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 of these is called cross-hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) smudging with a finger (c) lots of tiny dots (d) lines crossing over
- 2.True or false: a sleeping person is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) sharpener (b) easel (c) flat brush (d) masking tape
- 4.Which of these is the element called space? (a) from white to black (b) only length and width (c) a flat 2D area (d) the area around objects
- 5.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
- 6.True or false: pencil grade 6B makes hard, light marks. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a wide flat brush (c) a small round brush (d) a pencil
- 8.True or false: “light first outlines” is a feature of oil pastels. (a) True (b) False
- 9.True or false: a hexagon is an organic shape. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circle (b) cuboid (c) star (d) triangle
- 11.True or false: a leaning ladder is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
- 12.✏️ Which pencil is softer: 4B or 2B? (a) 2B (b) 4B
- 13.Which of these is the element called line? (a) a long, thin mark (b) looks furry or scaly (c) rough, smooth or bumpy (d) only length and width
- 14.In a landscape picture, which of these is the middle ground? (a) the top of the scene (b) the part farthest away (c) the part nearest you (d) the part in between
- 15.🖼️ In the rule of thirds grid, how many points are there where the lines cross?
- 16.🧊 Which 3D form is a globe shaped like? (a) cuboid (b) cone (c) sphere (d) cube
- 17.True or false: an oval is a solid 3D form. (a) True (b) False
- 18.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) wavy line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) straight line
- 19.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) texture (b) line (c) frame (d) value
- 20.🔭 In a picture, an object that is partly hidden seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer
- 21.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the side facing the lamp (b) the side away from it (c) the bottom
- 22.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
- 23.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a playground slide (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a person standing tall (d) a falling tree
- 24.🟦 A square drawn with depth, showing three faces, looks like a… (a) sphere (b) circle (c) cone (d) cube
- 25.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 26.🧱 Drawing fur so it looks soft uses which element of art? (a) texture (b) value (c) space (d) line
- 27.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 6B make? (a) medium marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) hard, light marks
- 28.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🧱 Which element of art tells how light or dark something is? (a) value (b) shape (c) line (d) texture
- 30.True or false: a table top is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
- 31.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade H make? (a) medium marks (b) hard, light marks (c) soft, dark marks
- 32.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
- 33.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
- 34.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
- 35.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called blending. (a) False (b) True
- 36.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) has height, width, depth (b) a flat 2D area (c) the area around objects (d) how light or dark it is
- 37.🔭 In a picture, an object that shows less detail seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
- 38.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a sponge (c) a wide flat brush (d) a small round brush
- 39.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
- 40.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
Answer key
- lines crossing over
- False
- masking tape
- the area around objects
- vertical
- False
- a wide flat brush
- False
- False
- cuboid
- False
- 4B
- a long, thin mark
- the part in between
- 4
- sphere
- False
- spiral line
- frame
- far away
- the side facing the lamp
- False
- the edge of a calm sea
- cube
- 7
- texture
- soft, dark marks
- True
- value
- False
- hard, light marks
- shadow side
- True
- light value
- False
- a flat 2D area
- far away
- a small round brush
- False
- horizontal
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