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 is the odd one out? (a) sphere (b) cone (c) cube (d) square
- 2.✏️ Which pencil makes lighter lines: HB or 2H? (a) 2H (b) HB
- 3.Which of these is the element called value? (a) a hue, like red or blue (b) rough, smooth or bumpy (c) a moving dot’s path (d) how light or dark it is
- 4.True or false: a playground slide is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shows less detail (b) looks smaller (c) shows more detail (d) is partly hidden
- 6.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) smooth, soft tones (c) many parallel lines (d) lines crossing over
- 7.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 8.True or false: “a solid 3D object” is the element called texture. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call the top of the scene? (a) foreground (b) background (c) middle ground
- 10.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) mixed with lots of water (b) light first outlines (c) grey lines for sketching (d) hard, waxy sticks
- 11.🖼️ In the rule of thirds grid, how many points are there where the lines cross?
- 12.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) sits near the horizon (b) looks bigger (c) shows less detail (d) looks paler and bluer
- 13.Which of these is the element called colour? (a) a moving dot’s path (b) a hue, like red or blue (c) how a surface feels (d) can be seen all round
- 14.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
- 15.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the brightest spot (c) the darker half of it (d) the side away from light
- 16.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a jalebi (c) a ruler’s edge (d) the teeth of a saw
- 17.Which of these is a feature of oil pastels? (a) hard, waxy sticks (b) soft, light washes (c) soft, creamy sticks (d) see-through colour
- 18.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
- 20.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) hatching
- 21.True or false: “hard, waxy sticks” is a feature of oil pastels. (a) True (b) False
- 22.📐 Is a pyramid a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 2D shape (b) a 3D form
- 23.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
- 24.True or false: a jalebi looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) shape (b) colour (c) space (d) glue
- 26.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a person standing tall (c) a sleeping person (d) a playground slide
- 27.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) in the water pot (c) bristles up or flat (d) with paint on it
- 28.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 2B make? (a) hard, light marks (b) medium marks (c) soft, dark marks
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) drying bristles up (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
- 30.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
- 31.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lines crossing over (b) dots packed close (c) lines all one way (d) smooth, soft tones
- 32.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
- 33.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
- 34.🧱 Which element of art is “how a surface feels”? (a) colour (b) line (c) value (d) texture
- 35.True or false: pencil grade 4H makes hard, light marks. (a) True (b) False
- 36.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) spiral line (b) wavy line (c) dotted or broken line (d) straight line
- 37.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) flat brush (b) sponge (c) water pot (d) palette
- 38.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “grey lines for sketching”? (a) watercolour (b) wax crayons (c) oil pastels (d) pencil
- 39.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
- 40.What do we use a water pot for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) wide, straight strokes (c) mixing colours (d) giving a pencil a point
Answer key
- square
- 2H
- how light or dark it is
- True
- shows more detail
- lots of tiny dots
- 7
- False
- background
- mixed with lots of water
- 4
- looks bigger
- a hue, like red or blue
- dark value
- the dark shape it throws
- a jalebi
- soft, creamy sticks
- cross-hatching
- standing on its bristles
- hatching
- False
- a 3D form
- horizontal
- False
- glue
- a playground slide
- bristles up or flat
- soft, dark marks
- drying bristles up
- False
- lines all one way
- True
- hatching
- texture
- True
- wavy line
- palette
- pencil
- True
- rinsing brushes
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