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 a diagonal line? (a) a table top (b) a sleeping person (c) a tall lamp post (d) a leaning ladder
- 2.🗿 A clay model you can walk around is an example of… (a) a 2D shape (b) a 3D form (c) a flat outline
- 3.True or false: “a closed flat outline” is the element called shape. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) easel (c) sharpener (d) round brush
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) is partly hidden (b) looks bigger (c) sits lower on the page (d) shows more detail
- 6.True or false: “soft, creamy sticks” is a feature of oil pastels. (a) True (b) False
- 7.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
- 8.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cylinder (b) triangle (c) sphere (d) cuboid
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cone (b) cuboid (c) star (d) sphere
- 12.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
- 14.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
- 15.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
- 16.Which of these is shaped like a cuboid? (a) a candle (b) a matchbox (c) an ice-cream cone (d) a marble
- 17.🖌️ 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
- 18.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
- 19.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cuboid (b) circle (c) pyramid (d) cylinder
- 21.🧊 Which 3D form is a drinking straw shaped like? (a) cube (b) cuboid (c) sphere (d) cylinder
- 22.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) bristles up or flat (c) in the water pot (d) with paint on it
- 23.Which of these is the element called form? (a) can be seen all round (b) a closed flat outline (c) what a rainbow shows (d) a sense of near and far
- 24.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
- 25.Which of these is the element called space? (a) a solid 3D object (b) a flat 2D area (c) a hue, like red or blue (d) the area around objects
- 26.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) zigzag lines (b) horizontal lines (c) curved lines (d) diagonal lines
- 27.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) frame (b) line (c) texture (d) value
- 28.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) add water (b) press lighter (c) press harder (d) use an eraser
- 29.Which of these is the element called colour? (a) a hue, like red or blue (b) a flat 2D area (c) the area around objects (d) only length and width
- 30.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) a jalebi (c) a laser beam (d) a wriggling snake
- 31.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a sleeping person (c) a playground slide (d) a leaning ladder
- 32.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 34.True or false: a playground slide is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
- 35.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a coiled rope (b) a jalebi (c) stitches on cloth (d) ocean waves
- 36.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
- 37.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
- 38.True or false: a flower petal is a geometric shape. (a) False (b) True
- 39.True or false: pencil grade 2H makes hard, light marks. (a) False (b) True
- 40.Which pencil grade makes medium marks? (a) 2B (b) HB (c) 4B (d) H
Answer key
- a leaning ladder
- a 3D form
- True
- flat brush
- is partly hidden
- True
- False
- False
- good brush care
- triangle
- star
- True
- good brush care
- shadow side
- hatching
- a matchbox
- a wide flat brush
- light value
- False
- circle
- cylinder
- bristles up or flat
- can be seen all round
- diagonal
- the area around objects
- diagonal lines
- frame
- press harder
- a hue, like red or blue
- a wriggling snake
- a sleeping person
- True
- 7
- True
- stitches on cloth
- light value
- False
- False
- True
- HB
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