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 row of pointy peaks looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
- 2.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) wavy line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
- 3.True or false: a falling tree is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🧱 Which element of art is “how a surface feels”? (a) value (b) space (c) line (d) texture
- 5.🧊 How many edges does a cube have?
- 6.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding paper flat (d) holding a board upright
- 7.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) False (b) True
- 8.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
- 9.True or false: a falling tree is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 11.🖼️ The rule of thirds splits a page into how many equal boxes?
- 12.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) sponge (b) flat brush (c) palette (d) sharpener
- 13.True or false: a rectangle is a solid 3D form. (a) True (b) False
- 14.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
- 15.True or false: pencil grade H makes hard, light marks. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
- 17.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) dashes on a road (c) a flag in the wind (d) a coiled rope
- 18.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
- 19.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) bright, flat colour (b) soft, light washes (c) blend with a fingertip (d) light first outlines
- 20.📐 Is a cylinder a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 2D shape (b) a 3D form
- 21.🧱 Drawing fur so it looks soft uses which element of art? (a) value (b) space (c) line (d) texture
- 22.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) HB (b) B (c) 2H (d) 4H
- 23.True or false: an object that looks bigger seems far away. (a) True (b) False
- 24.True or false: a table top is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) zigzag lines (b) diagonal lines (c) vertical lines (d) horizontal lines
- 26.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
- 27.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
- 28.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the right side (b) above the object (c) inside the object (d) on the left side
- 29.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “mixed with lots of water”? (a) poster colour (b) wax crayons (c) watercolour (d) oil pastels
- 30.🥫 How many flat faces does a cylinder have?
- 31.🍃 Is a triangle a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) organic shape (b) geometric shape
- 32.True or false: “how a surface feels” is the element called texture. (a) False (b) True
- 33.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
- 34.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) its shadow on the table (b) where light hits most (c) the brightest spot (d) the darker half of it
- 35.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) gaps between things (b) can be seen all round (c) what a rainbow shows (d) rough, smooth or bumpy
- 36.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) spiral line (b) wavy line (c) straight line (d) dotted or broken line
- 37.Which of these is a solid 3D form? (a) cube (b) rectangle (c) square (d) triangle
- 38.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the darker half of it (b) the dark shape it throws (c) where light hits most (d) the side away from light
- 39.True or false: we use a sponge for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
- 40.True or false: an object that sits near the horizon seems far away. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- False
- dotted or broken line
- False
- texture
- 12
- wide, straight strokes
- True
- diagonal
- True
- 7
- 9
- flat brush
- False
- False
- True
- good brush care
- a coiled rope
- True
- soft, light washes
- a 3D form
- texture
- B
- False
- True
- vertical lines
- light value
- hatching
- on the right side
- watercolour
- 2
- geometric shape
- True
- True
- its shadow on the table
- rough, smooth or bumpy
- dotted or broken line
- cube
- the dark shape it throws
- False
- True
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