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 has only length and width, and no depth? (a) a shape (b) a sculpture (c) a cube (d) a form
- 2.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
- 3.🧱 Which element of art is “a flat 2D area”? (a) texture (b) value (c) colour (d) shape
- 4.Which pencil grade makes medium marks? (a) 2H (b) 4B (c) HB (d) 4H
- 5.True or false: we use an easel for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) vertical lines (b) diagonal lines (c) curved lines (d) zigzag lines
- 7.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called blending. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) curved lines (b) horizontal lines (c) vertical lines (d) diagonal lines
- 9.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
- 10.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) letting paint dry on it
- 11.True or false: “looks furry or scaly” is the element called line. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🧱 Which element of art is “only length and width”? (a) shape (b) line (c) space (d) colour
- 13.📐 Is a triangle a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 2D shape (b) a 3D form
- 14.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) spiral line (b) wavy line (c) straight line (d) zigzag line
- 15.Which of these is shaped like a cuboid? (a) a dice (b) a traffic cone (c) a matchbox (d) a water pipe
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) triangle (b) rectangle (c) oval (d) cuboid
- 17.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) sand (c) water and mild soap (d) hot oil
- 18.🗿 A clay model you can walk around is an example of… (a) a 3D form (b) a 2D shape (c) a flat outline
- 19.True or false: an object that shows more detail seems far away. (a) True (b) False
- 20.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
- 21.🔭 In a picture, an object that looks smaller seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer
- 22.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) water pot (b) flat brush (c) palette (d) sharpener
- 23.✏️ Which pencil is harder: 4H or 2H? (a) 2H (b) 4H
- 24.🖼️ In the rule of thirds grid, how many points are there where the lines cross?
- 25.In a landscape picture, which of these is the background? (a) things that look biggest (b) the bottom of the page (c) the top of the scene (d) the part nearest you
- 26.Which of these is shaped like a cuboid? (a) a football (b) a dice (c) a brick (d) a globe
- 27.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) round brush (b) sharpener (c) flat brush (d) water pot
- 28.True or false: a circle is a geometric shape. (a) True (b) False
- 29.Which of these is a feature of oil pastels? (a) bright, flat colour (b) light first outlines (c) grey lines for sketching (d) soft, creamy sticks
- 30.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) is partly hidden (b) shows less detail (c) sits lower on the page (d) sits near the horizon
- 31.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
- 32.🧱 Which element of art is “a moving dot’s path”? (a) space (b) form (c) shape (d) line
- 33.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) vertical lines (b) horizontal lines (c) curved lines (d) diagonal lines
- 34.📏 What kind of line does a laser beam look like? (a) spiral line (b) wavy line (c) dotted or broken line (d) straight line
- 35.What do we use an easel for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding a board upright (c) holding paper flat (d) mixing colours
- 36.True or false: in a landscape picture, the part farthest away is the middle ground. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a toothpick (c) a wide flat brush (d) a small round brush
- 38.True or false: in a landscape picture, the part nearest you is the background. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) glue (b) space (c) shape (d) colour
- 40.What do we use a water pot for? (a) fine lines and details (b) rinsing brushes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) dabbing soft textures
Answer key
- a shape
- bad for the brush
- shape
- HB
- False
- vertical lines
- False
- curved lines
- False
- letting paint dry on it
- False
- shape
- a 2D shape
- straight line
- a matchbox
- cuboid
- water and mild soap
- a 3D form
- False
- cast shadow
- far away
- sharpener
- 4H
- 4
- the top of the scene
- a brick
- flat brush
- True
- soft, creamy sticks
- sits lower on the page
- vertical
- line
- horizontal lines
- straight line
- holding a board upright
- False
- a wide flat brush
- False
- glue
- rinsing brushes
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