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.True or false: “a long, thin mark” is the element called line. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sponge (b) water pot (c) round brush (d) easel
- 3.True or false: “from white to black” is the element called colour. (a) True (b) False
- 4.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
- 5.🍃 Is a triangle a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) organic shape (b) geometric shape
- 6.🥫 How many flat faces does a cylinder have?
- 7.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) zigzag line (b) dotted or broken line (c) wavy line (d) straight line
- 8.🖼️ How many lines (across and down) do you draw for the rule of thirds?
- 9.🧊 How many edges does a cube have?
- 10.True or false: “has height, width, depth” is the element called line. (a) True (b) False
- 11.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) looks bigger (b) shows less detail (c) sits near the horizon (d) looks paler and bluer
- 12.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) dashes on a road (c) ocean waves (d) the teeth of a saw
- 13.🧱 Which element of art is “a solid 3D object”? (a) form (b) shape (c) texture (d) line
- 14.True or false: “has height, width, depth” is the element called form. (a) False (b) True
- 15.What do we use a round brush for? (a) holding a board upright (b) wide, straight strokes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) fine lines and details
- 16.Which of these is shaped like a cylinder? (a) a football (b) a candle (c) a shoe box (d) a sugar cube
- 17.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call the part in between? (a) middle ground (b) background (c) foreground
- 18.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: HB or 2B? (a) HB (b) 2B
- 19.Which of these is a flat 2D shape? (a) cuboid (b) cube (c) pyramid (d) oval
- 20.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
- 21.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 2B make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) hard, light marks (c) medium marks
- 22.Which clue shows an object is far away? (a) shows more detail (b) looks paler and bluer (c) overlaps other things (d) looks bigger
- 23.True or false: a hexagon is a geometric shape. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a small round brush (c) a wide flat brush (d) a sponge
- 25.Which of these is a feature of a pencil? (a) bright, flat colour (b) blend with a fingertip (c) grey lines for sketching (d) soft, light washes
- 26.Which pencil grade makes medium marks? (a) 6B (b) 4H (c) 2H (d) HB
- 27.True or false: a person standing tall is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
- 28.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) 2H (b) 4H (c) H (d) 6B
- 29.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) where light hits most (b) the darker half of it (c) the brightest spot (d) its shadow on the table
- 30.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) grey lines for sketching (b) hard, waxy sticks (c) light first outlines (d) bright, flat colour
- 31.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
- 32.📐 Is a triangle a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 2D shape (b) a 3D form
- 33.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) round brush (b) easel (c) water pot (d) sharpener
- 34.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) oval (b) triangle (c) cone (d) rectangle
- 36.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the bottom (b) the side facing the lamp (c) the side away from it
- 37.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
- 38.True or false: “hard, waxy sticks” is a feature of wax crayons. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) zigzag lines (b) vertical lines (c) horizontal lines (d) diagonal lines
- 40.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
Answer key
- True
- sponge
- False
- diagonal
- geometric shape
- 2
- wavy line
- 4
- 12
- False
- looks bigger
- the teeth of a saw
- form
- True
- fine lines and details
- a candle
- middle ground
- 2B
- oval
- True
- soft, dark marks
- looks paler and bluer
- True
- a small round brush
- grey lines for sketching
- HB
- True
- 6B
- the darker half of it
- bright, flat colour
- False
- a 2D shape
- water pot
- light value
- cone
- the side facing the lamp
- good brush care
- True
- horizontal lines
- 7
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