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 “what a rainbow shows”? (a) value (b) colour (c) texture (d) form
- 2.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) hatching
- 3.🍃 Is a cloud a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) geometric shape (b) organic shape
- 4.🧊 How many corners does a cube have?
- 5.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) looks smaller (b) is partly hidden (c) looks paler and bluer (d) shows more detail
- 6.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
- 7.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) thick, opaque paint (b) do not smudge easily (c) hard, waxy sticks (d) mixed with lots of water
- 8.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
- 9.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “see-through colour”? (a) wax crayons (b) pencil (c) watercolour (d) poster colour
- 10.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🧱 Drawing fur so it looks soft uses which element of art? (a) line (b) texture (c) space (d) value
- 12.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a small round brush (b) a big roller (c) a sponge (d) a wide flat brush
- 13.True or false: “a flat 2D area” is the element called value. (a) True (b) False
- 14.📐 Is a sphere a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 3D form (b) a 2D shape
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks smaller (b) is partly hidden (c) looks bigger (d) looks paler and bluer
- 16.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
- 17.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
- 18.📐 Is a star a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 3D form (b) a 2D shape
- 19.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
- 20.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) spiral line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) straight line
- 21.True or false: an object that shows less detail seems near the viewer. (a) False (b) True
- 22.True or false: “a solid 3D object” is the element called colour. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🧊 Which 3D form is an ice-cream cone shaped like? (a) cube (b) cylinder (c) cone (d) sphere
- 24.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 25.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a playground slide (b) a sleeping person (c) a person standing tall (d) a leaning ladder
- 26.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a playground slide (b) a table top (c) a tall lamp post (d) a sleeping person
- 27.Which of these is a solid 3D form? (a) cuboid (b) oval (c) star (d) square
- 28.True or false: an object that sits near the horizon seems far away. (a) False (b) True
- 29.True or false: we use a flat brush for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) water and mild soap (b) sand (c) glue (d) hot oil
- 31.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade B make? (a) medium marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) hard, light marks
- 32.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a jalebi (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a wriggling snake
- 33.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
- 34.🔭 In a picture, an object that overlaps other things seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
- 35.What do we use masking tape for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding paper flat (c) rinsing brushes (d) giving a pencil a point
- 36.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
- 37.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) HB (b) H (c) 2B (d) 4H
- 38.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) leaving it in water
- 39.True or false: pencil grade H makes hard, light marks. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) palette (b) round brush (c) water pot (d) masking tape
Answer key
- colour
- stippling
- organic shape
- 8
- shows more detail
- vertical
- mixed with lots of water
- hatching
- watercolour
- True
- texture
- a small round brush
- False
- a 3D form
- looks bigger
- vertical
- cast shadow
- a 2D shape
- True
- straight line
- False
- False
- cone
- 7
- a person standing tall
- a tall lamp post
- cuboid
- True
- False
- water and mild soap
- soft, dark marks
- a wriggling snake
- diagonal
- near the viewer
- holding paper flat
- False
- 2B
- washing with mild soap
- True
- palette
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