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 is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
- 2.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it
- 3.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) B (b) H (c) HB (d) 4H
- 4.🧱 Which element of art is “from white to black”? (a) shape (b) line (c) space (d) value
- 5.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a toothpick (c) a small round brush (d) a pencil
- 6.📐 Which has only length and width, and no depth? (a) a sculpture (b) a form (c) a shape (d) a cube
- 7.True or false: “looks furry or scaly” is the element called value. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “soft, light washes”? (a) poster colour (b) oil pastels (c) pencil (d) watercolour
- 9.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the brightest spot (c) the side away from light (d) the dark shape it throws
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cuboid (b) oval (c) square (d) star
- 11.True or false: a cloud is a geometric shape. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) easel (b) value (c) line (d) form
- 13.🔭 In a picture, an object that sits lower on the page seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) star (b) cylinder (c) sphere (d) cube
- 15.Which of these is a feature of oil pastels? (a) light first outlines (b) mixed with lots of water (c) grey lines for sketching (d) blend with a fingertip
- 16.🔭 In a picture, an object that shows less detail seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
- 17.🧊 Which 3D form is a marble shaped like? (a) cuboid (b) cone (c) cube (d) sphere
- 18.True or false: a triangle is a flat 2D shape. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🔭 In a picture, an object that is partly hidden seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer
- 20.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
- 21.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) is partly hidden (b) overlaps other things (c) shows less detail (d) looks smaller
- 22.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 23.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
- 25.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
- 26.True or false: “see-through colour” is a feature of watercolour. (a) False (b) True
- 27.What do we use a water pot for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) holding paper flat (d) holding a board upright
- 28.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) bristles down (c) with paint on it (d) bristles up or flat
- 29.🔭 In a picture, an object that sits near the horizon seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) leaving it in water (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
- 31.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
- 32.✏️ Which pencil is harder: 4H or 2H? (a) 2H (b) 4H
- 33.Which of these is a flat 2D shape? (a) square (b) sphere (c) cube (d) cone
- 34.True or false: a cylinder is a solid 3D form. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “mixed with lots of water”? (a) oil pastels (b) wax crayons (c) poster colour (d) watercolour
- 36.True or false: “has height, width, depth” is the element called form. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🧊 How many edges does a cube have?
- 38.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
- 39.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) water pot (b) round brush (c) flat brush (d) sponge
- 40.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- drying bristles up
- letting paint dry on it
- B
- value
- a wide flat brush
- a shape
- False
- watercolour
- the side away from light
- cuboid
- False
- easel
- near the viewer
- star
- blend with a fingertip
- far away
- sphere
- True
- far away
- vertical
- overlaps other things
- 7
- highlight
- washing with mild soap
- dark value
- True
- rinsing brushes
- bristles up or flat
- far away
- leaving it in water
- dark value
- 4H
- square
- True
- watercolour
- True
- 12
- bad for the brush
- water pot
- True
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