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 pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
- 2.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a cut-here line (b) stitches on cloth (c) a ruler’s edge (d) ocean waves
- 3.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
- 4.Which of these is a solid 3D form? (a) cylinder (b) rectangle (c) square (d) oval
- 5.🖼️ The rule of thirds splits a page into how many equal boxes?
- 6.True or false: an object that is partly hidden seems far away. (a) True (b) False
- 7.📐 Is a cube a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 3D form (b) a 2D shape
- 8.What do we use a sponge for? (a) holding paper flat (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding a board upright (d) rinsing brushes
- 9.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) a moving dot’s path (b) a flat 2D area (c) how a surface feels (d) the area around objects
- 10.🗿 A clay model you can walk around is an example of… (a) a flat outline (b) a 3D form (c) a 2D shape
- 11.True or false: “blend with a fingertip” is a feature of oil pastels. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) zigzag lines (b) curved lines (c) horizontal lines (d) diagonal lines
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circle (b) rectangle (c) triangle (d) cuboid
- 14.Which of these is the element called line? (a) has height, width, depth (b) the area around objects (c) gaps between things (d) a moving dot’s path
- 15.Which of these is called stippling? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) lots of tiny dots (c) lines all one way (d) criss-cross lines
- 16.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a playground slide (b) a table top (c) a person standing tall (d) a standing tree trunk
- 17.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) thick, opaque paint (b) light first outlines (c) see-through colour (d) soft, creamy sticks
- 18.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) 4B (b) HB (c) 2B (d) H
- 19.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: HB or 2B? (a) HB (b) 2B
- 20.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) dotted or broken line
- 21.True or false: in a landscape picture, the part in between is the middle ground. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🧱 Which element of art is “a sense of near and far”? (a) shape (b) space (c) colour (d) form
- 23.What do we use masking tape for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding a board upright (c) mixing colours (d) holding paper flat
- 24.🧱 Which element of art is “from white to black”? (a) value (b) form (c) shape (d) texture
- 25.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 4B make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) hard, light marks (c) medium marks
- 26.True or false: an object that shows less detail seems near the viewer. (a) True (b) False
- 27.Which clue shows an object is far away? (a) overlaps other things (b) looks paler and bluer (c) looks bigger (d) shows more detail
- 28.🧱 Which element of art is “a closed flat outline”? (a) colour (b) shape (c) texture (d) value
- 29.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call the part farthest away? (a) background (b) foreground (c) middle ground
- 30.🔵 Shading a circle from light to dark makes it look like a… (a) cone (b) cube (c) sphere (d) square
- 31.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
- 32.📐 Is an oval a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 3D form (b) a 2D shape
- 33.Which of these is the element called form? (a) a solid 3D object (b) a hue, like red or blue (c) only length and width (d) rough, smooth or bumpy
- 34.🧱 Which element of art is “how light or dark it is”? (a) value (b) line (c) space (d) shape
- 35.What do we use a water pot for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding a board upright (d) fine lines and details
- 36.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) looks smaller (b) is partly hidden (c) sits near the horizon (d) overlaps other things
- 37.🧱 Which element of art tells how light or dark something is? (a) texture (b) value (c) line (d) shape
- 38.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “light first outlines”? (a) watercolour (b) poster colour (c) wax crayons (d) pencil
- 39.Which of these is the element called colour? (a) the area around objects (b) what a rainbow shows (c) looks furry or scaly (d) how a surface feels
- 40.True or false: in a landscape picture, the top of the scene is the background. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- light value
- ocean waves
- dark value
- cylinder
- 9
- True
- a 3D form
- dabbing soft textures
- a flat 2D area
- a 3D form
- True
- curved lines
- cuboid
- a moving dot’s path
- lots of tiny dots
- a table top
- see-through colour
- H
- 2B
- wavy line
- True
- space
- holding paper flat
- value
- soft, dark marks
- False
- looks paler and bluer
- shape
- background
- sphere
- False
- a 2D shape
- a solid 3D object
- value
- rinsing brushes
- overlaps other things
- value
- pencil
- what a rainbow shows
- True
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