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 of these is the element called form? (a) how light or dark it is (b) rough, smooth or bumpy (c) a long, thin mark (d) a solid 3D object
- 2.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) line (b) texture (c) value (d) frame
- 3.True or false: “how a surface feels” is the element called texture. (a) False (b) True
- 4.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) lots of tiny dots (c) smudging with a finger (d) criss-cross lines
- 5.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) a hue, like red or blue (b) a flat 2D area (c) how a surface feels (d) the area around objects
- 6.What do we use an easel for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding a board upright (d) fine lines and details
- 7.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
- 8.True or false: a triangle is a flat 2D shape. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🧱 Which element of art tells how light or dark something is? (a) shape (b) value (c) texture (d) line
- 10.True or false: a sleeping person is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
- 11.Which of these is shaped like a cuboid? (a) a traffic cone (b) a marble (c) a shoe box (d) a globe
- 12.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) round brush (b) sharpener (c) water pot (d) easel
- 13.🖼️ How many lines (across and down) do you draw for the rule of thirds?
- 14.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) 2H (b) HB (c) 4B (d) H
- 15.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a coiled rope (b) a ruler’s edge (c) ocean waves (d) a cut-here line
- 16.True or false: pencil grade 2B makes soft, dark marks. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) vertical lines (b) horizontal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) curved lines
- 18.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) round brush (b) palette (c) flat brush (d) easel
- 19.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a dotted line (b) a straight line (c) a zigzag line (d) a wavy line
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) reshaping the tip
- 21.✏️ Which pencil is softer: 4B or 2B? (a) 4B (b) 2B
- 22.True or false: black has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
- 23.📐 Is a square a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 2D shape (b) a 3D form
- 24.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) holding a board upright (b) rinsing brushes (c) wide, straight strokes (d) fine lines and details
- 25.Which of these is the element called form? (a) a moving dot’s path (b) from white to black (c) can be seen all round (d) only length and width
- 26.🍦 How many flat faces does a cone have?
- 27.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call the bottom of the page? (a) middle ground (b) background (c) foreground
- 29.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the side away from light (b) where light hits most (c) the darker half of it (d) its shadow on the table
- 30.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a sponge (c) a wide flat brush (d) a small round brush
- 31.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) masking tape (b) round brush (c) easel (d) palette
- 32.True or false: “thick, opaque paint” is a feature of poster colour. (a) False (b) True
- 33.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🧱 Drawing fur so it looks soft uses which element of art? (a) line (b) value (c) space (d) texture
- 35.True or false: “a closed flat outline” is the element called shape. (a) False (b) True
- 36.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
- 37.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) drying bristles up
- 38.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
- 39.True or false: a square is a solid 3D form. (a) True (b) False
- 40.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) a flag in the wind (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a jalebi
Answer key
- a solid 3D object
- frame
- True
- lines all one way
- how a surface feels
- holding a board upright
- True
- True
- value
- False
- a shoe box
- round brush
- 4
- 4B
- a coiled rope
- True
- curved lines
- flat brush
- a wavy line
- reshaping the tip
- 4B
- True
- a 2D shape
- wide, straight strokes
- can be seen all round
- 1
- True
- foreground
- where light hits most
- a small round brush
- masking tape
- True
- True
- texture
- True
- True
- drying bristles up
- hatching
- False
- a tightly pulled rope
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