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Art and painting lesson 16: Part 2 drawing and painting test · Set 708 · 40 questions
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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. 1.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a jalebi (b) a laser beam (c) a snail shell (d) a wriggling snake
  2. 2.📐 Is a triangle a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 2D shape (b) a 3D form
  3. 3.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) zigzag lines (b) vertical lines (c) curved lines (d) horizontal lines
  4. 4.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call the part nearest you? (a) middle ground (b) background (c) foreground
  6. 6.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the darker half of it (b) the side away from light (c) the brightest spot (d) its shadow on the table
  7. 7.🌳 Two trees are the same size, but one looks smaller in the picture. That tree is… (a) taller (b) closer to you (c) farther away (d) younger
  8. 8.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) how a surface feels (b) a long, thin mark (c) has height, width, depth (d) what a rainbow shows
  9. 9.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a flag in the wind (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a laser beam
  11. 11.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  12. 12.True or false: “from white to black” is the element called value. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  14. 14.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
  15. 15.Which of these is shaped like a cuboid? (a) a drinking straw (b) a traffic cone (c) a marble (d) a matchbox
  16. 16.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a ruler’s edge (c) a lightning bolt (d) a jalebi
  17. 17.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a big roller (c) a sponge (d) a small round brush
  18. 18.Which clue shows an object is far away? (a) shows more detail (b) sits near the horizon (c) overlaps other things (d) looks bigger
  19. 19.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) round brush (b) sponge (c) masking tape (d) palette
  20. 20.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) sponge (b) palette (c) easel (d) round brush
  21. 21.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) holding paper flat (b) dabbing soft textures (c) rinsing brushes (d) wide, straight strokes
  23. 23.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade B make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) medium marks (c) hard, light marks
  24. 24.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a spiral (b) a dotted line (c) a straight line (d) a zigzag
  25. 25.True or false: pencil grade 2H makes medium marks. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) straight line
  27. 27.📐 Is a star a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 2D shape (b) a 3D form
  28. 28.🔭 In a picture, an object that looks smaller seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
  29. 29.🧱 Which element of art is “looks furry or scaly”? (a) colour (b) form (c) line (d) texture
  30. 30.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) zigzag line (b) wavy line (c) spiral line (d) straight line
  31. 31.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) texture (b) frame (c) line (d) value
  32. 32.Which of these is called stippling? (a) criss-cross lines (b) lines crossing over (c) dots packed close (d) lines all one way
  33. 33.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) reshaping the tip
  34. 34.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “see-through colour”? (a) poster colour (b) watercolour (c) pencil (d) wax crayons
  35. 35.Which pencil grade makes medium marks? (a) HB (b) B (c) 2B (d) 4B
  36. 36.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) ocean waves (d) a wriggling snake
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pyramid (b) cuboid (c) oval (d) cone
  38. 38.True or false: a playground slide is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) do not smudge easily (b) blend with a fingertip (c) hard, waxy sticks (d) soft, light washes
  40. 40.Which of these is the element called line? (a) a sense of near and far (b) can be seen all round (c) a long, thin mark (d) has height, width, depth

Answer key

  1. a laser beam
  2. a 2D shape
  3. horizontal lines
  4. False
  5. foreground
  6. the brightest spot
  7. farther away
  8. how a surface feels
  9. True
  10. a flag in the wind
  11. diagonal
  12. True
  13. horizontal
  14. 7
  15. a matchbox
  16. a lightning bolt
  17. a small round brush
  18. sits near the horizon
  19. sponge
  20. round brush
  21. True
  22. wide, straight strokes
  23. soft, dark marks
  24. a spiral
  25. False
  26. zigzag line
  27. a 2D shape
  28. far away
  29. texture
  30. spiral line
  31. frame
  32. dots packed close
  33. reshaping the tip
  34. watercolour
  35. HB
  36. a tightly pulled rope
  37. oval
  38. True
  39. soft, light washes
  40. a long, thin mark

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