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, which of these is the foreground? (a) the part farthest away (b) the part in between (c) things that look biggest (d) the top of the scene
- 2.True or false: an oval is a flat 2D shape. (a) False (b) True
- 3.True or false: pencil grade 6B makes medium marks. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) sponge (b) round brush (c) easel (d) palette
- 5.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
- 6.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
- 7.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call the top of the scene? (a) middle ground (b) background (c) foreground
- 8.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “soft, light washes”? (a) poster colour (b) wax crayons (c) oil pastels (d) watercolour
- 9.🧊 Which 3D form is a sugar cube shaped like? (a) cube (b) cone (c) sphere (d) cylinder
- 10.True or false: “soft, light washes” is a feature of poster colour. (a) False (b) True
- 11.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) lines crossing over (c) smooth, soft tones (d) many parallel lines
- 12.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) rough, smooth or bumpy (b) a moving dot’s path (c) a closed flat outline (d) what a rainbow shows
- 13.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a standing tree trunk (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a leaning ladder
- 14.True or false: a person standing tall is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
- 16.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines all one way (b) criss-cross lines (c) smooth, soft tones (d) dots packed close
- 17.True or false: a flower petal is a geometric shape. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🔵 Shading a circle from light to dark makes it look like a… (a) square (b) cone (c) sphere (d) cube
- 19.🖼️ In the rule of thirds, where should the main subject go? (a) at the very edge (b) where the lines cross (c) off the page (d) in a corner
- 20.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🧱 Which element of art is “a hue, like red or blue”? (a) colour (b) form (c) texture (d) value
- 22.True or false: a triangle is an organic shape. (a) True (b) False
- 23.True or false: ocean waves looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
- 24.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
- 25.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) looks smaller (b) looks bigger (c) sits near the horizon (d) looks paler and bluer
- 26.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 27.What do we use a water pot for? (a) holding a board upright (b) rinsing brushes (c) fine lines and details (d) dabbing soft textures
- 28.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) horizontal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) vertical lines (d) diagonal lines
- 29.Which of these is the element called space? (a) a solid 3D object (b) has height, width, depth (c) how light or dark it is (d) the area around objects
- 30.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
- 31.Which of these is a feature of oil pastels? (a) grey lines for sketching (b) hard, waxy sticks (c) blend with a fingertip (d) bright, flat colour
- 32.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) zigzag line (d) dotted or broken line
- 33.True or false: we use masking tape for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
- 34.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
- 35.🌅 The horizon line is drawn at the level of your… (a) elbows (b) feet (c) eyes (d) knees
- 36.True or false: a jalebi looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
- 37.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) dots packed close (c) criss-cross lines (d) smooth, soft tones
- 38.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) reshaping the tip (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) standing on its bristles
- 39.Which of these is shaped like a cone? (a) a water pipe (b) a globe (c) a party hat (d) a brick
- 40.🥫 How many flat faces does a cylinder have?
Answer key
- things that look biggest
- True
- False
- easel
- vertical
- cross-hatching
- background
- watercolour
- cube
- False
- lines crossing over
- rough, smooth or bumpy
- a leaning ladder
- True
- reshaping the tip
- smooth, soft tones
- False
- sphere
- where the lines cross
- True
- colour
- False
- False
- vertical
- looks bigger
- 7
- rinsing brushes
- diagonal lines
- the area around objects
- True
- blend with a fingertip
- spiral line
- False
- horizontal
- eyes
- True
- lines all one way
- reshaping the tip
- a party hat
- 2
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