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 3D form is a matchbox shaped like? (a) cuboid (b) cube (c) cylinder (d) sphere
- 2.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
- 3.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) hatching
- 4.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 6.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) frame (b) texture (c) value (d) line
- 7.True or false: a rectangle is a solid 3D form. (a) True (b) False
- 8.Which of these is called stippling? (a) many parallel lines (b) lines crossing over (c) lots of tiny dots (d) criss-cross lines
- 9.True or false: an object that shows less detail seems near the viewer. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🍦 How many flat faces does a cone have?
- 11.🧱 Which element of art is “a sense of near and far”? (a) texture (b) colour (c) shape (d) space
- 12.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
- 13.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) value (b) line (c) easel (d) form
- 14.🧊 How many flat faces does a cube have?
- 15.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) water pot (b) sponge (c) sharpener (d) round brush
- 16.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) fine lines and details (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding paper flat (d) giving a pencil a point
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cuboid (b) pyramid (c) cylinder (d) circle
- 18.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding paper flat (b) mixing colours (c) rinsing brushes (d) giving a pencil a point
- 19.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) shows less detail (b) sits lower on the page (c) looks smaller (d) sits near the horizon
- 20.Which of these is shaped like a sphere? (a) a party hat (b) a water pipe (c) a sugar cube (d) a football
- 21.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
- 22.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the darker half of it (b) its shadow on the table (c) the brightest spot (d) the side away from light
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rectangle (b) star (c) circle (d) sphere
- 24.🧱 Which element of art tells how light or dark something is? (a) value (b) texture (c) shape (d) line
- 25.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) shape (b) colour (c) space (d) glue
- 26.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call the bottom of the page? (a) middle ground (b) background (c) foreground
- 27.🌳 Two trees are the same size, but one looks smaller in the picture. That tree is… (a) farther away (b) younger (c) closer to you (d) taller
- 28.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “bright, flat colour”? (a) watercolour (b) poster colour (c) wax crayons (d) oil pastels
- 29.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call the part nearest you? (a) background (b) foreground (c) middle ground
- 30.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) masking tape (b) palette (c) sponge (d) round brush
- 31.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 4B make? (a) medium marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) hard, light marks
- 32.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
- 33.🌅 The horizon line is drawn at the level of your… (a) eyes (b) knees (c) feet (d) elbows
- 34.True or false: a circle is a solid 3D form. (a) False (b) True
- 35.✏️ Which pencil makes lighter lines: HB or 2H? (a) 2H (b) HB
- 36.Which of these is the element called line? (a) a solid 3D object (b) a closed flat outline (c) from white to black (d) a moving dot’s path
- 37.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “grey lines for sketching”? (a) oil pastels (b) wax crayons (c) pencil (d) poster colour
- 38.✏️ In a pencil grade, what does the letter B stand for? (a) blue (b) big (c) black (d) brown
- 39.Which clue shows an object is far away? (a) looks paler and bluer (b) looks bigger (c) sits lower on the page (d) overlaps other things
- 40.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
Answer key
- cuboid
- good brush care
- hatching
- True
- 7
- frame
- False
- lots of tiny dots
- False
- 1
- space
- diagonal
- easel
- 6
- sharpener
- giving a pencil a point
- circle
- holding paper flat
- sits lower on the page
- a football
- True
- its shadow on the table
- sphere
- value
- glue
- foreground
- farther away
- poster colour
- foreground
- sponge
- soft, dark marks
- cast shadow
- eyes
- False
- 2H
- a moving dot’s path
- pencil
- black
- looks paler and bluer
- vertical
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