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, what do we call the part farthest away? (a) background (b) foreground (c) middle ground
- 2.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
- 3.True or false: “can be seen all round” is the element called form. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🔭 In a picture, an object that overlaps other things seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer
- 5.🧱 Drawing fur so it looks soft uses which element of art? (a) value (b) texture (c) space (d) line
- 6.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) wavy line (b) straight line (c) spiral line (d) dotted or broken line
- 7.🔭 In a picture, an object that looks paler and bluer seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer
- 8.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) H (b) 4H (c) HB (d) B
- 9.In a landscape picture, which of these is the foreground? (a) the part farthest away (b) the top of the scene (c) far hills and the sky (d) the part nearest you
- 10.🔭 In a picture, an object that sits lower on the page seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer
- 11.What do we use a palette for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding paper flat (c) giving a pencil a point (d) dabbing soft textures
- 12.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) spiral line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
- 13.Which of these is a solid 3D form? (a) circle (b) star (c) square (d) sphere
- 14.🔭 In a picture, an object that shows more detail seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer
- 15.🧱 Which element of art tells how light or dark something is? (a) value (b) shape (c) texture (d) line
- 16.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a sleeping person (c) a playground slide (d) a person standing tall
- 17.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) value (b) form (c) easel (d) line
- 18.What do we use a water pot for? (a) holding a board upright (b) dabbing soft textures (c) rinsing brushes (d) giving a pencil a point
- 19.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) vertical lines (b) diagonal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) curved lines
- 20.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
- 21.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
- 22.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
- 23.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
- 24.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
- 25.Which clue shows an object is far away? (a) shows more detail (b) overlaps other things (c) looks bigger (d) sits near the horizon
- 26.🧊 Which 3D form is a party hat shaped like? (a) cone (b) cylinder (c) cuboid (d) cube
- 27.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) line (b) frame (c) texture (d) value
- 28.Which of these is a solid 3D form? (a) triangle (b) star (c) cone (d) rectangle
- 29.🔭 In a picture, an object that looks bigger seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
- 30.True or false: we use a round brush for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
- 31.True or false: we use a round brush for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) horizontal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) diagonal lines (d) curved lines
- 33.True or false: pencil grade 4H makes soft, dark marks. (a) False (b) True
- 34.True or false: a pyramid is a solid 3D form. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 36.🍃 Is a square a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) geometric shape (b) organic shape
- 37.🧱 Which element of art is “a solid 3D object”? (a) line (b) shape (c) colour (d) form
- 38.🗿 A clay model you can walk around is an example of… (a) a 2D shape (b) a flat outline (c) a 3D form
- 39.Which of these is a flat 2D shape? (a) cone (b) cylinder (c) circle (d) cube
- 40.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
Answer key
- background
- shadow side
- True
- near the viewer
- texture
- wavy line
- far away
- B
- the part nearest you
- near the viewer
- mixing colours
- wavy line
- sphere
- near the viewer
- value
- a person standing tall
- easel
- rinsing brushes
- zigzag lines
- True
- True
- False
- False
- False
- sits near the horizon
- cone
- frame
- cone
- near the viewer
- False
- False
- curved lines
- False
- True
- 7
- geometric shape
- form
- a 3D form
- circle
- horizontal
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