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.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
- 2.True or false: “from white to black” is the element called value. (a) False (b) True
- 3.True or false: pencil grade 4H makes soft, dark marks. (a) False (b) True
- 4.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a flag in the wind (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) ocean waves
- 5.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) H (b) HB (c) B (d) 4H
- 6.🍃 Is a circle a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) organic shape (b) geometric shape
- 7.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
- 8.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
- 9.True or false: a person standing tall is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks bigger (b) looks paler and bluer (c) sits lower on the page (d) shows more detail
- 11.Which pencil grade makes medium marks? (a) 2H (b) 2B (c) 4B (d) HB
- 12.True or false: in a landscape picture, the bottom of the page is the foreground. (a) False (b) True
- 13.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) gaps between things (b) a solid 3D object (c) how a surface feels (d) a sense of near and far
- 14.🧱 Drawing fur so it looks soft uses which element of art? (a) space (b) line (c) texture (d) value
- 15.True or false: a triangle is an organic shape. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🟦 A square drawn with depth, showing three faces, looks like a… (a) cone (b) circle (c) cube (d) sphere
- 17.🖼️ How many lines (across and down) do you draw for the rule of thirds?
- 18.🌅 The horizon line is drawn at the level of your… (a) eyes (b) feet (c) elbows (d) knees
- 19.True or false: “hard, waxy sticks” is a feature of wax crayons. (a) False (b) True
- 20.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
- 21.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 6B make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) hard, light marks (c) medium marks
- 22.What do we use a sponge for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding paper flat (c) dabbing soft textures (d) wide, straight strokes
- 23.True or false: a cube is a solid 3D form. (a) False (b) True
- 24.In a landscape picture, which of these is the foreground? (a) the bottom of the page (b) the part in between (c) far hills and the sky (d) the part farthest away
- 25.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) wavy line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
- 27.True or false: in a landscape picture, the part nearest you is the background. (a) False (b) True
- 28.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) holding a board upright (b) rinsing brushes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) wide, straight strokes
- 29.True or false: a snail shell looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
- 30.💧 Which paint gives soft, see-through layers? (a) poster colour (b) wax crayons (c) watercolour (d) oil pastels
- 31.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 32.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: HB or 2B? (a) HB (b) 2B
- 33.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sharpener (b) masking tape (c) sponge (d) water pot
- 34.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
- 35.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
- 36.Which of these is the element called line? (a) a long, thin mark (b) can be seen all round (c) the area around objects (d) a closed flat outline
- 37.🧱 Which element of art is “only length and width”? (a) texture (b) shape (c) line (d) space
- 38.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
- 39.True or false: a jalebi looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
- 40.📐 Which has only length and width, and no depth? (a) a sculpture (b) a shape (c) a cube (d) a form
Answer key
- dark value
- True
- False
- a lightning bolt
- B
- geometric shape
- diagonal
- False
- False
- looks paler and bluer
- HB
- True
- how a surface feels
- texture
- False
- cube
- 4
- eyes
- True
- True
- soft, dark marks
- dabbing soft textures
- True
- the bottom of the page
- spiral line
- leaving it in water
- False
- wide, straight strokes
- True
- watercolour
- 7
- 2B
- sharpener
- False
- True
- a long, thin mark
- shape
- False
- True
- a shape
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