and mild soap (d) hot oil
- 19.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) curved lines (b) zigzag lines (c) horizontal lines (d) vertical lines
- 20.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines all one way (b) many parallel lines (c) smudging with a finger (d) lots of tiny dots
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) rinsing between colours
- 22.Which pencil grade makes medium marks? (a) 2B (b) HB (c) 4H (d) 6B
- 23.True or false: an object that shows less detail seems near the viewer. (a) False (b) True
- 24.🧱 Which element of art is “rough, smooth or bumpy”? (a) colour (b) value (c) texture (d) form
- 25.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
- 26.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🍦 How many flat faces does a cone have?
- 28.🍃 Is a puddle a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) geometric shape (b) organic shape
- 29.True or false: “thick, opaque paint” is a feature of poster colour. (a) False (b) True
- 30.True or false: “what a rainbow shows” is the element called texture. (a) True (b) False
- 31.True or false: “can be seen all round” is the element called colour. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🧱 Which element of art is “gaps between things”? (a) texture (b) form (c) space (d) line
- 33.Which of these is a solid 3D form? (a) triangle (b) pyramid (c) rectangle (d) oval
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sits lower on the page (b) sits near the horizon (c) overlaps other things (d) looks bigger
- 35.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) masking tape (b) easel (c) sponge (d) palette
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) oval (b) cube (c) circle (d) triangle
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
- 38.Which of these is a feature of wax crayons? (a) hard, waxy sticks (b) blend with a fingertip (c) light first outlines (d) soft, light washes
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it
- 40.🖼️ The rule of thirds splits a page into how many equal boxes?
Answer key
- False
- False
- wide, straight strokes
- True
- looks bigger
- cylinder
- 0
- True
- dark value
- form
- True
- frame
- True
- the brightest spot
- True
- soft, creamy sticks
- a tall lamp post
- water and mild soap
- curved lines
- lots of tiny dots
- rinsing between colours
- HB
- False
- texture
- horizontal
- True
- 1
- organic shape
- True
- False
- False
- space
- pyramid
- sits near the horizon
- masking tape
- cube
- scrubbing hard on paper
- hard, waxy sticks
- letting paint dry on it
- 9
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