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: “do not smudge easily” is a feature of poster colour. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks smaller (b) overlaps other things (c) sits lower on the page (d) looks bigger
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
- 5.Which of these is the element called value? (a) looks furry or scaly (b) a solid 3D object (c) the area around objects (d) how light or dark it is
- 6.True or false: a leaning ladder is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
- 7.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
- 8.True or false: “a hue, like red or blue” is the element called value. (a) True (b) False
- 9.True or false: “bright, flat colour” is a feature of oil pastels. (a) False (b) True
- 10.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
- 11.True or false: a triangle is a solid 3D form. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🧊 Which 3D form is a water pipe shaped like? (a) cylinder (b) cuboid (c) sphere (d) cone
- 13.True or false: a cloud is an organic shape. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🧱 Which element of art is “has height, width, depth”? (a) form (b) line (c) shape (d) colour
- 15.True or false: pencil grade HB makes medium marks. (a) False (b) True
- 16.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
- 17.🧱 Which element of art is “can be seen all round”? (a) colour (b) space (c) form (d) line
- 18.True or false: a circle is a solid 3D form. (a) False (b) True
- 19.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) lots of tiny dots (c) lines crossing over (d) smooth, soft tones
- 20.Which of these is called blending? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) criss-cross lines (c) lines crossing over (d) smooth, soft tones
- 21.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
- 22.True or false: “a hue, like red or blue” is the element called colour. (a) False (b) True
- 23.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) a solid 3D object (b) a long, thin mark (c) looks furry or scaly (d) only length and width
- 24.True or false: a person standing tall is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
- 25.Which of these is shaped like a cuboid? (a) a traffic cone (b) a marble (c) a football (d) a matchbox
- 26.Which of these is the element called colour? (a) can be seen all round (b) a moving dot’s path (c) from white to black (d) a hue, like red or blue
- 27.True or false: an object that is partly hidden seems near the viewer. (a) True (b) False
- 28.Which of these is the element called space? (a) a long, thin mark (b) a sense of near and far (c) has height, width, depth (d) a moving dot’s path
- 29.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🍃 Is a flower petal a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) geometric shape (b) organic shape
- 31.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a coiled rope (b) a cut-here line (c) a jalebi (d) a tightly pulled rope
- 32.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) curved lines (b) diagonal lines (c) horizontal lines (d) zigzag lines
- 33.🧱 Which element of art tells how light or dark something is? (a) line (b) shape (c) texture (d) value
- 34.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) value (b) line (c) texture (d) frame
- 35.True or false: a circle is an organic shape. (a) False (b) True
- 36.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called blending. (a) True (b) False
- 37.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) curved lines (b) zigzag lines (c) horizontal lines (d) vertical lines
- 38.🍃 Is a paint splash a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) organic shape (b) geometric shape
- 39.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) palette (b) sharpener (c) masking tape (d) easel
- 40.What do we use a sponge for? (a) holding a board upright (b) rinsing brushes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) giving a pencil a point
Answer key
- False
- looks smaller
- washing with mild soap
- reshaping the tip
- how light or dark it is
- True
- True
- False
- False
- True
- False
- cylinder
- True
- form
- True
- horizontal
- form
- False
- lines crossing over
- smooth, soft tones
- good brush care
- True
- looks furry or scaly
- True
- a matchbox
- a hue, like red or blue
- False
- a sense of near and far
- True
- organic shape
- a cut-here line
- curved lines
- value
- frame
- False
- True
- curved lines
- organic shape
- easel
- dabbing soft textures
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