Drawing and Painting Basics Test Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 16: Part 2 drawing and painting test · Set 821 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.Which of these is a flat 2D shape? (a) cuboid (b) circle (c) cube (d) cylinder
2. 2.📐 Is a triangle a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 2D shape (b) a 3D form
3. 3.🖼️ The rule of thirds splits a page into how many equal boxes?
4. 4.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a falling tree (b) a table top (c) a sleeping person (d) a tall lamp post
5. 5.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a zigzag (b) a spiral (c) a straight line (d) a dotted line
6. 6.True or false: a triangle is a solid 3D form. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧱 Which element of art is “has height, width, depth”? (a) space (b) shape (c) texture (d) form
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
9. 9.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) dashes on a road (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a coiled rope
12. 12.Which clue shows an object is far away? (a) looks paler and bluer (b) overlaps other things (c) sits lower on the page (d) looks bigger
13. 13.Which of these is the element called form? (a) has height, width, depth (b) how a surface feels (c) a moving dot’s path (d) a hue, like red or blue
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks bigger (b) is partly hidden (c) sits lower on the page (d) shows more detail
15. 15.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) straight line (b) zigzag line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line
16. 16.🧱 Which element of art tells how light or dark something is? (a) shape (b) value (c) line (d) texture
17. 17.🗿 A clay model you can walk around is an example of… (a) a 3D form (b) a 2D shape (c) a flat outline
18. 18.True or false: “see-through colour” is a feature of wax crayons. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is shaped like a cylinder? (a) a dice (b) a candle (c) a matchbox (d) a traffic cone
20. 20.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) vertical lines (b) zigzag lines (c) curved lines (d) horizontal lines
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) texture (b) frame (c) line (d) value
22. 22.True or false: we use a water pot for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: a hexagon is an organic shape. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔭 In a picture, an object that shows more detail seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
25. 25.True or false: a leaf is a geometric shape. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “thick, opaque paint”? (a) wax crayons (b) pencil (c) watercolour (d) poster colour
27. 27.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “hard, waxy sticks”? (a) watercolour (b) pencil (c) wax crayons (d) oil pastels
28. 28.True or false: “rough, smooth or bumpy” is the element called texture. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🖼️ In the rule of thirds grid, how many points are there where the lines cross?
30. 30.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) only length and width (b) gaps between things (c) has height, width, depth (d) what a rainbow shows
32. 32.Which of these is a feature of a pencil? (a) mixed with lots of water (b) soft, light washes (c) grey lines for sketching (d) thick, opaque paint
33. 33.True or false: “how light or dark it is” is the element called line. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a falling tree (c) a playground slide (d) a leaning ladder
35. 35.Which of these is a feature of oil pastels? (a) light first outlines (b) soft, creamy sticks (c) soft, light washes (d) mixed with lots of water
36. 36.True or false: “a solid 3D object” is the element called form. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
38. 38.Which of these is a flat 2D shape? (a) cuboid (b) sphere (c) star (d) cube
39. 39.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a pencil (c) a small round brush (d) a wide flat brush
40. 40.True or false: “rough, smooth or bumpy” is the element called shape. (a) True (b) False

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