Drawing and Painting Basics Test Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 16: Part 2 drawing and painting test · Set 68 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.Which of these is the element called line? (a) how light or dark it is (b) a closed flat outline (c) can be seen all round (d) a moving dot’s path
2. 2.True or false: an object that looks bigger seems far away. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🖼️ The rule of thirds splits a page into how many equal boxes?
4. 4.🔭 In a picture, an object that overlaps other things seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer
5. 5.True or false: an object that sits near the horizon seems near the viewer. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “see-through colour”? (a) watercolour (b) pencil (c) oil pastels (d) wax crayons
7. 7.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
8. 8.Which of these is a feature of oil pastels? (a) soft, creamy sticks (b) soft, light washes (c) mixed with lots of water (d) bright, flat colour
9. 9.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) from white to black (b) a hue, like red or blue (c) has height, width, depth (d) rough, smooth or bumpy
10. 10.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 4H make? (a) hard, light marks (b) medium marks (c) soft, dark marks
11. 11.🧊 How many corners does a cube have?
12. 12.Which clue shows an object is far away? (a) is partly hidden (b) looks bigger (c) shows more detail (d) sits lower on the page
13. 13.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔭 In a picture, an object that sits near the horizon seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
15. 15.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
17. 17.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) ocean waves (c) stitches on cloth (d) a lightning bolt
19. 19.🖼️ In the rule of thirds grid, how many points are there where the lines cross?
20. 20.🧱 Drawing fur so it looks soft uses which element of art? (a) line (b) value (c) texture (d) space
21. 21.Which of these is the element called colour? (a) a long, thin mark (b) can be seen all round (c) from white to black (d) what a rainbow shows
22. 22.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) shows less detail (b) is partly hidden (c) looks bigger (d) looks smaller
23. 23.True or false: in a landscape picture, the bottom of the page is the foreground. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) a solid 3D object (b) gaps between things (c) a flat 2D area (d) how light or dark it is
26. 26.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: a falling tree is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) looks smaller (b) shows more detail (c) sits near the horizon (d) shows less detail
29. 29.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) sharpener (b) easel (c) sponge (d) water pot
30. 30.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) straight line (b) zigzag line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line
31. 31.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) star (b) cube (c) rectangle (d) triangle
33. 33.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call the part in between? (a) background (b) foreground (c) middle ground
34. 34.What do we use masking tape for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) rinsing brushes (c) fine lines and details (d) holding paper flat
35. 35.True or false: “the area around objects” is the element called space. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) washing with mild soap (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) standing on its bristles
37. 37.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the brightest spot (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the side away from light
38. 38.🔭 In a picture, an object that looks smaller seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
39. 39.Which of these is a feature of wax crayons? (a) do not smudge easily (b) bright, flat colour (c) mixed with lots of water (d) thick, opaque paint
40. 40.Which of these is a flat 2D shape? (a) triangle (b) cuboid (c) cube (d) pyramid

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