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.In a landscape picture, which of these is the foreground? (a) the top of the scene (b) far hills and the sky (c) the part in between (d) things that look biggest
- 2.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) stitches on cloth (d) a flag in the wind
- 3.🧊 Which 3D form is a water pipe shaped like? (a) cylinder (b) cube (c) sphere (d) cuboid
- 4.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) on the right side (c) on the left side (d) above the object
- 5.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) drying bristles up (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
- 6.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a zigzag line (b) a dotted line (c) a straight line (d) a wavy line
- 7.✏️ Which pencil is harder: 4H or 2H? (a) 4H (b) 2H
- 8.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) lines all one way (c) smooth, soft tones (d) criss-cross lines
- 9.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
- 10.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) bright, flat colour (b) see-through colour (c) do not smudge easily (d) thick, opaque paint
- 11.🧱 Which element of art is “a closed flat outline”? (a) form (b) space (c) value (d) shape
- 12.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) hatching
- 13.🔭 In a picture, an object that looks paler and bluer seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
- 14.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) zigzag lines (b) diagonal lines (c) vertical lines (d) horizontal lines
- 15.Which of these is a feature of a pencil? (a) mixed with lots of water (b) soft, creamy sticks (c) thick, opaque paint (d) grey lines for sketching
- 16.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press harder (b) add water (c) use an eraser (d) press lighter
- 17.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
- 18.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a small round brush (b) a big roller (c) a sponge (d) a wide flat brush
- 19.True or false: “has height, width, depth” is the element called shape. (a) False (b) True
- 20.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) washing with mild soap
- 21.🗿 A clay model you can walk around is an example of… (a) a 2D shape (b) a 3D form (c) a flat outline
- 22.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
- 23.What do we use a water pot for? (a) mixing colours (b) dabbing soft textures (c) fine lines and details (d) rinsing brushes
- 24.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
- 26.🧱 Which element of art is “gaps between things”? (a) value (b) texture (c) space (d) shape
- 27.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “see-through colour”? (a) oil pastels (b) poster colour (c) wax crayons (d) watercolour
- 28.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “blend with a fingertip”? (a) poster colour (b) oil pastels (c) watercolour (d) pencil
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) triangle (b) star (c) sphere (d) square
- 30.🖼️ How many lines (across and down) do you draw for the rule of thirds?
- 31.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
- 32.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) bright, flat colour (b) light first outlines (c) mixed with lots of water (d) soft, creamy sticks
- 33.Which of these is a feature of oil pastels? (a) do not smudge easily (b) see-through colour (c) soft, creamy sticks (d) hard, waxy sticks
- 34.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) sits near the horizon (b) shows more detail (c) is partly hidden (d) shows less detail
- 35.Which of these is a flat 2D shape? (a) square (b) cuboid (c) sphere (d) pyramid
- 36.🧱 Which element of art is “a long, thin mark”? (a) shape (b) line (c) value (d) texture
- 37.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade B make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) medium marks (c) hard, light marks
- 38.True or false: pencil grade 2H makes hard, light marks. (a) True (b) False
- 39.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
- 40.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) straight line (b) wavy line (c) spiral line (d) dotted or broken line
Answer key
- things that look biggest
- stitches on cloth
- cylinder
- on the right side
- drying bristles up
- a wavy line
- 4H
- lots of tiny dots
- good brush care
- see-through colour
- shape
- blending
- far away
- horizontal lines
- grey lines for sketching
- press harder
- horizontal
- a small round brush
- False
- washing with mild soap
- a 3D form
- True
- rinsing brushes
- True
- bad for the brush
- space
- watercolour
- oil pastels
- sphere
- 4
- shadow side
- mixed with lots of water
- soft, creamy sticks
- shows more detail
- square
- line
- soft, dark marks
- True
- False
- dotted or broken line
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