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Art and painting lesson 16: Part 2 drawing and painting test · Set 833 · 40 questions
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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. 1.🖼️ The rule of thirds splits a page into how many equal boxes?
  2. 2.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a spiral (b) a straight line (c) a dotted line (d) a zigzag
  3. 3.True or false: an object that shows less detail seems far away. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rectangle (b) pyramid (c) sphere (d) cuboid
  5. 5.What do we use a round brush for? (a) holding a board upright (b) dabbing soft textures (c) fine lines and details (d) wide, straight strokes
  6. 6.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call far hills and the sky? (a) middle ground (b) foreground (c) background
  8. 8.What do we use a sponge for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) giving a pencil a point (c) mixing colours (d) wide, straight strokes
  9. 9.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  10. 10.Which of these is good brush care? (a) drying bristles up (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) letting paint dry on it
  11. 11.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “soft, light washes”? (a) wax crayons (b) watercolour (c) pencil (d) poster colour
  12. 12.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.What do we use a palette for? (a) fine lines and details (b) wide, straight strokes (c) rinsing brushes (d) mixing colours
  14. 14.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) looks paler and bluer (b) sits near the horizon (c) sits lower on the page (d) looks smaller
  15. 15.True or false: “how a surface feels” is the element called shape. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  17. 17.📐 Is an oval a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 3D form (b) a 2D shape
  18. 18.True or false: “a flat 2D area” is the element called texture. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) many parallel lines (c) smooth, soft tones (d) criss-cross lines
  20. 20.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the brightest spot (c) the darker half of it (d) where light hits most
  21. 21.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is good brush care? (a) washing with mild soap (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  24. 24.True or false: a triangle is a solid 3D form. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is called blending? (a) dots packed close (b) smudging with a finger (c) lines all one way (d) many parallel lines
  26. 26.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  27. 27.True or false: we use masking tape for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press harder (b) add water (c) press lighter (d) use an eraser
  29. 29.🧊 Which 3D form is a water pipe shaped like? (a) cylinder (b) sphere (c) cube (d) cone
  30. 30.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
  31. 31.🟦 A square drawn with depth, showing three faces, looks like a… (a) sphere (b) circle (c) cube (d) cone
  32. 32.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 4H make? (a) hard, light marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) medium marks
  34. 34.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  35. 35.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) horizontal lines (b) diagonal lines (c) vertical lines (d) curved lines
  36. 36.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call the part nearest you? (a) foreground (b) background (c) middle ground
  37. 37.🧱 Which element of art tells how light or dark something is? (a) shape (b) value (c) line (d) texture
  38. 38.🔵 Shading a circle from light to dark makes it look like a… (a) cone (b) sphere (c) cube (d) square
  39. 39.True or false: “rough, smooth or bumpy” is the element called form. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: pencil grade 4B makes hard, light marks. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. 9
  2. a spiral
  3. True
  4. rectangle
  5. fine lines and details
  6. True
  7. background
  8. dabbing soft textures
  9. horizontal
  10. drying bristles up
  11. watercolour
  12. True
  13. mixing colours
  14. sits lower on the page
  15. False
  16. bad for the brush
  17. a 2D shape
  18. False
  19. criss-cross lines
  20. the darker half of it
  21. True
  22. True
  23. washing with mild soap
  24. False
  25. smudging with a finger
  26. dark value
  27. False
  28. press harder
  29. cylinder
  30. 7
  31. cube
  32. False
  33. hard, light marks
  34. vertical
  35. curved lines
  36. foreground
  37. value
  38. sphere
  39. False
  40. False

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