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.🥫 How many flat faces does a cylinder have?
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shows more detail (b) looks bigger (c) sits lower on the page (d) looks paler and bluer
- 3.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
- 4.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) texture (b) frame (c) value (d) line
- 5.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 4H make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) medium marks (c) hard, light marks
- 6.Which of these is a feature of a pencil? (a) thick, opaque paint (b) soft, light washes (c) see-through colour (d) grey lines for sketching
- 7.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) looks smaller (b) shows less detail (c) sits near the horizon (d) overlaps other things
- 8.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
- 9.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 10.Which of these is shaped like a cone? (a) a candle (b) a football (c) a party hat (d) a drinking straw
- 11.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
- 12.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
- 13.🧱 Which element of art is “looks furry or scaly”? (a) line (b) form (c) texture (d) value
- 14.Which pencil grade makes medium marks? (a) 4H (b) 2H (c) HB (d) 2B
- 15.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the right side (b) on the left side (c) above the object (d) inside the object
- 16.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) 4H (b) 4B (c) 2B (d) B
- 17.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
- 18.📐 Is an oval a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 2D shape (b) a 3D form
- 19.✏️ In a pencil grade, what does the letter B stand for? (a) big (b) blue (c) brown (d) black
- 20.🔵 Shading a circle from light to dark makes it look like a… (a) square (b) cube (c) cone (d) sphere
- 21.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
- 22.🍃 Is a cloud a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) organic shape (b) geometric shape
- 23.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) False (b) True
- 24.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “soft, creamy sticks”? (a) poster colour (b) pencil (c) watercolour (d) oil pastels
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
- 27.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “light first outlines”? (a) watercolour (b) wax crayons (c) poster colour (d) pencil
- 28.True or false: a sphere is a flat 2D shape. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) flat brush (b) masking tape (c) water pot (d) palette
- 30.True or false: ocean waves looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
- 31.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🖍️ Which paint is best for bright, solid colour on a school chart? (a) pencil (b) poster colour (c) watercolour (d) charcoal
- 33.True or false: black has a light value. (a) True (b) False
- 34.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the side away from light (b) the brightest spot (c) the darker half of it (d) its shadow on the table
- 35.🧊 Which 3D form is a dice shaped like? (a) cone (b) cube (c) cylinder (d) sphere
- 36.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) form (b) line (c) value (d) easel
- 37.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “see-through colour”? (a) wax crayons (b) watercolour (c) poster colour (d) oil pastels
- 38.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a table top (c) a tall lamp post (d) a playground slide
- 39.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) curved lines (b) diagonal lines (c) vertical lines (d) horizontal lines
- 40.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “bright, flat colour”? (a) watercolour (b) pencil (c) oil pastels (d) poster colour
Answer key
- 2
- looks paler and bluer
- light value
- frame
- hard, light marks
- grey lines for sketching
- overlaps other things
- horizontal
- 7
- a party hat
- light value
- dark value
- texture
- HB
- on the left side
- 4H
- True
- a 2D shape
- black
- sphere
- rinsing between colours
- organic shape
- False
- True
- oil pastels
- drying bristles up
- pencil
- False
- masking tape
- True
- False
- poster colour
- False
- its shadow on the table
- cube
- easel
- watercolour
- a tall lamp post
- curved lines
- poster colour
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